The Haddington Assembly

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Johnson (1984) states the tune was composed by an anonymous fiddler undoubtedly in the autumn of 1787, to celebrate the opening of Edinburgh's South Bridge. The alternate title was a renaming of the piece by Nathaniel Gow, who dedicated it to a patron hunting or dancing organization.

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X:1
T:The South Bridge of Edinburgh
T:The Haddington Assembly
R:jig
N:Johnson (1984) states the tune was composed by an anonymous fiddler undoubtedly
N:in the autumn of 1787, to celebrate the opening of Edinburgh's South Bridge.
N:The alternate title was a renaming of the piece by Nathaniel Gow, who dedicated
N:it to a patron hunting or dancing organization.
B:Sharpe MS, p.223
B:Johnson "Scottish Fiddle Music in the 18th Century" 1984 #86 p.229
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
   B/c/ \
| "G"dBG G2B | "G"dBG "(D7)"A2B | "Am"ecA ABA | "D"f3 "C"g2e \
| "G"dBG G2 B | "D7"AFD D2c | "G"BdB "D7"cAF | "G"G3-G2 :|
|: d \
| "Em"g2 a bge | "D"f2 g afd | "C"ege "G"dBG | "A7"ABG "D"FED \
| "G"GBG "D7"A2 c | "G"BdB "C"c2 e | "G"dcB "D"AGF | "G"G3-G2 :|

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