Back of the Change House

Find traditional instrumental music


Back of the Change House  Click on the tune title to see or modify Back of the Change House's annotations. If the link is red you can create them using the form provided.Browse Properties <br/>Special:Browse/:Back of the Change House
Query the Archive
Query the Archive
 Theme code Index    552H6 551H1H
 Also known as    Cuckold's Song, Hame Cam Oor Gude Man, Cùl an Taigh Osda, Cadger o' Crieff (The), Change Alley, Miss Ogilvy's Favourite
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland, Canada
 Genre/Style    Cape Breton/PEI, Pipe, Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    March/Marche, Reel (single/double), Strathspey
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    CANADA(Maritimes/English)
 Structure    AAB, AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Robert Bremner
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Scots Reels
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 93
 Year of publication/Date of MS    c. 1757
 Artist    Biography:Natalie MacMaster
 Title of recording    Compilation (A)
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    Rounder 7021
 Year recorded    1998
 Media    
 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Back of the Change House, The M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B:Bremner - Scots Reels (c. 1757) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D (B | TA>)FAf Te>dBd | TA>FAB (ded)B | TA>FAf TedB(f/g/ | a>)(A A)B (d2d) :| |: (g | Tf>)edf Te>dBg | Tf>efg a>baf | g>af>g Te>dBg | (f/g/a) A>B (d2d) :||


X:1 T:Back of the Change house, The M:C L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Slow" B:James Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 3 (Glasgow, 1788, No.583, p. 223) N:”Humbly dedicated to the Volunteers and Defensive Bands of Great Britain and Ireland” Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D B|T(A>F)Af Te>dBd|TA>F AB {B}d>edD|{D}FA Af/a/ (g/f/)(e/d/) {c}B>g|{f/g/}a>AAB {B}(d2d):| |:g-|f>edf e>dBg|Tf>efg a>bag|(f/Tg/a/).f/ (d/Te/f/).d/ Te>dBg|(f/g/a/)A/ A>B d2 d:|]


X:1 T:Back of the Change House, The M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B: Joseph Lowe - Lowe's Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Jigs, B:book 2 (1844–1845, p. 9) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D B|AFAf edBd|(AF)AB (de)dB|AFAf edBg|(f/g/a) Ac d2d:| g|fedf edBg|fefg abag|fedf edBg|(f/g/a) Ac d2 dg| fedf edBg|fefg abaf|gbfa edBg|f/g/a Ac d2d||


X:1 T:Cùl an Taigh Osda T:Back of the Change House M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B:William Gunn - The Caledonian Repository of Music B:Adapted for the Bagpipes (Glasgow, 1848, p. 2) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D B|AAAf edBd|AAAB dedB|AAAf edBg|1faef dedB:||2 faef d2d|| |:g|fedf edBg|fefg a>dag|fedf edBg|faef d2d| fedf edBg|fefg a>dag|fdaf edBg|faef d2d||


X:165 T:The Back of the Change House (Dance) O:No 165 William Clarke of Feltwell Z:Transcribed by M Humphreys May 2010 M:C L:1/8 K:D B| AFAf edBd|AFAB dedB|AFAf edBg| (f/g/a) AB d2z:|| g| fede edBa| fedf abag|fedf edBg| (f/g/a) AB d3 g| fedf edBg| fedf abaf|gafg edBb|afge d3||


X:1 T:Back of the Change House, The M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel S:James Goodman (1828─1896) music manuscript collection, S:vol. 3, p. 162. Mid-19th century, County Cork Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D B|AFAf edBd|AFAB dedB|AFAf edBg|faAB d2d:| g|fedf edBg|fefg abag|fedf edBg|faAc d2 dg| fedf edBg|fefg abaf|gbfa edBg|faAc d2d||


X:74 T:Back of Change. House Roose.0074 B:J.Roose, Manchester 1850 Z:Village Music Project 2019 Taz Tarry Q:1/4=140 M:C L:1/8 K:D B|AFAf edBd|AFAB dedB|AFAf edBg|aAAB d2 d:| |:g|fedf edBg|fefg abaf|gafg edBg|(3(fga) AB d2 d:|


X:0638 T:Back of the Change. Roose.0638 T:Back of the Change House M:C| L:1/8 Q:1/2=70 B:J.Roose MS, Manchester 1850 Z:Village Music Project, Peter Dunk 2019 K:D |:B|A>FAf e>dBd|AFAB dedB|A>FAf|e>dBg|(f/g/a) (AB) d2d:| |:g|f>edf e>dBg|f>efg a>bag|f>d{ef}g>f e>dBg|(f/g/a) AB d2 d>g| f>edf e>dBg|f>efg a>baf|g<bf<a e>dBg|(f/g/a) AB d2d:|


X:1 T:Back of the Change House M:C L:1/8 R:Country Dance Tune B:Elias Howe – Musician’s Omnibus Nos. 6 & 7 (Boston, 1880-1882, p. 620) B: http://ks4.imslp.net/files/imglnks/usimg/c/c7/IMSLP601433-PMLP562790-ONeill_Rare_Medium_M40_M8_v6.7_text.pdf Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D B|A>FAf Te>dBD|TAFAB TdedB|TA>FAf e>dBg|(f/g/a) (AB) d2d:| g|Tf>edf e>dBg|T(fef)g Ta>bag|f>d{ef}g>f Te>dBg|(f/g/b) AB d2 d>g| Tf>edf e>dBg|Tf>efg a>baf|g<bf<a e>dBg|(f/g/a) AB d2d||


X:2 T:Back of the Change House, The M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection (1884) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D B|AFAf edBd|AFAB dedB|AFAf edBg|f/g/a e>c d2d:| g|fedf edBg|fefg agag|fdgf edBg|f/g/a e>c d2 dg| fedf edBg|fefg abag|fdgf edBg|afge dedB||