Isle of Skye (1)
X:1 T:Isle of Sky [sic] [1] M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:Robert Bremner - A Collection of Scots Reels or Country Dances (London, 1757, p.7) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Bb B-|BFDF BFDF|EC-CB cGGA|BFDF BFDF|ECCF DB, B,:| |:f-|fdfb fdBd|Tc>Bcd cGGf-|fdfb fdBd|Tc>Bce B/B/B B:|]
X:2
T:Isle of Sky [1]
S:Petrie's Second Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances &c.
Z:Steve Wyrick <sjwyrick'at'astound'dot'net>, 6/11/04
N:Petrie's Second Collection, page 23
% Gore's Index shows several citations for this tune, all published around the same time
L:1/8
M:C
R:Reel
K:Bb
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A|Bdfb fdBd|(TcBc)d cBGA|Bdfb fdBd|(TcBc)d B/B/B B2|
Bdfb fdBd|(TcBc)d cGGg|fBBg aBbB|(TcBcd) B/B/B B|]
X:3
T:Isle of Sky [1], The
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 4 (1796, No. 159, p. 60)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
c|dAFA dAFA|GEEd eBBc|dAFA dAFA|GEEA FDDc|
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X:1
T:Isle of Sky [1]
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Robert Petrie – Third Collection of Strathspey Reels (1802, p. 9)
N:Dedicated to Francis Garden Esq. Junior of Troup by
N:Robert Petrie at Kirkmichael.
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Bb
A|BFDF BFDF|ECC=B cGGA|BFDF BFDF|ECF>E DB,B,:|
A|Bdfb fdBd|(cBc).d cGGA|Bdfb fdBd|(cBc)d B/B/B BF|
Bdfb fdBd|(cBc)d cGGg|fBgB aBbB|(cBc)d B/B/B B|]
X:1
T:Isle of Sky [1], The
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Robert Mackintosh – “A Fourth Collection of New Strathspey Reels, also some Famous old Reels” (1804, p. 7)
N:Dedicated to the Dutchess [sic] of Manchester
N:Robert “Red Rob” Mackintosh (c. 1745-1808) was a Scottish violinist and
N:composer active in Edinburgh at the end of the 18th century. Originally from
N:Tullymet, near Pitlochry, Perthshire. He moved to London in the last decade
N:of his life.
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Bb
(A|BF)DF BFDF|ECC=B cGG(A|B)FDF BFDF|ECTF>E DB,B,:|
(A|B)dfb fdBd|~cBcd cGG(A|Bd)fb fdBd|T(cBc)d B/B/B B2|
Bdfb fdBd|T(cBc)d cGGg|fBgB aBbB|TcBcd B/B/B B2||
X:4
T:Isle of Sky [1]
M:C
L:1/8
O:Scotch
Q:"Allegro"
R:Reel
B:Thomas Wilson - A Companion to the Ball Room (London, 1816, p. 105)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
A|dAFA dAFA|GEEd eBBc|dAFA dAFA|GEAG FDD:||
f|afab afdf|edef eBBb|afab afdf|edef d/d/d df|
afab afdf|edef dBBb|adbd adfd|ABdf edd|]
X:1
T:Isle of Sky [1], The
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Edward Riley – “Riley’s Flute Melodies vol. 2” (New York, 1817, No. 97, p. 31)
F: https://archive.org/details/flutemelodies0000rile/page/30/mode/2up
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
A|dAFA dAFA|GEEe eBBc|dAFA dAFA|GBAG FDD:|
d/e/|(a^ga)b (afdf)|edef dBBd|(a^ga)b (afdf)|edef d2 zf|
(a^ga)b (afd)|edef dBBd|(ad)(bd) (c'd)(d'd)|(g/f/e/d/) ca fdd||
X:5
T:Isle of Sky [1]
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:J. Anderson - Anderson's Budget of Strathspeys, Reels & Country Dances
B: for the German Flute or Violin (Edinburgh, 1820, p. 26)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
A|dAFA dAFA|GEEd eBBe|dAFA dAFA|GFEA FDD:||
afdd' afdf|edef edBb|afad' afdf|edef e/e/e (ef)|
afdd' afdf|edef edBe|defg abc'd'|edef d/d/d d2|]
X:1
T:Isle of Skye [1]
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
B: Joseph Lowe - Lowe's Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Jigs,
B:book 1 (1844–1845, p. 22)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Bb
d|(BF)DF (BF)DF|ECC=B cGGA|(BF)DF (BF)DF|ECFE DB,B,:|
F|Bdfb fdBd|{d}cBcd {d}cBGc|Bdfb fdBd|{d}cBcd B/B/B B2|
Bdfb fdBd|{d}cBcd cBGg|fBgB aBbg|fdcd B/B/B B2||
X:4
T:Isle of Sky. Roose.0182, The
T:Isle of Skye [1]
B:Roose MS, 1850
Z:Village Music Project 2019 Roger Hare
M:C|
L:1/8
Q:1/4=140
K:Bb
|: B | BFDF BFDF | ECCG cGGA | BFDF BFDF | ECCF DB,B, :|
|: f | fdfb fdBd | cBcd cGGf | fdfb fdBd | cBcd B2 B :|
X:6
T:Isle of Skye [1]
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection (1884)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Bb
d|BFDF BFDF|ECC=B cGGA|BFDF BFDF|ECFD DB,B,:|
F|Bdfb fdBd|cBcd cBGc|Bdfb fdBd|cBcd B/B/B B>b|
gfgb fdBd|cBcd cBGg|fBgB aBbB|cBcd B/B/B ~B|]