A tune used for a morris dance from Adderbury. Originally a old Scottish folk song written by Dora Jordan an English actress and writer. First published in 1801.
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T:Blue Bells of Scotland
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I wonder how many Scots would consider something written by "an English actress and writer" to be "an old Scottish folk song"?
ReplyDeleteI'm not a Scot, btw. ;-)