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Lament for the Death of Rev. Archie Beaton
Found in Lament_ArchieBeaton.abc
from the John Chambers abc collection
Additional comments:
Composed by John Muir Mason. The copyright for this tune is held by JDC Publications Limited, 36 West Portland Street, Troon, Ayrshire, KA10 6AB who have kindly granted permission for it to appear here (source: Rognvald Mason).
X: 1
T: Lament for the Death of Rev. Archie Beaton
C: J. Mason 1971
S: James Hunter Collection of Scottish Fiddle Tunes
Z: John Erdman <jperdman:agate.NET
N:
N: The Rev Archie Beaton was minister of Dundonald Parish Church, Ayrshire.
N: A champion of Gaelic culture, he died suddenly while acting as president of
N: An Comunn Gaidhealach at the Stirling Mod in 1971. The air was written by
N: John Mason, a native of the Orkney Islands now practicing law in Troon. He
N: is conductor of the Kilmarnock and Ayr Strathspey and Reel Society, and a
N: well known conductor at Fiddle Rallies.
M: C
%Q: 1/4=58
%P: Slow and pathetic
L: 1/8
K: G
Bc \
| d3 d {e}dc {Bc}BA | {F}G2 B2 D3 G | {EF}E2 {F}GE {DE}D3 B, | {B,}A,6 (Bc) |
| d3 d {e}dc {Bc}BA | {F}G2 B2 D3 G | {EF}E2 {d}cA {G}F3 D | {D}G6 :|
| {C}B,A, | G,3 B, D3 D | {Bc}B3 A {F}G3 E | {DE}D2 {F}GE {DE}D3 B, | {B,}A,6 {C}B,A, |
| G,3 B, D3 D | {Bc}B3 A {F}G3 E | {DE}D2 {F}GB, {A,B,}A,3 B, | {A,}G,6 {C}B,A, |
| G,B,DG Bdga | {ga}b3 a {ga}g3 e | {^c}d2 {ga}ge {^c}d3 B | {B}A6 (Bc) |
| d3 d {de}dc {Bc}BA | {F}G2 B2 D3 G | E2 {d}cA {G}FDCA, | {A,}G,6 z2 |]
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