Key signature: Cdorian
Submitted on February 2nd 2007 by The Merry Highlander.
This tune has been added to 7 tunebooks.
X: 1
T: Swanton Coffee House
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Cdor
BFDB, DFAd|cBcd cdcB|BFDB, DFBd|fgfd "*"B2B2:|
|:BFcF dFcF|BFdB "*"c2c2|BFBd fbfd|cBcd "*"B2B2:|
Shouldn't that be "Haryland Mighlander"? Are we going through a change of life?
# Posted on February 2nd 2007 by ceolachan
Comments:
I "stole" this one from JC's tune finder. heres some more info from there:
S:Wm.Mittell,1799
R:Rant
O:England
W:Cast off 2 couple lead up to the top and cast off Hands at the
W:bottom,Right and left at the top(/
# Posted on February 2nd 2007 by The Merry Highlander
This tune
I used to live in a tiny town called Swanton in the shadows of Backbone Mountain. (Maryland/WV area of US) At one time there were many fiddlers there... up until the 1960's then the old tradition was die-ing out. I was browsing the internet to see if anyone had ever documented this area's tradition and found this neat old tune that has nothing to do with that area directly. (Besides the Name) However it does remind me of different tunes from the region in it's structure.
# Posted on February 2nd 2007 by The Merry Highlander
Asterisks
What do the asterisks represent?
# Posted on February 3rd 2007 by MTGuru
Floating possibilities, the Ides of March, beware...
# Posted on February 3rd 2007 by ceolachan
Fairy lights * * * * * * * * *
# Posted on February 3rd 2007 by ceolachan
The Floating Asterisks
They represent the parts of the tune where you lift your head, turn to the person playing beside you and get that special little twinkle in your eye.
# Posted on February 3rd 2007 by The Merry Highlander
Alternately they could be the accompaniment placement of rude body sounds...
# Posted on February 3rd 2007 by ceolachan