Buff and Blue (2)

 BUFF AND THE BLUE [2], THE. English, Scottish (?); Reel. England, Northumberland. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. It is perhaps the "Buff and Blue" composed by Captain (Robert) Riddell (d. 1794), a Scot, which appears in John Anderson's 2nd Collection c. 1790-1794. Printed sources: Hall & Stafford (Charlton Memorial Tune Book), 1974; p. 10. Neil (The Scots Fiddle, vol. 2: Tunes, Tales & Traditions of the Lothians, Borders & Ayrshire). Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; p. 179.

X:1 T:Buff and the Blue, The [2] M:C| L:1/8 K:D Adde fddf|geeg fafa|Adde fddf|gedc d4:|
 * affa geeg|fddf ecAg|affa geeg|1 fdgf f2e2:|2 fdec d2d2||

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