Key signature: Adorian
Submitted on August 29th 2003 by dafydd.
This tune has been added to 72 tunebooks.
Also known as Aird Ranters, The Aird Ranters.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Old Blind Dog's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: strathspey
K: Ador
ea3 a3e|ge3 e4|ea3 a3e|ge3 d4|
ea3 a3e|ge3 e3d|cA3 A3G|cA3 A4:|
cA3 A3G|cA3 A3d|cA3 A3G|cA3 A4|
cA3 A3G|cA3 A3d|cA3 A3G|cA3 A4|
'The World's Room'
This is from the Old Bind Dogs cd 'The World's Room'... The name of it is the 'Aird Ranters' strathspey, written by Fred Morrison. They play it on the cd with an unnamed Branle
# Posted on October 21st 2003 by Oranaiche
"The Aird Ranters" ~ ???
M: 4/4
L: 1/4
R: strathspey
K: A Dorian
|: e<aa>e g<e e2 | e<aa>e g<e d2 | e<aa>e g<ee>d | c<AA>G c<A A2 :|
|: c<AA>G c<AA>d | c<AA>G c<A A2 :|
One odd tune? Is something missing from this? I've given it here without change except to order it more usually for a Strathspey, slow or no...
# Posted on October 22nd 2006 by ceolachan
ceolachan, this version might make more sense:
X: 1
T: The Aird’s Ranters
C: Fred Morrison
M: C
L: 1/8
Q: 1/4=152
R: strathspey
K: Am
A/ | e<a a>e g<e e>d | e<a a>e g<e d2 | e<a a>e g<e e>d | c<A A>G c<A A3/2 :|
B/ | c>c B>d c<A A>G | c<A A>G c<A A>B | c>c B>d c<A A>G | c<A A<G A2 A3/2 :|
I've put it Am rather than Ador - either will do. Am would imply perhaps an F chord at the end of the B part, Ador a D chord. (Listen to Session A9 to hear what I mean). And look, just for you I've left spaces either side of the bar lines.
# Posted on April 27th 2007 by DonaldK
And, of course, I forgot to correct the title to "The Aird Ranters". Growing old (or older) does not come easy to my dull brain.
# Posted on April 27th 2007 by DonaldK
Fred Morrison's own version
This is the original version from Fred's book. He plays lots of variations live. This is probably the most popular contemporary strathspey at Scottish sessions.
X:1
T:The Aird Ranters
C:Fred Morrison
M:4/4
R:Strathspey
K:Ador
g/ | e<a a>e g<e e>g | e<a a>e g<e d2 | e<a a>e g<e e>g | c<A A>G c<A A3/2 :|
B/ | c>A B>A c<A A>d | c<A A>G c<A A>B | c>A B>A c<A A>d | c<A A<G A2 A3/2 :|
# Posted on December 28th 2007 by bogman