On the Fiddle from Scotland to Tasmania 1815-1863: Book Tunes
This is a sample: Selected tunes from the manuscript appear in “On the Fiddle”. The tunes listed below appear in “On the Fiddle” with sheet music and chords. For information about buying the book, please click here.
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The 65 Tunes Appearing in “On the Fiddle”
| Title in Laing Manuscript Comments in Laing Manuscript |
Time Signature | Page and Line Number in Laing Manuscript | Page Number in On the Fiddle | Common Titles and Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorell Waltz | 3/8 | 1 – 2 | 52 | None found |
| Sorell Wind Mill | 6/8 | 45 – 5 | 53 | None found |
| Gordon Street, Sorell | 4/4 | 39 – 6 | 54 | Mr. Compton of Compton Hall |
| Major Kirkwood 40th Regiment 1825 | 6/8 | 25 – 2 | 55 | The Breeches Maker Britches Maker Breeches Loose (2) |
| Brady’s Lookout in 1825 | 6/8 | 47 – 3 | 56 | None found |
| Quick Step of the 21st Fusileers | 6/8 | 30 – 2 | 57 | Quick Step Fusileers |
| Miss E. E. P. Reardon’s Quadrille by W. L. |
6/8 | 35 – 5 | 58 | None found |
| Miss E. E. P. Reardon’s Hornpipe | 4/4 | 38 – 1 | 59 | Bridge of Lodi |
| Mrs. G. S. Meredith’s Favourite | 2/4 | 44 – 2 | 60 | The Colosseum Kay’s Hornpipe |
| James Gordon, Forcett, Tasmania by A. L. |
2/4 | 13 – 4 | 61 | None found |
| Miss Emily Lakeland’s Hornpipe | 4/4 | 31 – 5 | 62 | The Clover Blossom |
| Miss Gordon’s Hornpipe by A. Laing |
4/4 | 23 – 5 | 64 | Miss Gayton’s Hornpipe Miss Gayton’s Dance Miss Grayton’s Hornpipe Miss Gaston’s Hornpipe |
| Mrs. Susan Thorne’s Waltz by A. L. |
3/8 | 5 – 1 | 65 | Beethoven Waltz [Village Music Project CJF.119, probably not by Beethoven] |
| Miss Mary Marshall’s Vaourite | 6/8 | 20 – 3 | 66 | The Lancers Quadrilles [Part 3] Country Dance [Village Music Project GHW.006] If the Life of a Man… [Village Music Project VF13.109] |
| Mrs. Robert Doctor, Valleyfield | 6/8 | 37 – 1 | 66 | Untitled Quadrille [John Moore book 2, page 45] |
| Iron Creek Pittwater | 4/4 | 31 – 3 | 68 | The Devil’s Dead |
| Orielton Park Pittwater | 4/4 | 27 – 3 | 69 | Brechin Castle |
| Major Laing of Burnside | 4/4 | 25 – 5 | 70 | The Marquis of Huntly The Marquis of Huntly’s Strathspey (1) The Marquis of Huntly’s Reel The Marquis of Huntley’s Reel |
| Lieutenant Governor Davey of Tasmania in 1815 | 4/4 | 30 – 1 | 71 | Steer Her Up and Had Her Gan Steer Her Up and Had Her Gaun |
| Lieutenant Governor Sorell, V. D. Land 1817 | 2/2 | 26 – 1 | 72 | None found |
| Sir John Franklin Near the North Pole | 4/4 | 25 – 1 | 73 | None found |
| Lady Franklin’s Reel | 2/2 | 25 – 4 | 74 | Countess of Sutherland (1) Countess of Sutherland’s Reel |
| Quick Step of the 46th Regiment | 6/8 | 41 – 5 | 75 | 2d Quick Step 42nd Regiment |
| Betsy Blinkworth at Newtown, V. D. Land | 6/8 | 17 – 2 | 76 | None found |
| The Richmond Lasses | 6/8 | 17 – 5 | 78 | The Lasses of Dunse |
| Mrs. D. Murphy’s Jig | 6/8 | 42 – 3 | 79 | None found |
| Miss Buscombe of Richmond | 6/8 | 14 – 2 | 80 | None found, duplicated with “Mrs. P. Manton New Norfolk” (page 14 line 4) |
| Mrs. G. Burns of Roslyn | 6/8 | 14 – 1 | 81 | Garçon Volage The Village Boy Quadrille |
| Captain Booth’s Strathspey | 2/2 | 26 – 5 | 82 | Lord Ramsay (3) |
| Richmond Park, Tasmania | 6/8 | 47 – 6 | 83 | None found |
| Humours of Bagdad | 6/8 | 42 – 4 | 84 | None found |
| Mrs. Champ’s Fancy | 6/8 | 18 – 4 | 85 | None found |
| Mrs. Champ’s Reel | 4/4 | 31 – 6 | 86 | The Mason’s Apron |
| Mrs. S. G. Laing’s Hornpipe | 2/2 | 18 – 1 | 87 | None found |
| Arthur B. Boucher’s Strathspey | 4/4 | 23 – 2 | 88 | Lady Jane Montgomery’s Strathspey [Partial] |
| Miss Ann Crocker’s Waltz | 3/8 | 4 – 3 | 89 | The Angiam Waltz [Village Music Project BF13.023] |
| Miss Victoria Laing’s Birthday 19/4/51 | 2/2 | 28 – 1 | 90 | None found |
| Victoria Laing’s Waltz | 3/8 | 1 – 4 | 91 | None found |
| Albert Laing’s Birthday 15/2/55 | 6/8 | 29 – 1 | 92 | Cacina |
| Albert Laing’s Waltz | 3/8 | 3 – 1 | 93 | None found |
| Tasmanian Waltz | 3/8 | 2 – 2 | 94 | None found |
| Lady Young’s Waltz | 3/8 | 5 – 3 | 95 | None found |
| Lady Young’s Hornpipe | 2/2 | 29 – 5 | 96 | Bridge of Lodi |
| Lady Elisabeth McQuarrie at New Norfolk 1812 | 4/4 | 27 – 1 | 97 | Mrs. Adie Mrs. Adye’s Miss Adye’s Strathspey |
| Miss Officer’s Waltz | 3/8 | 3 – 4 | 98 | None found |
| Dr. Huston’s Birthday 1813 | 6/8 | 11 – 2 | 99 | Cacina [A, B and C parts only] |
| Mrs. Huston’s Strathspey | 4/4 | 44 – 1 | 100 | Lord Seaforth Lord Seaforth’s Strathspey Highland Plaid |
| Miss Mary Huston’s Waltz | 6/8 | 24 – 1 | 101 | The Angiam Waltz [Village Music Project BF13.023] |
| Miss Annie Huston’s Waltz | 3/8 | 3 – 5 | 102 | Wertenburg Waltz [Village Music Project CJF.141] |
| Miss Annie Huston’s Strathspey | 4/4 | 42 – 1 | 103 | Miss Lyall |
| Mrs. W. A. B. Jamieson, Glen Leith, V. D. Land | 6/8 | 15 – 1 | 104 | The Merry Dancers |
| Miss Hawthorn’s Strathspey | 4/4 | 23 – 3 | 105 | None found |
| Quick Step Derwent Rifles New Norfolk by A. L. |
6/8 | 28 – 5 | 106 | Quick Step 4th Regiment |
| Dr. Moore on Parade with the Derwent Rifles | 6/8 | 32 – 5 | 107 | I’ll Tousle Your Kurtchy I’ll Tousle Your Kurchie |
| Lieut. H. Brown Derwent Rifles 1860 | 2/2 | 27 – B | 108 | Colonel McBain Colonel McBain’s Colonel McBain’s Reel |
| Miss L. Price’s Wedding at New Norfolk 24/1/61 | 6/8 | 17 – 1 | 109 | I’d Rather Hava a Piece than a Kiss of My Jo |
| Mrs. H. Brown’s Jig | 6/8 | 19 – 1 | 110 | None found |
| Mrs. William Downie’s Hornpipe | 4/4 | 24 – 2 | 111 | None found |
| Lachlan Village near New Norfolk | 6/8 | 45 – 4 | 112 | Dumfries House |
| Miss Harriett Wookey | 6/8 | 21 – 4 | 113 | The Opera Hat [Villa Music Project ST.24] |
| Mrs. Maria Lord at Lawrenny, Tasmania a Hornpipe |
4/4 | 27 – 4 | 114 | None found |
| Miss Harriett Taylor’s Reel | 2/2 | 25 – 3 | 115 | Miss Gibson Miss Gibson’s Reel The Cumberland The Cumberland Reel Una’s Lock (1) |
| Miss Clark’s Fancy | 2/4 | 38 – 4 | 116 | None found |
| Mrs. W. Clark Honolulu | 6/8 | 14 – 3 | 117 | Humours of Ballymanus |
| Miss Mary Stirling’s Hornpipe | 2/2 | 29 – 6 | 118 | Y Gelynnen The Holly Rhif Wyth |
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