AWA' WHIGS AWA'. Scottish, Air. The tune was played by a Highland piper in Claverhouse's army at the Battle of Bothwell Bridge in an attempt to rally his fellow troops. In brave Highland style he paraded along the banks of the Clyde until he finally fell in the river mortally wounded and drowned.
BANKS OF CLYDE, THE [1]. Scottish, Strathspey. A Mixolydian. Standard. ABB'. Pipe tune from Ross's collection. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 11.
T:Banks of Clyde, The [1]
L:1/8
M:C
S:Skye Collection
K:A Mix
a|c>AA>c A>AA>d|c>AA>e a>fe>d|c>AA>c A>AA>d|B>GG>B g>Bd>B|
c>AA>c A>AA>d|c>AA>e a/g/f/e/ a>e|c>AA>c c<ece|B>GG>B g>Bd>B||
=c<e g>e a>eg>e|=c>eg>e daa>e|1 =c<e g>e a>eg>f|e>Ag>d B<Gd>B:|2
=c<e g>a g>ef>d|e>Ag>d BG d||
BANKS OF CLYDE, THE [2]. English, Jig. England, Northumberland. B Flat Major. Standard. AABB. Vickers' original spelling of 'Clyde' was 'Cloyd'. Seattle (William Vickers), 1987, Part 3; No. 476.
BANKS OF CLYDE, THE [3]. Scottish, Highland Schottische. G Major. Standard. AAB. Kerr (Merry Melodies), Vol. 3; No. 19, pg. 20.
BONNY BANKS OF CLYDE, THE. Scottish. John Glen (1891) finds the tune first printed in John Riddell's 1754 collection (pg. 54).