Key signature: Amajor
Submitted on May 12th 2007 by ceolachan.
This tune has been added to 7 tunebooks.
Also known as John Donald, John Donald's.
X: 1
T: John Donald Of Coullie
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: Amaj
G | A/A/A/A/ GG | FF E2 | c/A/G/A/ dB | F2 F2 |
B/B/B/B/ AA | GG F2 | E/E/E/E/ dd | cE EG |
A/A/A/A/ GG | FF E2 | c/A/G/A/ dB | F2 F2 |
B/B/B/B/ FF | c/c/c/c/ EE | F/F/F/F/ GG | cB A ||
E | c/c/c/c/ Ac | fe c2 | a/e/c/A/ GA | df F2 |
B/B/B/B/ ^AB | gg g2 | f/f/f/f/ d/c/B/G/ | Aa ef/g/ |
aA c/A/B/c/ | FA E2 | c/A/G/A/ BA | f2 fa |
g/g/g/g/ ff | e/e/e/e/ dd | F/F/F/F/ cB | AE F |]
Adam Rennie Appreciation Week ~ "John Donald of Coullie"
& for the finale ~ 2/4 | G2 (3def | .g2 |]
Q: at 2 beats to the measure, 2/4, from a very relaxed 90 bpm to a manic 140 beats per minute...
Here are the two transcriptions, A & G, in 4/4 time:
X: 1
T: John Donald of Coullie
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: barndance
K: A Major
G2 |
AAAA G2 G2 | F2 F2 E4 | cAGA d2 B2 | F4 F4 |
BBBB A2 A2 | G2 G2 F4 | EEEE d2 d2 | c2 E2 E2 G2 |
AAAA G2 G2 | F2 F2 E4 | cAGA d2 B2 | F4 F4 |
BBBB F2 F2 | cccc E2 E2 | FFFF G2 G2 | c2 B2 A2 ||
E2 |
cccc A2 c2 | f2 e2 c4 | aecA G2 A2 | d2 f2 F4 |
BBBB ^A2 B2 | g2 g2 g4 | ffff dcBG | A2 a2 e2 fg |
a2 A2 cABc | F2 A2 E4 | cAGA B2 A2 | f4 f2 a2 |
gggg f2 f2 | eeee d2 d2 | FFFF c2 B2 | A2 E2 F2 |]
X: 2
T: John Donald of Coullie
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: barndance
K: G Major
D2 |
GGGG F2 F2 | E2 E2 D4 | BGFG c2 A2 | E4- E4 |
AAAA G4 | F2 F2 E4 | DDDD c2 A2 | B2 D2 E3 F |
GGGG F2 F2 | EEEE D2 D2 | BGFG g2 f2 | e4- e4 |
AAAA e2 e2 | BBBB d4 | EEEE F2 F2 | G4- G2 ||
D2 |
BBBB G2 B2 | e2 d2 B4 | gdBG FGAB | c2 e2 E3 e |
AAAA ^G3 A | f2 e2 c3 A | eeee c2 A2 | G2 g2 DGBd |
g2 G2 BGAB | E2 G2 D4 | BGFG AGFG | e4- e2 g2 |
ffff e2 e2 | dddd c4 | EEEE B2 A2 | G4- G2 |]
# Posted on May 12th 2007 by ceolachan
Adam Rennie Appreciation Week ~ more of his tunes
"Caddam Woods" ~ polka
Key signature: G Major
Submitted on February 13th 2003 by geoffwright.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1438
"Silver Wings Polka"
Key signature: G Major
Submitted on May 5th 2007 by nicholas.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7144
"Elizabeth Donald / Donald's Jig"
Key signature: G Major ~ & A in 'Comments'
Submitted on May 6th 2007 by ceolachan.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7146
"Mrs. Grace Bowie" ~ jig
Key signature: A Major
Submitted on May 6th 2007 by nigelg.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7147
"Bill Sutherland's March" ~ 4/4
Key signature: D Major
Submitted on May 7th 2007 by ceolachan.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7151
"The Merry Maids Polka"
Key signature: G Major
Submitted on May 7th 2007 by nigelg.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7155
"Innes Russell Of Perth's Strathspey"
Key signature: G Major
Submitted on May 10th 2007 by ceolachan.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7176
"Reverend Peter Fenton" ~ 4/4
Key signature: G Major
Submitted on May 10th 2007 by ceolachan.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7180
"Sir Torquil Monroe" ~ jig
Key signature: A Major
Submitted on May 11th 2007 by nigelg.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7183
"Kinclaven Brig" ~ 4/4
Key signature: G Major
Submitted on May 11th 2007 by ceolachan.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7189
# Posted on May 12th 2007 by ceolachan
& Bobby Brown ~ the Quartet's button accordion player
Extended appreciation, tunes by Bobby Brown:
"The Primrose Polka"
Key signature: G Major
Submitted on November 12th 2004 by ceolachan.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/3860
"The Brig O' Cally March" ~ 4/4
Key signature: A Major
Submitted on May 9th 2007 by ceolachan.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7167
# Posted on May 12th 2007 by ceolachan
Adam Rennie 1897 – 1960
A bit about the man, the musician, the band leader and composer
~ from the website "Box and Fiddle"
http://www.boxandfiddle.com/adam_rennie.htm
"A small boy watched fascinated as an old man played merrily on a fiddle at a Silver Wedding celebration in Coupar Angus. The year was 1906 and the boy was nine-year-old Adam Rennie, who, in later years, gained international fame as a violinist, composer and Scottish Country Dance Band leader. ~
~ The band were also in great demand south of the border and they once did a one thousand mile round trip which took them to Chelmsford, Essex to play for the Chelmsford Farmers Bachelor’s Ball in January, 1952. ~ "
# Posted on May 12th 2007 by ceolachan
Missing G Major 2/4 ~
Sorry, it seems the 2/4 G transcription, actually, in my opinion, considerably different from the A take, in the B-part in particular, was axed from the original transcript. Here it is for the comments ~
X: 1134
T: John Donald of Coullie
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: barndance
K: G Major
D |
G/G/G/G/ FF | EE D2 | B/G/F/G/ cA | E4 |
A/A/A/A/ G2 | FF E2 | D/D/D/D/ cA | BD E>F |
G/G/G/G/ FF | E/E/E/E/ DD | B/G/F/G/ gf | e4 |
A/A/A/A/ ee | B/B/B/B/ d2 | E/E/E/E/ FF | G3 ||
D |
B/B/B/B/ GB | ed B2 | g/d/B/G/ F/G/A/B/ | ce E>e |
A/A/A/A/ ^G>A | fe c>A | e/e/e/e/ cA | Gg D/G/B/d/ |
gG B/G/A/B/ | EG D2 | B/G/F/G/ A/G/F/G/ | e3 g |
f/f/f/f/ ee | d/d/d/d/ c2 | E/E/E/E/ BA | G3 |]
# Posted on May 13th 2007 by ceolachan
The main difference is the rise in the A-part, bars11 on... So, really, no huge differences, just variations on the theme...
# Posted on May 13th 2007 by ceolachan