"Tweedside" genre: Baroque
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	Scottish air from Robert Bremner's 1758 'Instructions' for the Guitar, played on a c1765 Simpson of London wire-strung guittar.
	Label: mp3.com Credits: © David Kilpatrick May 2001
	Story Behind the Song The Edinburgh musician and publisher Robert Bremner published a tutor and tune book for the 'English guitar' or guittar, a small wire strung instrument similar to a mandolin or cittern, but with a delicate sound similar to a spinet or virginals. This is one of the better known Scottish tunes from this book, played exactly as written with some minor variations in phrasing and tempo (the tune is a song, and has been played here as if 'sung') and one minor deviation from the 'dots on paper'. In fact his version is not exactly the same as the tune written for fiddle or pipes, and it is difficult to avoid changing it when playing if you already know the song. Lyrics None are used, but the original song has several sets of words. I prefer Lord Yester's version - 'When Maggie and I were first acquaint I carried my noddle fu' hie Nae lintwhite above the green plain Nae gowdspink mair happy than me But I saw her most fair and I loo'ed I woo'd but I made nae great speed And now I must wander abroad And lay ma banes far frae the Tweed'. Noddle - head Fu' hie - full high, pronounced 'hee' Lintwhite - linnet Gowdspink - goldfinch Loo'ed - loved

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