Miss Isabella Robertson’s jig

There are 3 recordings of this tune.

Miss Isabella Robertson’s has been added to 1 tune set.

Miss Isabella Robertson’s has been added to 11 tunebooks.

One setting

1

X: 1
T: Miss Isabella Robertson's
R: jig

M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmin
|:A|D/E/FD d^cd|AGF EFD|C2C c=Bc|GFE DEC|
D/E/FD fed|ed^c d=cB|AGF GFE|FDD D2:|
|:g|fad fad|bag afd|egc egc|agf ge|
[1c|fad fad|bag afd|^cde Aae|fdd d2:|
[2^c|def efg|fga gab|agf gfe|d3 d2||

Four comments

Miss Isabella Robertson’s

I first heard this on Green Ginger’s “Gang on the Same Gate” album, track 15, Leith Country Dance set. I just now stumbled onto it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8k9lOvB9yg&t=20s

Re: Miss Isabella Robertson’s

JC’s abc tunefinder file credits compser as “R. Mackintosh”.
Any idea of how old this tune is and first name of composer?

Re: Miss Isabella Robertson’s

Robert Mackintosh (1745-1807)

https://thesession.org/recordings/4126?tune_id=15156

Re: Miss Isabella Robertson’s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMCRmW6mkNU

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