Maid that Tends the Goats (The)

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Theme code Index	5L13b4L 5L3b22
Also known as	Brown-haired Goatherdess, Cliffy Rocks, Nighean donn nan gobhar, Up among yon Clifty Rocks
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Strathspey
Key/Tonic of	A
Accidental	NONE
Mode	Aeolian (minor)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AAB, AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Patrick MacDonald
Book/Manuscript title	Book:A Collection of Highland Vocal Airs
Tune and/or Page number	No. 138, p. 21
Year of publication/Date of MS	1785
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Maid that Tends the Goats (The): Annotations

X:1 T:Nighean don nan gabhar T:Maid that tends the goats, The M:C L:1/8 R:Air O:”Argyleshire Air” B:Patrick MacDonald – “Collection of Highland Vocal Airs” (Edinburgh, 1785, No. 138, p. 21) N:MacDonald was Minister of Kilmore in Argyleshire. The volume is N:dedicated to the ‘Gentlemen of the Highland Society in London’. F:https://www.google.com/books/edition/A_Collection_of_Highland_Vocal_Airs_To_w/XCvLHYWLkFcC?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Amin E2 A<A c<E D2|E<E c>d TB>ABd|e<ed>e G>A {A}c2|d<Be>d TB>A A2:| g>ee>d c>d E2|c<cd<d g<ee>d|e<A c>G TE>D D2| E<E c>d TB>ABd|e<e d>e A2 G>A|c<Be>d TB>A A2:|

X:1 T:Maid that tends the Goats, The M:C L:1/8 R:Air S:Gow - 2nd Repository (1802) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Amin E<E A<A c>E D2|EE ~c>d B>A Bd|e<e d>e GA c2|D>B {B}e>d B>A A2:|| (g<e) ~e>d cd E2|c<c d<d g>e e>d|eAcG E>D D2| E<E c>e B>A Bd|e<e d>e G>A c2|d>B {B}e>d B>A A2||

X:1 T:Maid that tends the Goats, The M:C L:1/16 R:Air Q:"Slow" B:Aird – Sixth and Last Volume of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs (1803, No. 114, p. 45) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D FF3 BB3 d3F E4|FF3 d3e d3B ce3|ff3 e3f A3B {B}d4|c3B f3e Tc3B B4:| |:a3f f3e d3e F4|d3d e3e a3f f3e|fB3 d3A F3E E4| FF3 d3e c3B c2e2|f3f e3f B4 A3B|dc3 f3e Tc3B B4:|

X:2 T:Maid that Tends the Goats, The M:C L:1/16 R:Slow Air B:O'Farrell - Pocket Companion, vol. 2 (c. 1806) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Amin EE3 AA3 c3E D4|EE3 c3d B3A B2d2|ee3 d3e G3A c4|d3B {B}e3d B3A A4:|| |:ge3 e3d c3d E4|cc3 dd3 g3e e3d|e2A2 c2G2 E3D D4| EE3 c3d B3A B2d2|ee3 d3e A4 G3A|cB3 e3d BA3 TA4||

X:1 T:Maid that Tends the Goats, The M:C L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Slow" B:Davie's Caledonian Repository (Aberdeen, 1829-30, p. 14) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Amin E>E A>B c>E D2|E>E c>(d {c}B>)A B<d|e>e d>e (G>A/2B/4) c2|d>B e>d B>A A2:| g>e e>c d>e E2| c>c d>d g>fe>d|e>A c>G E>D D2| E>E c>d B>A B<d|e>c d>e G>A B2|c>B e>d B>A A2||

Maid that Tends the Goats (The): Annotations