Key signature: Amajor
Submitted on June 4th 2009 by javivr.
This tune has been added to 6 tunebooks.
Also known as Meg Merrilees, Meg Merriliees, Meg Merrilies.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Meg Merriless
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Amaj
cd|edcd eagf|feee e2cd|efec efec|cBBB B2cd|
edcd eagf|feee e2cd|efec BABc|A2AA A2ze|
^defe =deBe|ceAe BeGe|^defe =dcdB|BAAA A2e2|
^defe =deBe|ceAe BeGe|BABc defg|agag a2||
Meg Merriless
On Chris Norman´s Album "The Caledonian Flute" taken from Kerr's Merry Melodies Bk 1 (c1870s)
# Posted on June 4th 2009 by javivr
Meg Merriliees
Actually a Country Dance not a Reel but also in 4/4. Taken from the Scottish tune book "The Athole Collection"
# Posted on June 4th 2009 by javivr
Meg Merrilies
Meg Merrilies is a character in Sir Walter Scott’s "Guy Mannering" and in a poem by John Keats. Meg is based on the real Jean Gordon from the Cheviots who was married to the King of the Gypsies. There is also a Scottish country dance of that name.
I think there may be a transcription error in the first bar of the last line. I think the C natural should be a D natural.
However, the only print version I have seen is in "Kerr's Collection of Reels & Strathspeys". This book is quaintly described as having Highland Schottisches, Country Dances, Jigs, Hornpipes, Flirtations :-| (gulp) and "many tunes suitable for square dancing as featured by B.B.C., Luxembourg, and on records"!
We'll, I never ...
# Posted on August 20th 2009 by Kozmough
Error
Yes it was wrong, thanks.
# Posted on April 19th 2010 by javivr
John Keats - Meg Merrilees. - poem
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NebcZA17ipE
# Posted on April 19th 2010 by javivr