Doon the Brae
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
"Doon the Brae", also known as "Down the Hill", "The Clans",<br> "Down the Brae", "March of the Clans", "The Old Crossroad" or<br> "Rocks of Brae" is a Scottish (originally) and Irish march in<br> 4/4 time and A Minor (Songer) or E Minor. The parts are played<br> AA'BB' or AA'B.<br> "Doon the Brae" ('down the hillside') is perhaps more commonly played in the<br> key of E Minor, although it appears in Martin Mulvihill's 1986 collection<br> ("The Old Crossroads") in A minor. It is sometimes heard as the accompanying<br> melody for the contra dance "The Grand March" and in New England it has<br> additionally been employed for the contra dance "British Sorrow".<br> In Ireland it appears under the alternate titles "The Old Crossroads" or<br> "The Clans / March of the Clans".<br> It was printed in Songer's Portland Collection (1997).<br> It was recorded by Rodney Miller on New England Chestnuts 2 (1981) (Appears<br> as "Rocks of Brae"),<br> Fennig's All Stars on Saturday Night in the Provinces (1975) and<br> Liverpool Ceili Band on Champions Twice (1965) (Appears as "The Clans"). <br>
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