Bonnie Strathmore

 BONNIE STRATHMORE. Scottish, Air or Jig. A Minor (Kerr's, Lerwick): A Dorian (Gatherer). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody has a few Gaelic titles: "Comunn an t-Strath Mhòir" (The Strathmore Society), "Dean cadal 's fan sàmhach a Chuillean a Rùin (Sleep and be quiet my Darling, my Love), and "An Gille dubh sùgach" (The Merry Dark-haired Boy). A variant of "Bung Your Eye," and so also related to "The Antrim Lasses," "Tatter Jack," "The Boys of Carrigallen," and "Mount Your Baggage [1]." See note for "Lanigan's Ball." There are similarities also with Niel Gow's "Wha can help it" and the Cape Breton "Salute to Boston." Printed sources: Gatherer (Gatherer's Musical Museum), 1987; p. 21. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No. 288, p. 31. Lerwick (Kilted Fiddler), 1985; p. 36.

X:1 T:Bonnie Strathmore M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:Kerr - Merry Melodies, vol. 3, No. 288 (c. 1880's) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Amin g|ABA ABd|edB A3|BAB GAB|dBA G3|dcd efg|age a3|gea edB|A3A2:|
 * ^g|a^ga efg|a^ge a3|=gea g^fg|BGB G3|ABA ABd|ede a3|gea edB|A3A2:||

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