The Highland Man Who Kissed His Grannie
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
"The Highland Man Who Kissed His Granny", also known as "The Highlandman Kiss'd his Mother",<br> "The Highlandman Kissed His Love", "Around the World", "The Cavan Reel", "The Cottage in the<br> Grove", "Down with the Mail" and many other names is an Scottish and Irish reel in A Dorian<br> (most versions) or D Major (Doyle, Kennedy, Manson). The parts are played AB (Gow, Surenne),<br> AAB (Manson) or AABB (most versions).<br> "The Highland Man that Kissed His Grannie" is a member of a large and rather amorphous tune family in<br> both Scotland and Ireland. The earliest printing of the tune is in Robert Bremner's 1757<br> collection (as "The Higlandman kiss'd his mother").<br> It is similar to the Irish reel "The Gravel Walks".<br> Surenne, evidently finding the title a bit too risqué for early-Victorian sensibilities, edits<br> the title down to "The Highlandman". Charles and Samuel Thompson printed the tune as<br> "Jakie Stewart's Reel" in their Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite<br> Country Dances, vol. 2 (1765).<br> The Boys of the Lough really tear through this one. I have slowed the tempo down from 240 to 180<br> for clarity the melody. Play it as fast as you can.<br> It was printed in Boys of the Lough (1977),<br> Bremner's A Collection of Scots Reels (1757)(appears as "The Highlandman Kiss'd his Mother"),<br> Brody's Fiddler's Fakebook (1983),<br> DeVille's The Violin Player's Pastime,<br> Doyle's Plain Brown Tune Book (1997),<br> Gow's Complete Repository, Part 1 (1799),<br> Howe's Musician's Omnibus, No. 2,<br> Huntington's William Litten's Fiddle Tunes 1800–1802 (1977),<br> Kennedy's Fiddler's Tune-Book: Reels & Rants, Flings & Fancies (1997)<br> (appears as "The Highlandman Kissed His Love"),<br> Kerr's Merry Melodies, vol. 1 (c. 1880),<br> Levey's Dance Music of Ireland, 2nd Collection (1873),<br> MacDonald's The Skye Collection (1887)(appears as "The Highlandman Kiss'd His Mother"),<br> Manson's Hamilton's Universal Tune-Book, vol. 1 (1854),<br> Stewart-Robertson's The Athole Collection (1884)(appears as "The Highlandman Kissed His Mother"),<br> Surenne's Dance Music of Scotland (1852)(appears as "The Highlandman") and<br> Wilson's A Companion to the Ballroom (1815)(appears as "Highlandman kiss'd his mother").<br> It was recorded by Boys of the Lough on Piper's Broken Finger (1976).<br>
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