Black Donald

X:1 T:Domhnall Dubh T:Black Donald D:The Driven Bow, Alasdair Fraser [2] Z:Nigel Gatherer M:4/4 L:1/8 K:Amix E2 FFA>F D>EFF E2 E2 :| K:Edor G>E E2 E>FG>A | BE E2 E>FG>A | F>GF>E D>EF BLACK DONALD (Domhnall Dubh). Scottish, Air and Strathspey. A Major/Mixolydian ('A' part) & E Minor ('B' part). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The air is a popular puirt-a-beul, or Gaelic mouth-music, tune from the Scottish Gaidheltachd. The words tell of a boy who marries "slightly above his station." Printed source: Johnson (The Kitchen Musician's No. 10: Airs & Melodies of Scotland's Past), vol. 10, 1992 (revised 2001); p. 4. Recorded source: Culburnie Records CUL102, Alasdair Fraser & Jody Stecher - "The Driven Bow" (1988). Green Linnet SIF 1077, Capercaillie - "Crosswinds" (1987). __NORICHEDITOR__