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    Default What's your latest Caledonian tune?

    Today is my birthday. As a present to myself, I am learning a new tune: "The Bonniest Lass in a' the World."

    Caledonian Pocket Companion (CPC) book 2, number 9. 1745.

    https://archive.org/details/caledonianpocket01rugg
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    Default Re: What's your latest Caledonian tune?

    Happy Birthday!

    Current Caledonians I've been working on, are the pairing of Bog an Lochan (4-part strathspey) with Prince Charlie (reel), which get played together in Scottish-oriented sessions around here.

    Both are from somewhere in the 18th Century, but the versions I have are probably more modern Cape Breton settings. Like the E flats in the Prince Charlie setting I have (Natalie MacMaster version), which was probably written on the pipes and then the fiddlers decided to mess with it.

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    Default Re: What's your latest Caledonian tune?

    Quote Originally Posted by Jack Roberts View Post
    Today is my birthday. As a present to myself, I am learning a new tune: "The Bonniest Lass in a' the World."

    Caledonian Pocket Companion (CPC) book 2, number 9. 1745.

    https://archive.org/details/caledonianpocket01rugg
    Thanks for the link and all but what page is your tune on in that pdf?

    Never mind I found it on page 58 pf the pdf and Book 2 starts at page 49.

    Here it is attached.
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    Here it is "mandolinized". It is a pdf file. This tune is more fun the more I play it.

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    "I'll gae nae mair to your Town".

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    CPC, book10. tune 101.
    http://imslp.org/wiki/The_Caledonian...Oswald,_James)
    Ha, ha! keep time: how sour sweet music is,
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    Default Re: What's your latest Caledonian tune?

    Jack, I would know that one as "I'll Gang nae Mair to Yon Town"

    I must admit that I can't make much from these tunes although I rather like the title of "She's Sweetest When She's Naked"
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    Default Re: What's your latest Caledonian tune?

    Actually I think I do say 'Your toon'.

    It's a tune which I play in A for the Gay Gordons sometimes.
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