Birks of Abergeldie (The)
X:1 T:Aber Geldy C:Henry Atkinson's music manuscript collection (Northumberland, 1694-95, p. 111) F:http://www.farnearchive.com/show_images.asp?id=R0111101&image=1 M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:F F3G A2c2|f4 e2d2|f4 e2d2|efga g2a2| F3G A2 c2|.f2.g2a2g2|f2d2c2 (BA)|G4d4:| F3G A2f2|c2F2A2f2|c2F2A2f2|dcBA G2A2| F3G A2f2|c2F2A2 fg|agfd fdcA|G4d4| F3G A2B2|cA FA cA FA|cA FA cA FA|dcBA GABG| FEFG AGAB|cAcd cdfg|agfd fdcA|G4 d4||
X:1 T:Berks of Abergelde, The M:C L:1/8 B:Henry Playford - A Collection of Original Scotch-Tunes, (Full of the B:Highland Humours) for the violin (London, 1700, No. 25, p. 11) N:"Most of them being in the Compass of the Flute." Z:AK/FIddler's Companion K:F F3GA2c2|f4 e2d2|f4 e2d2|(efg2)c2c2| F3G A2c2|f3g a2g2|f2d2c2 (BA)|G4d4|| F3G A2c2|d2G2c2F2|d2G2c2F2|(dc)(BA) G2G2| F3G A2c2|f3g a2g2|f2d2c2 (BA)|G4d4||
X:1 T:Berks of Abergelde M:C L:1/8 B:Daniel Wright – Aria di Camera (London, 1727, No. 23) N:”being A Choice Collection of Scotch, Irish & Welsh Airs N:for the Violin and German Flute by the following masters N:Mr. Alex. Urquahart of Edinburgh, Mr. Dermot O'Connar of Limrick N:Mr. Hugh Edwards of Carmarthen” F:https://ia600808.us.archive.org/20/items/AriaDiCamera1727/Wright-AriaDiCamera-1727.pdf Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G G3A B2d2|g4 f2e2|g4 f2e2|(fg a2) a2b2| G3A B2d2|g3a b2a2|g2e2d2 (c<B)|A4 e4|| G3A B2d2|e2G2c2F2|d2G2 B2E2|(ed)(cB) A2 e2| G3A B2d2|g3a (ba)(gf)|(gf)(ed) (ed)(c>B)|A4 e4||
X:2 T:Berks of Abergelde M:C| L:1/8 R:Country Dance B:Wright's Compleat Collection of Celebrated Country Dances (1740, p. 42) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:F F3G A2c2|f4 e2d2|f4 e2d2|(ef g2) g2a2| F3G A2c2|f3g a2g2|f2d2 (c2 BA)|G4 d4:| |:F3G A2c2|c2F2d2F2|c2F2d2F2|dcBA G3G| F3G A2c2|f3g (ag)(fe)|(fe)(dc) (dc)(BA)|G4 d4:|]
X:3 T:Berks of Abergelde M:C| L:1/8 R:Country Dance B:John Walsh - Caledonian Country Dances (c. 1745, p. 83) N:Published in London in several volumes and editions 1731-c. 1745 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:F F>G Ac f2 ed|f2 ed e/f/g cc|F>G Ac f>g ag|fdcA G/G/G d2:| |:F>G AB cF A/B/c/A/|dF A/B/c/A/ d/c/B/A/ Gd|F>G Ac f>g ag|fd cA G/G/G d2:|]
X:1 T:Berks of Abergelde, The M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Country Dance Tune B:Oswald – Caledonian Pocket Companion, Book 8 (1760, p. 16) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:F F>GAc|f2 Ted|f2 Ted|(e/f/g) (f/g/a)|F>GAc| f>gag|fdTcA|G2d2::F>GAB |cFAF| cFAF|(d/c/B/A/) GA|F>GAc|f>gag| fdfA|G2d2::F>GAc|(f/a/g/f/) (e/g/f/e/)| (f/a/g/f/) (e/g/f/e/)|(f/a/g/f/) ga|F>GAc|(f/a/g/f/) (e/g/f/e/)| fdTcA|G2d2::F>G Af|cF (A/B/c/A/)|cF (A/B/c/A/)| (d/c/B/A/) GA|F>GAc|a>g f/g/a/g/|fdfA|G2d2:|]
X:4 T:De'el's Dead, The M:2/4 L:1/8 B:Thompson's Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 2 (London, 1765) Z:Transcribed and edited by Fynn Titford-Mock, 2007 Z:abc's:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:F FG Ac|f2 ed|f2 ed|f2a2| FG Ac|f>ga>g|fdcA|G2d2:| |:FGAB|cF (A/B/c/A/)|cF (A/B/c/A/)|d/c/B/A/ G2| FGAc|f>ga>g|fdcA|G2d2:||
X:5 T:The Birk's of Abergeldy S:Petrie's Second Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances &c. Z:Steve Wyrick <sjwyrick'at'astound'dot'net>, 6/11/04 N:Petrie's Second Collection, page 18 % Gore's Index gives earliest publication as Neil Stewart's % "Collection of the Newst & Best R. or C.D.s for VnÉ." Edinburgh 1761 L:1/8 M:C| R:Reel K:F FGAc f2(fd)|f2(fd) (e/f/g) (f/g/a)|FGAc (f/e/f/g/) (ag)|f(dTcA) G2d2:| (FGA)f cFAF|cFAc (d/c/B/A/) GA|FGAc fgag|f(dTcA) G2d2 | (FGA)f cfAf|cfAf (d/c/B/A/) GA|FGAc (f/e/f/g/) ag |f(dTcA) G2d2|]
X:6 T:Birks of Abergeldie M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:James Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 3 (Glasgow, 1788, No. 429, p. 166) N:”Humbly dedicated to the Volunteers and Defensive Bands of Great Britain and Ireland” Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G GABd g2 ge|g2 ge g>a g/a/b|GABd g>aba|gedB A2d2:| |:G>ABg dGBG|dGBd e/d/c/B/ AB|G>ABd g>aba|geTdB A2e2| G>ABg d>gB>g|d>GB>g e/d/c/B/ AB|G>ABd g>aba|gedB A2e2:|]
X:7 T:Birks of Abergeldie, The M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B:J. Anderson - Anderson's Budget of Strathspeys, Reels & Country Dances B: for the German Flute or Violin (Edinburgh, 1820, p. 13) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G GABd g2 (gd)|g2 (gd) agab|GABd gaba|gedB A2e2:|| GABg dGBg|dGBd (e/d/c/B/) (AB)|GABd gaba\gedB A2e2| GABg dgBg|dBgd (e/d/c/B/) (AB)|GABd gaba|gedB A2e2||
X:1 T:Birks of Aberfelde M:C L:1/8 R:Air B:”Melodist: A Collection of music in two volumes" (1826-1859, No. 61, p. 33) N:The melodist is a musician's ms., probably by a fiddler, that contains both N:tunes and songs from a variety of sources, American and European. The N:inscription on the inside cover reads, "This is from the Bridge family of N:Augusta, Maine (Horatio Bridge, friend of Hawthorne's)". However, entries in N:the ms. were in different hands indicating several contributors. N:The ms. is neat and the notation studied and precise. F: https://archive.org/details/Melodist/page/n33/mode/2up?view=theater Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G G>ABd g2 fe|g2 fe f/g/a g/a/b|G>ABd g>aba|gedB A/A/A d2:| |:G>ABg dG B/c/d/B/|dG B/c/d/B/ e/d/c/B/ Ad|G>ABd g>aba|gedB G/G/G G2:|
X:0639 T:Birks of Abergeldy. Reel. Roose. 0639, The C:'Reel' M:C| L:1/8 Q:1/2=75 B:J.Roose MS, Manchester 1850 Z:Village Music Project, Peter Dunk 2019 K:Gdor |:F>GAc f2 fc|f2 fc (e/f/g) (f/g/a)|F>GAc f>gag|fdcA G2d2:| F>GAf cFAF|cFAc (d/c/B/A/) (GA)|F>GAc f>gag|fdcA G2d2| F>GAf cfAf|cfAc (d/c/B/A/) (GA)|F>GAc f>gag|fdcA G2d2:|
X:8 T:Birks of Abergeldy M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection (1884) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:F FGAc ~f2 f>c|~f2 fa gfga|FGAc ~fgag|~fdcA G2d2:| FGAd dFAF|cFAc d/c/B/A/ GA|FGAc ~fgag|~fdcA G2d2| FGAf cfAf|cfAc d/c/B/A/ GA|FGAc ~fgag|~fdcA G2d2||