Common Tunes Archive 2009 to 2019 - ABC Format

This link provides access to an archive of the SC&T Common Tunes from 2009 to 2019 in ABC notation.

https://www.scottishculture.org/assets/MusicSheets/SCaT-COMMON-TUNES-SPRING-2020-ABC-NOTATION.pdf

It can be saved with a '.abc' file extension if required by the ABC editor.

The tunes included in the archive are listed, by year, in the table below.

	SC&T COMMON TUNES ARCHIVE LIST 2009 -2019
YEAR	TERM	COMMON TUNE TITLES
2019	Q3/4	1. Castle Dangerous 2. Cooper’s Hornpipe 3. Duncan Gray 4. Maxwell’s Rant 5. Miss Sally Hunter of Thurston
2019	Q1	1. Kilchoman Mist 2. The Aird Ranters 3. John Keith Laing
2018	Q3/4	1. Paddy’s Hat 2. Donald’s Heel & Feather 3. Oatcakes at O’Clock 4. Farewell to Banchory 5. Ode to Ollon
2018	Q1	1. Scotland the Brave 2. Mairi’s Wedding 3. Atholl Highlanders 4. Scarce O’ Tatties
2017	Q3/4	1. The Muckin’ O’ Geordie’s Byre 2. Harvest Home
2017	Q1	1. Brenda Stubbert’s 2. High Road to Linton 3. The Hills of Lorne
2016	Q3/4	1. Far Frae Home 2. Jimmy Allen 3. Innisheer
2016	Q1	1. Out on the Ocean 2. Stan Chapman’s
2015	Q3/4	1. Lynne Houston’s 2. The Wilderness Brae 3. Miss Elizabeth Christine Dickson’s March 4. The Duke of Gordon’s Birthday 5. Claire’s Trip to Whangarei
2015	Q1	1. Dark Island 2. Lochanside 3. Road to Banff
2014	Q3/4	1. The Road to Aikey Brae 2. The Strichen Gala 3. The Hills of Lorne
2014	Q1	1. High road to Gairloch, 2. Kafoozalum, 3. Repeal the Poll Tax
2013	Q3/4	1. The Barrowburn Reel, 2. Brenda Stubbert’s, 3. Willafjord
2013	1	1. The Soldier’s Return,2. Highland Laddie, 3. John Murray of Lochee
2012	Q3/4	1. Cropies, 2. The Ale is Dear, 3. Tail Toddle, 4. The Rock & the Wee Pickle Tow
2012	Q1	1. Leaving Lismore, 2. Calum’s Road, 3. High Road to Linton, 4. Freedom Come All Ye
2011	Q3	1. Snug in a Blanket, 2. Captain Campbell, 3. Drowsy Maggie 3 The High Drive 4. Leaving Stoer 4. Snug in a Blanket
2011	Q1	?
2010	Q3	1. The Wind that Shakes the Barley, 2. The Muckin’ O’ Geordie’s Byre, 3. Loch Leven Castle 4. Bonnie Ship The Diamond
2010	Q1	1. The Bonawe Highlanders 2. Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine 3 Inchriach
2009	Q3	1. Rowan Tree, 2. Campbell’s Farewell to Redcastle, 3. Terribus
2009	Q1	1. Farewell to Nigg, 2 The Siege of Delhi, 3. Speed the Plough, 4. Swedish Walking Tune

The archive ABC files are provided specifically, on a non commercial, "fair dealing" basis for use by SC&T students as a learning/study resources. Any concerns regarding copyright should be referred to office@scottishculture.org.

The following link provides additional information on ABC notation: http://abcnotation.com/ ABC notation is a system designed to notate music in plain text format. It was designed primarily for folk and traditional tunes of Western European origin (such as English, Irish and Scottish) which can be written on one stave in standard classical notation. However, it has been used for many other types of music. Since its introduction at the end of 1993 it has become very popular: there now exist hundreds of thousands of tunes in ABC from a variety of historical & contemporary online collections.

One of the most important aims of ABC notation, and one that distinguishes it from most computer-based musical languages is that it is very concise and can be read easily by humans. In other words, with a little practice, it is possible to play a tune directly from the abc notation without having to process and print it out. The resulting compactness (- each tune is about the same size as a short paragraph of text -) and clarity make it very easy to notate tunes. Consequently, it can be easily emailed or discussed online or, if you prefer, just scribbled down on the back of an envelope.

There is now a vast array of software (mostly freeware or shareware) which can read or edit ABC notation. These can generally convert ABC notation to sheet music. Some generate playable midi files and allow transposition and provide other utilities. For more information on available software see: http://abcnotation.com/software