S6 Old Favorites again, Robert Bremner 1.5 and 2 Jack Lattin Revisited and Robert & James Bremner and the Declaration of Independence
Tunes: Part 1.5: Bremner: The Grant's Rant, The Carle He Came O'er the Craft, Miss Blair's Reel William Dixon: Jack Lattin John Sutherland: Jack Latone O'Farrell: Jack Lattin with Variations and on Part 2: Robert Bremner, Loch Ness, Feg for a kiss, The Cross Well of Edinburgh & Watermen’s Rant, Open the Door to Three & Invercaul’s Reel, Straglass House. James Bremner (By Way of Francis Hopkinson), Lady Coventry’s Minuett Robert Millar: Lady Coventry’s Minuett, St. Paul’s. Misc: Wha Saw the Forty Twa Kerr: Wha’ Widna Fecht Levey: Milk the Churn/ Gliogar an Mheadair (Fig for a Kiss) Be sure to check out the Phenomenal Video from ITMA about The Story of Jack Lattin For Their Drawing from the Well Series. https://youtu.be/V_QMFkdSFuo You can also Check Out Edwina Guckian’s Youtube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfPuMrLhWjXydtXJnqss5QA 1750s Bremner’s The Grant’s Rant: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/105002999 Bremner’s The Carle he Came O’er the Craft: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/105002625 Bremner’s Miss Blair’s Reel: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/105002350 1733: William Dixon’s Manuscript is available here if you want to see the Border Pipe Setting for Jack Lattin: https://www.mattseattle.scot/product-page/the-master-piper-new-edition 1780s: John Sutherland’s Setting for Jack Latone: (link to download PDF, tune is on page 34) http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/musicfiles/manuscripts/sutherland/suth-pp-1-40.pdf 1790s: For O’Farrell’s Setting for Jack Lattin with Variations: I mostly Use the ABC notation From Paul Kinder on Traditional Tune Archive: https://tunearch.org/wiki/Jackie_Layton It is quite a bit different from the ABC notation from Black’s Capeirish website: http://www.capeirish.com/webabc/working/source.folders/ofnim/ofnim_table.html Artwork for this Episode from David Allan “An Edinburgh Watercarrier with a Woman Standing at a Fountain” From the National Galleries of Scotland: https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/8392/edinburgh-watercarrier-woman-standing-fountain?search=David%20Allan&search_set_offset=44 1757 Robert Bremner’s Loch Ness: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/105002614 1757 Robert Bremner’s Feg for a Kiss https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/105003109 Levey’s Milk the Churn (Fig for a Kiss) https://tunearch.org/wiki/Gliogar_an_Mheadair Lady Coventry’s Minuet with Variations by James Bremner As appears in Francis Hopkinson’s “Selections” https://www.loc.gov/item/2010563317/ https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/music/songinamerica/200187399/0022v.jpg The Book I was reading from came from: Anne McClenny Krauss, “Scotland and America in the Age of Enlightenment (Ediburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1990). You can Download the Robert Millar Collection on Ross’s Music Page: https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/music/index.html Robert Millar’s Lady Coventry’s Minuett can be found on this PDF Download (it is on page 15 of the PDF): http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/musicfiles/manuscripts/millar/pages65-80.pdf Robert Millar’s St. Paul Psalm can be found on this PDF Download (it is on page 6 of the PDF): http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/musicfiles/manuscripts/millar/pages17-32.pdf 1769 Robert Bremner’s Straglass (Strathglass) house: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/104993968 1769 Robert Bremner’s Cross Well of Edinburgh: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/104994078 1769 Robert Bremner’s Watermen’s Rant: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/104994023 Misc.: Wha Saw the Forty Twa: https://tunearch.org/wiki/Wha_Saw_the_Forty_Twa Davies: A bit closer to “Davies” but couldn’t actually find the setting in Davies when I went hunting: https://tunearch.org/wiki/Wha_Wad%27na_Fecht_for_Charlie 1880’s Kerr Marry Melodies, vol. 2: Wha’ Widna Fecht: https://tunearch.org/wiki/Wha%27_Widna_Fecht For the Words and melody I grew up with you can watch the Corries: https://youtu.be/yWkv_J9wRmg 1769 Robert Bremner’s Open the Door to Three: (Goes all the way back to 17th Century Playford) https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/104993968 1769 Robert Bremner’s Invercaul’s (Invercauld) Reel: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/104994045 Here are six ways you can support the show: You can support the Podcast by joining the Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/wetootwaag You can also take a minute to leave a review of the podcast if you listen on Itunes! 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