The Forth Bridge

reel

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on March 25th 2006 by errik.

This tune has been added to 39 tunebooks.

Also known as Forth Bridge, The Fourth Bridge.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Compilation by Natalie MacMaster
• Cape Breton Tradition by Buddy MacMaster
• Darach by The Bonnie Loch Fiddlers
• Fire And Grace by Alistair Fraser With Natalie Haas
• Four On The Floor by Natalie MacMaster
• Full Circle by Bill Lamey
• Legacy Of The Scottish Fiddle Vol. 1 by Alasdair Fraser And Paul Machlis
• Live-Disc 2 by Natalie MacMaster
• Scottish Fiddle by John Martin And Jack Evans
• St. Kilda Wedding by Ossian
• Volume One by Sean Maguire

X: 1
T: Forth Bridge, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
|:z|D2 FD A,DFD|A,DFA Bdcd|A,2 CE GECE|edcB AGFE|
EDFD ADFD|A,DFA BcdA|GFGA BcdB|AGFE EDD:|
|:g|fafd AFDg|fafd AFDf|gfge cAce|gfed cdef|
gafg efde|cdBc ABFA|GFGA BcdB|AGFE D3:|

The Forth Bridge

Composed by Williamson Blyth, an Edinburgh fiddler and violin maker. He composed a strathspey and reel set both named after the bridge. The Forth Bridge opened in 1890. The tune appears in J. Murdoch Henderson's Flowers of Scottish Melody. This reel is not to be confused with "The Forth Brig" hornpipe composed by J. Scott Skinner, also to commemorate the opening of the bridge.

# Posted on March 25th 2006 by errik

The Forth Bridge

I've played this one for years - great tune. Where you play "A," in the first bar, I play "A" = D2 FD ADFD. The strathspey is a good 'un too.

# Posted on March 26th 2006 by nigelg

The Forth Bridge

I know this is also on Leahy's "In All Things" CD, but it wasn't put in when the recording was submitted so this tune won't link back to the album.

# Posted on March 27th 2006 by lowoanne

The Forth Brig
J. Scott Skinner
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/9073

# Posted on November 12th 2008 by protz