Merry Black Lad (The)

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 Theme code Index    1541 7bL427bL
 Also known as    Gille dubh sùgach (An), Farther and Deeper
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Pipe, Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Jig/Quadrille
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Mixolydian
 Time signature    6/8
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:William Gunn
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:The Caledonian Repository of Music Adapted for the Bagpipes
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 18
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1848
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