Balquhidder Lasses

X:1 T:Balquidder Lasses D:Swarbrick, Ceilidh Album Z:Nigel Gatherer M:4/4 L:1/8 K:Edor BA | G2 E2 EFGA | B2 B2 e2 B2 | d2 A2 ABAF | DEFG A2 BA | G2 E2 EFGA  | B2 B2 e2 B2 | d2 A2 BAGF | E6 :| B2 | e^def e2 B2 | efgf e2 Bc | d2 d2 dAFA | DEFG A2 B2 | e^def e2 B2 | efgf  e2 Bc | d2 A2 BAGF | E6      B2 | e^def e2 B2 | efgf  e2 Bc | d2 d2 dAFA | DEFG A2 BA | G2 FG EFGA  | B2 B2 e4    | d2 A2 BAGF | E6 |]



BALQUHIDDER LASSES. English, Country or Morris Dance Tune (4/4 time). England, Northwest. E Minor. Standard tuning. ABCD. The tune was originally collected by Alfred Moffet, according to the EFDSS publication. The tune is used for a polka step dance in the Northwest England morris dance tradition. There is some resemblance of this tune and the 'B' part of "Johnny Cope." The Ian Campbell Folk Group used the tune for a song called "The Canny Miner." Printed sources: Fleming-Williams & Shaw (A Popular Selection of Traditional Dance Airs, Book 2). Wade (Mally's North West Morris Book), 1988; pg. 11. Recorded sources: F&W Records 5, Canterbury Dance Orchestra--"Mistwold." X:2 T:Balquhidder Lasses - 1st part S:Jim Coon, internet Z:Nigel Gatherer N:Slightly modified by Erich Marschner, to reflect how I learned it. N:Learned from Tom Benoit of the Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps (http://www.ogfdc.org/index.php). N:As played by the Musick (fifes and drums) of the 1st Maryland Regiment, ca. 1975 M:4/4 L:1/8 K:Edor BA | G2 FG EFGA | B2 B2 e3 e  | d2 A2 ABAG | DEFG A2 | BA | G2 FG EFGA | B2 B2 e3 e  | d2 A2 BAGF | E6      :| B2 | e2 ef e2 B2 | efgf e2 Bc | d2 de dAFA | DEFG A2  | B2 | e2 ef e2 B2 | efgf e2 Bc | d2 A2 BAGF | E6       | B2 | e2 ef e2 B2 | efgf e2 Bc | d2 de dAFA | DEFG A2  | BA | G2 FG EFGA | B2 B2 e3 e  | d2 A2 BAGF | E6      |] X:3 T:Balquhidder Lasses - 2nd Part S:Jim Coon, internet Z:Erich Marschner N:As played by the Musick (fifes and drums) of the 1st Maryland Regiment, ca. 1975 M:4/4 L:1/8 K:Edor GF | E2 B,2 E2 EF | GAGE G3 G | F2 F4    (D2 | D)CDE F2 | GF | E2 B,2 E2 EF | G4 GBAG | FD A,D E2 B,2 | E6 :| EF | GABA G2 F(G/2A/2) | G2 E4 DE | FGAG F2 (D2 | D2) DEF2 | BA | GABA G2 F(G/2A/2) | G2 E4 EG | FD A,D E2 B,2 | E6 | EF | GABA G2 F(G/2A/2) | G2 E4 DE | FGAG F2 (D2 | D2) DEF2 | GF | E2 B,2 E2 EF | G4 GBAG | FD A,D E2 B,2 | E6 |] __NORICHEDITOR__