Braes of Ballenden (2) (The)

 BRAES OF BALLENDEN [2], THE. Scottish, Air (3/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Ballenden is another name for Ballantyne, spelled variously Balandine, Ballandyne, Ballendine etc. Composed by dancing master James Oswald (d. 1769). Alexander Campbell opined that "...had he (Oswald) composed nothing else but 'The Braes of Ballenden' and the air to 'Lovely Nymph', introduced in the burletta of Midas, his fame would live as long as a relish exists for genuine Scottish melody." The melody also appears in Johnson's Scots Musical Museum (I, 1787, pg. 93). Printed source: O'Farrell (Pocket Companion, vol. II), c. 1806; p. 93.

X:1 T:Braes of Balandine (sic) T:Braes of Ballenden [2] M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Air S:O'Farrell - Pocket Companion, vol. II (c. 1806) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G GA | B2d2 d>e | e2d2 (e>f/2g/4) | eA | B2d2 (d>e/2f/4) | g3fe2 | d>ed{c}B (A>F/2G/4) | G4 :: G | D3E G>D | E2G2 (A>B/2c/4) | !trill!B2A2 c/B/A/G/ | E4 de/f/ | g2G2 (G>A/2B/4) | A2B2 d>g | fe dc Bc | B2A2 G>A | B2d2 (d>e/2f/4) | g3f e2 | d>e df/2g/4) | d>e dB (A>G/2A/4) | G6 :||

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