Toby Rider wrote: > Just the idea of 3/2 makes me scratch my head and furrow my brow :-) > I take it that the 3/2 tunes were primarily Northumbrian/borders > phenomenon?
Yes and no Toby, see the rest of my post. Surviving Scottish examples are mainly in song versions - The Dusty Miller, Wee Willy Gray, Ay Waukin O (this often in 4/4, but sometimes 3/2). Also I think Battlefield Band recorded Presbyterian Hornpipe. There are lots of other Scottish examples in mss and old printed books, some of them are v interesting with quite radical syncopation. Dusty Miller and Go To Berwick Johnny are the ones which crop up most, and with Lads of Alnwick are still common in Northumbrian sessions. They're not really alien sounding, and they motor! Cheers Matt Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
