Very interesting John, but they are a better fit with the other Highland Laddie derived from the Lass of Livingston. Because of the rhythm they'll naturally also fit a large number of other reels and Scots measures.
Before signing off for my late night birl practice it's worth reminding ourselves that techniques and styles evolve. The GHB A birl, which I have seen referred to as a 'Glasgow habit', is absent from the 19th C William Gunn collection from Glasgow, so it's maybe not as traditional as we ususally think, while our esteemed Chris Ormston has recently developed a D 'birl' for NSP. On Sat Jun 3 23:32 , [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent: >Not much help in playing the variations, but the words of this broadside >ballad fit Peacock's tune. > >_http://www.nls.uk/broadsides/broadside.cfm/id/15803_ >(http://www.nls.uk/broadsides/broadside.cfm/id/15803) > To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
