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 Theme code Index    3135 3111H
 Also known as    Alonby Lasses, Flaggen (The), Flaggon (The), Floggin' (The)
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    
 Structure    AABC, ABBCD
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Niel Gow
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:First Collection of Niel Gow's Reels
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 4
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1784
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 Score   (1)   




X:3 T:Flaggon real [sic] M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel S:William Vickers' music manuscript, p. 147 (1770) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G BG G/G/G BG dc|BG G/G/G BGgd|BG G/G/G BG dB|Ac Ec AF cA:| |:g2 gd G/B/c dB|g2 gd gbaf|g2 gd G/B/c dB|cgBg AFcA:||


X:4 T:Flaggen, The M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel S:Robert Millar music manuscript collection (1820) N:"Forfar Reg. and Piper to the Aberdeen Highland Society" N:Accidentals entered as they appear in ms., however, the tune N:should be played entirely in A mixolydian Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A e|cA A/A/A cAeA|cA A/A/A A ae|cA A/A/A cAec|(B/c/d) =Gd BGGdB:| |:a2 ec Ac/d/ ec|a2 ec BB=gB|a2 ec A(c/d/) ec|B=gdg BGdB:| |:(c/d/)e ae (c/d/)e ae|(c/d/)e ae cAAc|B/c/d =gd B/c/d gd|B/c/d =gd BGGd| c/d/e ae c/d/e ae|c/d/e ae ceae|=gage dgBg|dBgd BGG2:| |:c/d/e Ae ceAe|c/d/e Ae cAAc|B/c/d =Gd BdGd|B/c/d Gd BGGd| c/d/e Ae ceAe|c/d/e Ae cAAe|=gage dgBg|dBgd BG G:||


X:1 T:Flaggon, The M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:Alexander Mackay – A Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Slow Tunes… B:Chiefly composed by Alexander Mackay, Musician Islay (c. 1822, p. 18) B: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/104487947 N:Dedicated to the Right Hon. Lady Elinor Campbell of Islay and Shawfield. N:Mackay was born c. 1775 and was a fiddler-composer from Islay. Many of his N:tune titles are reflect Islay settings. N:Printed in Glasgow by J. MacFadyen, 30 Wilson St. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G c|:BG G/G/G BGdG|BG G/G/G G2 gd|BG G/G/G BGdG|(A/B/c) =Fc AFcA:| |:g2 dB (G/B/c) dB|g2 dB gbaf|g2 dB (G/B/c) d_B|A=fcf AFcF:| (B/c/d) gd (B/c/d) gd|(B/c/d) gd BGG_B|(A/_B/c) =fc (A/B/c) fc|(A/B/c) =fc AFFc| (B/c/d) gd (B/c/d) gd|(B/c/d) gd Bdgd|fgag fgfd|cA=fc AFFc|| (B/c/d) Gd BdGd|(B/c/d) Gd BGG_B|(A/_B/c) =Fc AcFc|(A/_B/c) =Fc AFFc| (B/c/d) Gd BdGd|(B/c/d) Gd BdGd|(=fga)g fgfd|cA=fc cFFc||


X:1 T:Flaggon, The M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B: Joseph Lowe - Lowe's Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Jigs, B:book 1 (1844–1845, p. 14) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G c|BG G/G/G (BG)dG|BG G/G/G G2 gd|BG G/G/G (BG)d_B|(A/_B/c) =Fc AFcA:| |:g2 dB (GB)dB|g2 dB (gb)af|g2 dB (GB)d_B|A=fcf AFcA:| (B/c/d) gd (B/c/d) gd|B/c/d gd (BG)G_B|(A/_B/c) =fc (A/B/c) fc|(A/_B/c) =fc (AF)Fc| (B/c/d) gd (B/c/d) gd|(B/c/d) gd (BG)Ge|=fgag fgfd|cA=fc AFF|| c|(B/c/d) Gd (GB)Gd|BdGd BGG_B|(A/_B/c) =Fc (Ac)Fc|Ac=Fc AFFc| (B/c/d) Gd (Bd)Gd|BdGd BGGe|=fgag fgfd|cA=fc AFF||


X:6 T:Flaggon. Roose.0365, The B:Roose MS, 1850 Z:Village Music Project 2019 John Adams Q:1/2=70 M:C L:1/8 K:G c|:BG G/G/G BGdB|BG G/G/G G2 gd|BG G/G/G BGdB|(A/B/c) Fc AFcA:| |:g2dB (GB/c/) dB|g2dB gbaf|g2dB( GB/c/) dB|A=fcf AFcA:| |:(B/c/d) gd (B/c/d) gd|(B/c/d) gd BGGB|(A/B/c) =fc (A/B/c) =fc|(A/B/c) =fc AFFc| (B/c/d) gd (B/c/d) gd|(B/c/d) gd Bdgd| =f>gag fgfd|cA=fc AFFc:| (B/c/d) Gd BdGd|(B/c/d) Gd BGGB| (A/B/c) =Fc AcFc|(A/B/c) =Fc AFFc| (B/c/d) Gd BdGd|(B/c/d) Gd BdGd|=f>ga>g fgfd|cA=fc AFFc:|


X:1 T:Flagon, The M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection (1884) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G c|:BG G/G/G BGdG|BG G/G/G G2gd|BG G/G/G BGd_B|A/_B/c =Fc AfcA:| |:g2 dB GBdB|g2 dB gbaf|g2 dB GBd_B|A=fcf AfcA:| B/c/d gd B/c/d gd|B/c/d gd BGG_B|A/_B/c =fc A/B/c fc|A/_B/c =fc AFFc| B/c/d g>d B/c/d gd|B/c/d gd BGGe|=fgag fgfd|cA=fc AFF|| c|B/c/d Gd BdGd|BdGd BGG_B|A/_B/c =Fc AcFc|Ac=Fc AFFc| B/c/d Gd BdGd|BdGd BGGe|~=fgag ~fgfd|cA=fc AFF||


X:2 T:Flagon, The M:C| L:1/8 S:Luke O'Malley Collection K:G dc | BG ~G2 BGdc | BG~G2 (3Bcd gd | BG~G2 BGcB | AF~F2 AB (3cBA | BG~G2 dG~G2 | BG~G2 (3Bcd gd | (3Bcd (3Bcd GBdB | AGFG ABcA || gfgd (3BdB (3GBd | g2 dg fgaf | gd~g2 BcdB | Ac~c2 ABcA | gfgd BGBd | g2 dg fa~a2 | bgaf gedB |A GFG ABcA ||