Tune Req: Braes of Strathblane

Subject: Braes of Strathblane-Tune please
From: RobbieWilson
Date: 09 Dec 04 - 05:42 PM

I have just found a 19th century broadsheet ballad calle maggie Bell's Lament from my home town of Barrhead, near Glasgow. It says to the tune of The Braes of Strathblane. Can anyone point me at this tune or another song to the same tune?
thanks
Robbie

Subject: RE: Braes of Strathblane-Tune please
From: MartinRyan
Date: 09 Dec 04 - 06:25 PM

Robbie

A Google search on "Braes of Strathblane" turns up a few hits worth investigating.

Regards

Subject: RE: Braes of Strathblane-Tune please
From: MartinRyan
Date: 09 Dec 04 - 06:27 PM

...and closer to home...

Click here.

Regards

Subject: RE: Braes of Strathblane-Tune please
From: BB
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 05:59 PM

The dots are in Kidson's 'Traditional Tunes', and a quite strange melody it is, too - we could never agree what mode it was in when we tried to accompany it. Beautiful though.

Barbara