Annotation:Over the Dyke Davie

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OUIR THE DEK DAVIE (Over the Dyke, Davie). Scottish, Air (4/4 and 6/8 time). C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. The melody appears in the Rowallan lute manuscript of c. 1620, named for Sir William Mure of Rowallan. Inscribed in the cover is, "my lade bekluch [Beccleuch] her book," which may or may not indicate the volume was intended for, or compiled by, this individual, as there is no way to determine when it was added.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Alburger (Scottish Fiddlers and Their Music), 1983; Ex. 4, p. 18.

Recorded sources: Dorian DOR-90257, Ronn McFarlane - "Highland King: The Scottish Lute vol. II"

See also listing at:
Hear Rob MacKillops playing the tune on soundcloud.com [1]



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