Blooms of Bon Accord

 BLOOMS OF BON ACCORD, THE. AKA - "Cockers Roses." Scottish, Slow Air. A Major ('A' part) & E Major ('B' part). Standard tuning (fiddle). ABB'. Composed by the great Scots fiddler-composer J. Scott Skinner (1843-1927). 'Bon Accord' was another name for the city of Aberdeen, Scotland. As the alternate title implies, Skinner dedicated his tune to Messrs Cocker, 'Prize Rose growers, Aberdeen.' From notes on his manuscript pages, he evidently meant this air to be included in his Harp and Claymore collection, and had written (but not completed) a trio part for it. The firm of Cocker Roses is still going strong today, having been started in the 1840's by James Cocker. He was head gardener at Castle Forbes but left after a dispute about picking fruit on Sunday; Cocker maintianing he would pick "all Saturday night, but never on a Sunday." Printed source: Skinner (The Scottish Violinist); p. 32.

X:1 T:Blooms of Bon Accord, The M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Slow Air S:Skinner - The Scottish Violinist Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A E | czcz | {c}B/>A/B/>c/ (AE) | dzdz | {d}c/>Bc/>d BE | .e2 .=f2 | gf dB | A/>E/^D/>E/ cB | B2A |: G/A/ | BE e2 | dc B2 | c2 B{d}c | BA G>A | BE e2 | dc B2 | (cd/e/) ed |1 (e2e) :|2 (e2 =d) ||

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