Balkan Hills (The)

X: 1 T:Balkan Hills Schottische M:2/4 L:1/16 Z:Transcribed by Bruce Osborne K:D ag|fAfe d2A2|BGdB A2de|fAAa gfed|f2e2 e2ag| fAfe d2A2|BGdB A2de|faga gecA|d2f2 d2:| adfa f2ed|BGdB A2de|faga gecA|d2f2 d2:| d2e2 f2ed|BGdB A2de|faga gecA|d2f2 d2:||
 * fg|adfa f2ed|BGdB A2fg|adfa gfed|f2e2 e2fg|
 * AB|d2e2 f2ed|BGdB A2de|fAAa gfed|f2e2 e2AB|



BALKAN HILLS, THE. Scottish, March (2/4 time); Canadian, Schottishe. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB'CC (Messer): AABBCCDD (Gatherer): AABB'CCDD' (Bain, Martin). A well-known Scottish march, often used for couple dances such as "The Military Schottische." Printed Sources: Bain (50 Fiddle Solos), 1989; pg. 14 (march). Gatherer (Gatherer's Musical Museum), 1987; pg. 44. Messer (Way Down East), 1948; No. 92 (appears as "Balkan Hills Schottische"). Martin (Ceol na Fidhle), vol. 2, 1988; pg. 15 (march). Messer (Anthology of Favorite Fiddle Tunes), 1980; No. 190, pg. 135. Recorded sources: F&W Records 4, "The Canterbury Country Orchestra Meets the F&W String Band." Folkways FW 8827, Arbuckle, Mikkelson & Clifton - "Old Time Couple Dances" (1961). __NORICHEDITOR__