BONNIE BANCHORY. Scottish, Reel. A Major. Standard. AABB. The melody was first published in Skinner's Hirn Collection, and composed by Skinner for his birthplace in Scotland. Skinner directs the tune be played for the dance the Circassian Circle. Hunter (The Fiddle Music of Scotland), 1988; No. 225. Skinner (The Scottish Violinist), pg. 46. Olympic 6151, The Scottish Fiddle Festival Orchestra - "Scottish Traditional Fiddle Music" (1978). Tradition 2118, Jim MacLeod & His Band - "Scottish Dances: Jigs, Waltzes and Reels" (1979).
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CIRCASSIAN CIRCLE, THE. English, Scottish, Canadian; Reel or Country Dance. G Major (Kennedy, Raven): D Major (Jarman): A Major (Kerr, Sweet). Standard. AABB. Jarman's version somewhat different. The Circassian Circle is a country dance; in the Carmichael district of Lanarkshire, Scotland, around the turn of the 20th century (1900) it was always the first dance of the evening. Canadians frequently have employed the tune "La Bastringue" to accompany it. Jarman, 1944; pg. 32 (appears as "The Circassion Circle"). Kennedy (Fiddlers Tune Book), Vol. 1, 1951; No. 1, pg. 1. Kerr (Merry Melodies), Vol. 1; No. 1, pg. 26. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 165. Sweet (Fifer's Delight), 1964; pg. 57. Tradition 2118, Jim MacLeod & His Band - "Scottish Dances: Jigs, Waltzes and Reels" (1979).
MISS PAUL. Scottish, Circassian Circle. A Major. Standard. AABB. Composed by the great Scottish violinist and composer J. Scott Skinner (1941-1927), from his Logie Collection. credited to J. Scott Skinner. Skinner (The Scottish Violinist), pg. 46.