Lea Rig (The)

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 Theme code Index    35L5L6L 1113
 Also known as    Lea Rigges, Lee Rig (The), Oidhche a bha bhainis ann (An), Old Lea Rig (The), Old Lee Rigg, My Own Kind Dearie, Own Kind Deary O, Ain Kind Dearie, Maggie Pickens, Maggy Pickie, Maggy Piggy, Night the Wedding Was (The), Wedding Night (1) (The), My Ain Kind Dearie (1)
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England, Scotland, Canada
 Genre/Style    Cape Breton/PEI, English, Northumbrian/Borders, Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    3 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    ENGLAND(North East), CANADA(Maritimes/English)
 Structure    AABB, AABB'
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:James Oswald
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Caledonian Pocket Companion Book 8
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 20
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1760
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The Lea Rig

Played by: Chris Ormston
Source: Soundcloud
Image: My ain kind dearie O.
 Score   (1)   
The Lea Rig





X:1 T:Lee Rigg, The M:C| L:1/8 B:Oswald - Caledonian Pocket Companion, Book 8 (1760, p. 20) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A T(c>B)|A2E2E2F2|A4 A2c2|TB3 B2c2|A2F2F2 (cB)| A2E2E2F2|A4A2a2|Tf4 (af)(ec)|e2A2A2:| |:e2|f3a f2 (ec)|e3f (ec)(BA)|B3c (ec)(Bc)|A2F2F2 T(cB)| A2 (FE) E2F2|A3B (cB)(ce)|f4 (af)(ec)|e2A2A2:| |:(cB)|{AB}c)2E4 F2|A2 (cA) (eA)(cA)|(Bc)(af) (ec)(Bc)|A2F2F2 T(cB)| A2{F}E4F2|A2 (Bc) (de)(fg)|(af)(af) (ec)(Be)|Tc2A2 A2:| |:(fg)|a2 (3Adf eAce|a2 (3Adf eAce|(ag)(fe) (dc)(BA)|{AB}c2F2F2 (cB)| (AF)(FE) E3F|A2 (3ecA B2 (ce)|f2 (ef) (af)(ec)|e2A2A2:| |:(c>B)|A2 T(f>e)e2 TB>A|A2 T(f>e) e3c|{c}B3c(a/f/e/c/) (B/A/B/c/)|{B}A2F2F2 T(c>B)| A2 T(F>E) E2 T(B>A)|F2A2 f3g|a3f (af)(ec)|e2A2A2:| |:fg|aeT(fe) ceT(fe)|Aefe cefe|(ag)(ag) (fe)(dc)|B2F2F2 T(c>B)| AEAc BEBd|cAce F3A|E2 (af) (ec)(Be)|c2A2A2:| P:Jigg M:6/8 L:1/8 c/B/|A2E E2F|A3 ABc|TB2A B2c|AFF F2(c/B)| A2E E2F|A3 Bce|f2a fec|ecA A2:| |:e|(f/g/a)g fec|e2f ecA|T(B2A) (B2c)|AFF F2 (c/B/)| A2E E2F|A3 Bce|f2a fec|ecA A2:|]


X:2 T:Lee Rig, The M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel B:Aird - Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 1 (1782, No. 44, p. 16) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G A|GEDE|G2 GA|G/A/B AG|AFFA|GEDE|G2 Gg|Te2 dB|dGG:| g|e2 dB|dGGB|AA (c/B/A/G/)|AEEA|GEDE|G2 Gg|e2 dB|dGGg| ee (g/f/e/d/)|eBgB|AA (c/B/A/G/)|AEEA|GEDE|GABc|egdB|dGG:|]


X:3 T:Lee Rig, The M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel Q:"Andante" N:"This set I never saw in print, as it is on the scordatura, no bass was N:necessary.—The tune that fills up the page I don’t know the name of. N:It appears to be an old Port or Salute." N:Riddell indicates the tune is to be played in Scodatura tuning: N:AEae B:Robert Riddell - Collection of Scotch Galwegian Border Tunes (1794, p. 28-29) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A c/B/|AEDE A2 AB|cc d/c/B/A/ TBEE c/B/|AEDE ABce|f/e/f/g/ a/e/f/d/ cB/A/ A:| |:e|f/e/f/g/ ac d/c/d/e/ fB|cd/e/ f/e/d/c/ TBEE c/B/|ADB,G, ADcA|ed/c/ a/g/f/e/ TcAA:| |:c/B/|A/D/A/c/ B/D/B/d/ A/D/A/c/ B/D/B/d/|c/A/B/c/ d/c/B/A/ TBEE c/B/| A/D/A/c/ B/D/B/d/ A/D/A/c/ B/D/B/d/|c/e/f/g/ a/e/f/d/ TcB/A/ A:| |:f/g/|a/A/e/f/ e/A/c/e/ f/A/d/f/ e/A/c/e/|a/g/f/e/ f/e/d/c/ TBEEc/B/| A/D/A/D/ B/D/B/D/ c/D/c/D/ B/D/B/D/|e/f/g/e/ f/g/a/e/ cTB/A/ A:| M:3/4 L:1/8 P:"Largo" c2B2|A2D2E2|A4B2|c2 dcBA|TB2E2 cB|A2D2B,2| G,2e2d2|c2 dcTBc|A4:||:e/f/g|a2A2a2|g2 fg e2| TfedcBA|TB4 cd|efedcB|AcBAFE|D2G2TF2|A4:| P:"Vivace" cB|A2D2A2|B2D2B2|c2D2c2|B2D2B2|AcBAFE| DGFEDC|B,CD2D2|G,4::e2|fga2c2|cd f2B2| c2 dcBA|B2E2B2|ADADAD|BDBDBD|cDcDcD| BDBDBD|efgefg|a2 gfed|ca TB2|A4z2:| M:2/4 L:1/8 P:"Tempo di Gavotta" c/B/|Acea| ecAe|a/g/f/e/ f/e/d/c/|TBEE c/B/| AD B,/C/D/B,/|A,/B,/C/A,/ G,e|ag/f/ e/d/c/B/|c/A/B/F/ A:| |:a|e/a/g/a/ e/a/g/a/|c/a/B/a/ c/a/B/a/|f/b/a/b/ f/b/a/b/|^d/b/c/b/ d/b/c/b/| e/a/g/a/ e/a/g/a/|c/a/B/a/ c/a/B/a/|e/a/g/f/ e/d/c/B/|c/A/B/F/ A2:| M:12/8 L:1/8 P:"Giga" e|cBA e2a Tg3 efg|agf edc TB3E2B| ADA BDB cDc BDB|ADA BDB cDc BDB| cAc dBd ee fdf|geg afa bag fe^d|e2f B2^d e3 e2:| |:e|bab bab E2a D2g|aga aga D2gC2f| Gfg gfg C2f B,2e|fed cBA F3 z2D| ADA BDB cDc BDB|ADA BDB cDc BDB| cAc dBd ece fdf|geg agf edc BAF|A2B D2F A3-A2:| M:C| L:1/8 P:"Presto" B|AEDE A2 Ac|B/B/B TcA BEEB|AEDE A2 Ag|Tf2 ec eAA:| |:a|f/f/f af ecac|B/B/B TcA BEEB|AEDE ABce|fafc eAA:| M:6/8 L:1/8 E|A2e {d}c>BA|dB=g {e}dB^G|A2e {d}c>de|dBG [A,2E2A2]:| |:c/B/|A2a {d}Tc>BA|dB=g {e}dB^G|A2a {d}Tc>de|dB=g Te2d| cea {a}=gfe|dB=g {e}dBG|A2e {d}Tc>de|dBG [A,2E2a2]:| |:c|A/B/A/ e2 A/B/A/ c2|B/c/B/ =g2 G/A/A/ B2|A/B/A/ d2 B/c/B/ =g2|{e}dBG [C2E2A2]:| |:c|A/B/A/ a2 c/d/c/ e2|B/c/B/ =g2 G/A/G/ TB2|A/B/A/ a2 c/d/c/ e2|B/c/B/ =g2 e/f/e/ f2| A/B/A/ a2 c/d/c/ e2|B/c/B/ =g2 G/A/G/ TB2|A/B/A/ d2 B/c/B/ =g2|{e}dBG [A,E2A2]:|]


X:4 T:Lea Rig, 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. 2) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A c|(AF)EF A2 AB|(A/B/c) BA (BF)FB|AFEF ABce|faef cAA:| f|(ef/g/) ae feac|B/B/B {c}(BA) BFFB|AFEF A2 Aa|f2 ec eAAe| ceag fedc|B2 {c}BA (BF)FB|AFEF ABce|faef cAA||


X:5 T:An Oidhche a Bha Bhainis Ann T:Lea Rig, The M:C| L:1/8 S:Reel B:The Athole Collection (1884) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A c|AFEF A2AB|A/B/c BA BFFB|AFEF A2Aa|f2ec eAA:| |:a|f2 (ec) efac|B/B/B (BA) BFFB|1 AFEF A2 (Aa)| f2 (ec) eAA:|2 AFEF ABce|faea cAA|]


X:6 T:Lea Rig, The D:Swarbrick, Ceilidh Album Z:Nigel Gatherer M:2/4 L:1/16 K:A cB | c2E2 E2F2 | A3B A2c2 | B3c dcBA | c2F2 F2 cB | c2E2 E2F2 | A3B Acea | f2fe fgae | c2A2 A2  :| e2 | fefg a2c2 | dcde f2A2 | BABc dcBA | c2F2 F2 cB | c2E2 E2F2 | A3B Acea | f2fe fgae | c2A2 A2 :|]