Clout the Caldron (1)

 CLOUT THE CALDRON [1]. Scottish, Irish; Air or March (cut or 2/4 time). B Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. From a MS. originally called the Guthrie MS. Guthrie was a minister beheaded in 1661 for writing a seditious pamphlet, but as a Covenenter he was no friend of dance music; apparently someone with a sense of humor sewed the music MS. into a book of Guthrie's sermons (Alburger). At any rate, the tune is one of the oldest Scottish dance tunes ever found. Source for notated version: "From O'Neill's collection, 1787" [Stanford/Petrie]. Printed sources: McGibbon (Scots Tunes, book II), c. 1746; p. 45. Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 403, p. 102. X:1 T:Clout the Caldron [2] M:2/4 L:1/8 S:Stanford/Petrie (1905), No. 403 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Bmin A | B/c/d/e/ dA | Bc df | ed cB | c2 BA | B/c/d/e/ dA | Bc df | ed cB | c2 BA | FE EF/A/ | BA FD | FE EF/A/ | B2 AF | FE EF/A/ | BA FD | FE EF/A/ | B2A ||

X:2 T:Clout the Caldron [1] M:C| L:1/8 N:"Brisk" S:McGibbon - Scots Tunes, book II, pg. 45 (c. 1746) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Bmin (Bcde) d2A2 | d3ed2f2 | e2d2c2B2 | !trill!c4 (B2A2) :|
 * (F2E2) E2(FA) | B3AF2D2 | (F2E2)E2(FA) | !trill!B4A4 :||