Highlandman Kissed His Mother (The)

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 Theme code Index    1H5H5H5H 1H5H2H5
 Also known as    Highland Man that Kissed His Grannie (1) (The), Highland Donald Kissed Kitty, Highlander Kissed his Mother, Highlandman Kissed His Love
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    C
 Accidental    NONE
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Robert Bremner
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Scots Reels
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 10
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1757
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Highlandman Kiss'd his Mother, The M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:Robert Bremner - Collection of Scots Reels, Country Dances (1757, p. 10) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:C cg-ge gcge|cg-ge dBGB|cg-ge gcge|a^fge dBGB:| |:ceAe ceAe|ceAe (d/c/B/A/) GB|ceAe ceAg|a^fge dBGB:|]


X:2 T:Highlandman Kiss’d his Mother, The M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel B:Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 1 (1782, No. 91, p. 32) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G GddB|dGdB|GddB|AFDF|GddB|dGdB| e^cdB|AFDF::GBEB|GBEB|GBEB| (A/G/F/E/) DF|GBEB|GBEd|e^cdB|AFDF:|]


X:1 T:Highlandman Kissed His Mother, The M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B: Joseph Lowe - Lowe's Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Jigs, B:book 2 (1844–1845, p. 15) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:C (cg)ge (gc)ge|(cg)ge (dB)GB|(cg)ge (gc)ge|afge dBGB:| ceAe ceAe|ceAe dBGB|ceAe ceAg|afge dBGB| ceAe ceAe|ceAe dBGB|ceAe ceAg|afge dBGB||


X:1 T:Highlandman kiss’d his Mother, The M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:John McLachlan - Piper’s Assistant (1854, No. 91, p. 53) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Amix B|cgge gcge|cgge dBGB|cgge gcge|afge dBG:| |:d|ceAe ceAe|ceAe dBGB|ceAe ceAg|afge dBG:|]