Pier of Bowmore (The)

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 Theme code Index    1H1H5 1H2H3H
 Also known as    Peir of Bowmore (The)
 Composer/Core Source    Biography:H. Currie
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Slip/Hop Jig
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    9/8
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 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Alexander Mackay
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:A Collection of Reels, Book:Strathspeys and Slow Tunes
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 11
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1822
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 Score   (1)   



X:1 T:Peir of Bowmore, The C:H. Currie M:9/8 L:1/8 R:Slip Jig B:Alexander Mackay – A Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Slow Tunes… B:Chiefly composed by Alexander Mackay, Musician Islay (c. 1822, p. 11) 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:D d2d d2B AFD|d3 e2g f2e|d2d d2B AFD|(E2F) G2A B2A:| |:FGA (D2A) F2D|FGA D2=c B2A|FGA D2A F2D|.E2.F .G2.A B2A:|]