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 Theme code Index    1325L 1323
 Also known as    Don-side, Mr. Charles Forbes' Favorite, Forbes's Rant (The)
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland, Canada
 Genre/Style    Cape Breton/PEI, Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Strathspey
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    CANADA(Maritimes/English)
 Structure    AABBCCDD
 Editor/Compiler    Robert Bremner
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Scots Reels
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 63
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1757
 Artist    Biography:Angus Allan Gillis
 Title of recording    Don Side/Johnnie Cope
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    Celtic 008
 Year recorded    
 Media    
 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Don-side, or Mr. Chas. Forbes' Favorite M:C| L:1/8 R:Strathspey B:Petrie - Fourth Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Jiggs and Country Dances (c. 1805) K:G B|G<GB>G A>GE>A|G<GB>G A>GB>G|c>AB>G A>GE>e|d>cB>A B<GG:| |:f|g>Bg>B A>GE>e|f>Bg>B d>eg>a|a/g/f/e/ g>B A>GE>e|d>cB>A B<GG:| |:D|G>DB,D E>B,B,>E|G>DB,>D G,>DB,>D|C>EB,>D E>A,A,>F|G>DB,>A, G,<G,G,:| |:d|g<gb>g a>ee>a|g<gb>g a>gb>g|a>gb>g a>ee>g|d>cB>A B<GG:|]


X:1 T:Don Side M:C L:1/16 R:Strathspey B: Joseph Lowe - Lowe's Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Jigs, B:book 2 (1844–1845, p. 11) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G A2|GGG2 B3G {B}A3GEA3|GGG2 B3G A3GB3G|{d}c3AB3G {B}A3GE3e|d3c{c}B3A B2G2G2:| |:f2|g3dg3B {B}A3GE3e|g3dg3B g3dg3a|bagf g3B {B}A3GE3e|d3c{c}B3A B2G2G2:| |:a2|ggg2 b3g {b}a3ge3a|ggg2 b3g a3gb3g|ag3b3g {b}a3ge3g|{e}d3c{c}B3A B2G2G2:| |:(DEF2)|G3DB,3D EA,3- A,2(EF)|G3DB,3D G,3DB,3D|C3EB,3D EA,3A,3F|GFED B,3A, B,2G,2G,2:|]


X:1 T:Don Side M:C L:1/8 R:Strathspey B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection (1884) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G A|G/G/G B>G A>G E<A|G/G/G B>G A>GB>G|c>AB>G A>GE>e| d>cB>A B<GG:| |:f|g>dg>B A>GE>e|g>dg>B ~g>dg>a|b/a/g/f/ g>B A>G E<e| d>cB>A B<GG:||