Lester's Tune-a-Day

As it is St Andrew's day I thought Scotland the Brave (Scottish Gaelic: Alba an Aigh) would be apposite as it is one of several songs considered an unofficial national anthem of Scotland. X:93 T:Scotland the Brave M:2/4 L:1/8 R:reel K:G G2 G>A | BGBd | g2 g>f | gdBG | c2 e>c | BdBG | A2 d>e | dcBA | G2 G>A | BGBd | g2 g>f | gdBG | c2 e>c | BdBG | A2 G>F G2 fg || a2 a>a | af d2 | g2 b>a | ge d2 | g2 gg | f2 gf | egfe | dcBA | G2 G>A | BGBd | g2 g>f | gdBG | c2 e>c | BdBG | A2 G>F G4 |]

A tune French Canadian in origin but made popular in UK by Cutting and Woods. X:372 T:Polka Chinoise M:2/4 L:1/8 K:G gedB G2 GG|ABGE G2 GE|DGGE GGGA|BdBG Adef| gedB G2 GG|ABGE G2 GA|Bddd edBG|A2 A2 G4:|| K:D A2AA d2dd|e2ee f2 d2|A2AA g2gg|fdfe d4| A2AA d2AA|e2AA f2 d2|A2AA g2gg|fdfe d4|e4 f4|

AKA The Girl I Left Behind Me is a long-standing popular folk tune and song, dating to the late 18th or early 19th century. X:63 T:Brighton Camp M:4/4 L:1/8 K:G gf|e2 dc B2 GG|B2 G2 E2 D2|G2 G2 GABc|d4 B2 gf| e2 dc B2 GG|B2 G2 E2 G2|F2 D2 D2 EF|G4 G2:| dc|B2 d2 e2 f2|g2 d2 BA G2|Bc d2 e2 f2|g4 f2 g2| e2 dc B2 GG|B2 G2 E2 G2|F2 D2 D2 EF|G4 G2:

A fairly obviously Scottish tune but used by Eynsham Morris for the Figure of Eight. X:292 T:March Past M:4/4 R: K:G G4 G3 A | B2 A2 B d3 | G4 G3 A | B2 d2 A4 | G4 G3 A | B2 A2 B d3 | g4 g3 f | g2 B2 A4 || B2 d2 d2 ef | g2 d2 e2 d2 | B2 d2 d2 ef |g2 B2 A4 | B2 d2 d2 ef | g2 d2 e2 d2 | B2 d2 d2 ef | g3 f g2 A2 |

A Cajun style waltz by Rees Wesson. X:60 T:Bonsoir Bebe M:3/4 C:Rees Wesson K:F#Min c2 B2 A2 | F6 | AB cA Bc | BA F4 | c2 B2 A2 | F6 | AB cA Bc | e6 :|| f2 e2 c2 | e3 B ce | f2 e2 c2 | c3 B ce | f2 e2 c2 | B2 A2 B2 | c2 B2 A2 | F6 :||

A song by Stephen Foster. It was published in New York by Firth, Pond & Co. in 1854. X:185 T:Hard Times M:4/4 K:D D2 E2|F4 F2 E2|F2 A4 F2|E2 D2 D2 E2|F4 B3 B|A4 F4|E2 D2 F3 E|D8|D4 D2 E2|F4 F2 E2|F2 A4 F2|E2 D2 D2 E2|F4 B4|A4 F4|E2 D2 F2 E2|D8|D4 F2 G2|A6 A2|A4 ^G2 A2|B8|A8| d4 A4|B4 A4|F2 F2 E2 D2|E4 D2 E2|F4 F2 E2|F2 A4 F2|E2 D2 D2 E2|F4 B4|A4 F4|E2 D2 F2 E2|D8 D4||

Fanny Frail is the tune used for the Evesham stick dance a morris dance in the Welsh Border Tradition. X:1 T:Fanny Frail M:C L:1/8 K:D F2A2 G2B2 | A2de f2d2 | g2f2 e2d2 | c2B2 ABAG | F2A2 G2B2 | A2de f2d2 | gfed cABc | d2 d2 d4 || e2AA e2AA | g2f2 ecAA| g2f2 e2d2 | c2B2 ABAG | F2A2 G2B2 | A2de f2 d2 | gfed cABc | d2 d2 d4 ||