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O as I was kiss'd yestreen (1)
X:1 T:Kiss'd Yestereen T:Oh, as I was Kiss'd Yestreen [1] M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:David Young – Drummond Castle/Duke of Perth Manuscript (1734, No. 27) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Amin B|ABA ABd|efg A2A|BAG GAG|BAB G2B| cBc dcd|ede a2g|edB ABd|eAA A2:| |:a|aAA ABA|aAA A2g|gGG GAG|gGG G2B| cBc dcd|ede a2g|edB ABd|eAA A2:|]
X:1
T:Hiss'd yest're'rn
T:Oh, as I was Kiss'd Yestreen [1]
M:6/8
L:1/8
B:David Young – “A Collection of Scotch Airs with the latest Variations” (AKA - The
B:McFarlane Manuscript (c. 1741, No. 98, p. 143)
F: https://rmacd.com/music/macfarlane-manuscript/collection/pdfs/hiss_d_yest_re_rn.pdf
N:The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
K:G
c|TB2A (AB)d|efg A2d|TBcB Gdc|TBAB GAB|
cBc dcd|ede a2g|edB ABd|eAA A2:|
|:a|aAA A>BA|aAA A2f|gGG GAB|GBB B2 A/B/|
cBc dcd|edd a2g|edB ABd|eAA A2:|]
X:1
T:O as I was Kiss’d the Streen
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Brisk"
B:Oswald – Caledonian Pocket Companion, Book V (1760, p. 5)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Ador
A2A ABd|edB A2d|BAG GAB|dBA G2B|
cBc dcd|ede a2g|edB ABd|e2A A2:|
|:aAA ABA|aAA A2f|gGG GAB|dcd G2B|
cec dcd|ede g2e|dBG ABd|e2A A2:|]
X:1
T:O as I was kist yestreen
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
B:Johnson - Scots Musical Museum, vol. 4 (1792, No. 319, p. 330)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Gmin
(G>A) G (GA) c|(df) A G3|(A>G) A FG A|(Ac) A F2A|
B A B c B c|d c d g2f|d c A G A c|d2 G G2:|
|:^f|g G G G A G|g G G G2 =e|f F F (FG) F|A G A F2A|
B A B c B c|d c d g2f|d c A G A c|d2 G G3:|
X:1
T:O as I was kiss'd yestreen [1]
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:Gow - 2nd Repository (1802)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Amin
E|A>BA ABd|(e/^f/g)B A2c|(BAB) GAG|(BAB) GAB|
~cBc dcd|ede a2g|edB ABd|e2A A2:|
|:^g|a2A ABA|a2A A2^f|g2G GAG|BAB GAB|
~cBc dcd|ede a2g|edB ABd|e2A A2:|]
X: 1
T:O,As I Was Kissed Yest're'en,aka. RH.277
R:air
S:Rev.R.Harrison's MS,c1815,Cumbria
N:I changed the key ffrom G to Ador. And R: from air to jig. PJH.
O:England
A:Temple Sowerby,Cumbria
Z:vmp.Simon Wilson. Review PJH, 2008.
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:3/8=120
F:http://www.village-music-project.org.uk/abc/HARRISON.ABC
K:Ador
"Key D in MS"E|ABA ABd|e/f/gB A2c|BAB GAB|BAB G2G|!
cBc ded|efe a2g|edc Bcd|e2A A2:|!
|:f/g/|a2A ABA|a2A A2f|g2G GAG|BAB G2B|!
cBc ded|efe a2g|edB ABd|e2A A2:|
X:1
T:Oh how I was kiss'd Yestre’an
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
S:John Rook music manuscript collection (1840, p. 33)
N:Rook was a multi-instrumentalist from Waverton, near Wigton, Cumbria
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Amin
ABA ABd|e/f/gB A2c|BAB GAB|B/c/dB G2B|
cBc dcd|ede a2g|edB ABd|e2A A2||
g|a2A ABA|aAA A2f|g2G GAG|BGB GAB|
cBc dcd|ede a2g|edB ABd|e2A A3||
X:1
T:O as I was Kiss’d Yestreen
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
N:”Dancing Set.”
B: Joseph Lowe - Lowe's Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Jigs,
B:book 2 (1844–1845, p. 19)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Amin
E|ABA ABd|(e/^f/)gB A2c|{c}BAB GAG|{c}BAB GAB|
{d}cBc dcd|ede (a2g)|edB ABd|e2A A2:|
|:^g|a2A ABA|a2A A2^f|g2G GAG|BAB GAB|
{d}cBc dcd|ede a2g|edc ABd|e2A A2:|]
X:1
T:Mar phògadh mi an reidh'r
T:O as I was kiss'd yestreen
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Quick Step
B:William Gunn - The Caledonian Repository of Music
B:Adapted for the Bagpipes (Glasgow, 1848, p. 88)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Amix
e|ABA ABd|(e/f/g)B A2c|B/B/AB GAG|B/B/AB GAB|
cBc dcd|ede a2g|edB ABd|e2A A2:|
|:g|a2A ABA|a2A A2f|g2G GAG|B/B/AB GAB|
cBc dcd|ede a2g|edB ABd|e2A A2:|]
X:28
T:So Braely I was Kissed Yestere'en. Roose.0063
T:As I Was Kissed Yestere'en,aka. Roose.0063
T:O As I Was Kissed Yestere'en,aka. Roose.0063
W:NB - Key as given, but see Neil Gow 2nd Complete Repository for a better take.
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:3/8=110
B:John Roose MS, Manchester, 1850
Z:Village Music Project. Steve Mansfield, 2019
K:D
%"_Key sig as in MS, but see NB"
E | ABA ABd | (e/f/g)!wedge!B A2c | BAB GAB | {c}BAB G2G |
cBc dcd | efe a2f | edc Bcd | e2A A2 :|
|: f/g/ | a2A ABA | a2A A2f | g2G GAG | BAB G2B |
cBc dcd | efe a2f | edB ABd | e2A A2 :|
X:1
T:Kiss'd Yest'r E'en
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
S:Howe - 1000 Jigs and Reels (c. 1867)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Amin
E | A>BA ABd | e/^f/gB A2c | BAB GAG | BAB GAB |
cBc dcd | ede a2g | edc ABd | e2A A2 :|
|: ^g | a2A ABA | a2A A2^f | g2G GAG | BAB GAB |
cBc dcd | ede a2g | edB ABd | e2A A2 :|]