Tune Req: Donald Dunn

Subject: Donald Dunn
From: Skipjack K8
Date: 01 Sep 00 - 01:01 PM

Can't find this one in the usual places. It's very Scottish, in the key of A.

Any ideas, comrades?

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Donald Dunn
From: Susanne (skw)
Date: 02 Sep 00 - 10:33 AM

Is this the same as Donal Don? My database says in that case the original title of the tune is O theid mi fhein, or Rob Roy's March. The song can be found in Robert Ford's 'Vagabond Songs and Ballads of Scotland' 1899-1900, though whether Ford has got tunes I don't know. - Susanne

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Donald Dunn
From: Pene Azul
Date: 03 Sep 00 - 10:28 AM

refresh

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Donald Dunn
From: Skipjack K8
Date: 04 Sep 00 - 07:07 AM

Suzanne, many thanks for the thought, and Pene for the lifebelt. Not only am I champion thread killer, I kill my own the quickest!

A funny thing happened at the Wootton First Sunday session, last night. Max the demon fiddler was blasting through a storming set of rigs and jeels, and my little chest puffed out as I knew each one that came up. The final tune was none other than Donald Dunn.

"Max", (Not that Max!) I cried "Donald Dunn?"

"No", replied he, "Roxburgh Castle"

So I had the tadpoles all along. I blame a band called the Glenshee Sound for labelling their CD wrongly. Sorry to have stirred up your grey matter, comrades.

Skipjack

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Donald Dunn
From: Susanne (skw)
Date: 04 Sep 00 - 07:23 PM

Couldn't they be the same tune? Many tunes are used for different songs and are known under diferent names. - Just a thought, I don't know anything about tunes ...