Three Girls of Portree (The)

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 Theme code Index    5551 5526
 Also known as    Boat Leaks (The), Boat is Leaking (The), Tha toll air a bhàta
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 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece
 Key/Tonic of    F
 Accidental    1 flat
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    SCOTLAND(Western Isles)
 Structure    AB
 Editor/Compiler    Nathaniel Gow
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Sixth Collection of Strathspey Reels
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 30
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1822
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 Score   (1)   



X:1 T:Three Girls of Portree, The M:C L:1/8 R:Air N:”Communicated by Miss MacLean of Cull” N:”A Skye Air.” B:Gow – Sixth Collection of Strathspey Reels (1822) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:F F|c2 cA {A}c2 FA|c2 cA G<G d2|c2 c>B AfcA|dG G>A G<G d2| c3 cA {A}c2 FA|c2 cA G<G d2|c2 c>B AF cA|dG G>A G<G de|| {e}f2 cA f2 (3cde|f2 cA G<G d>e|f2 (3cde f>g a>g|fd cA G<G d>e| f2 cA f2 ca|f2 cA G<G d>e|f.g a>g fdd>f|c>dcA GG d2||