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Black is the Colour of my True Love’s Hair

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Ailie Robertson has arranged the traditional folk ballad “Black is the Colour of My True Love’s Hair” for solo lever or pedal harp. Both an easier and a more advanced version are included. Scroll down for notes from the arranger.

This piece is available as a PDF download for $5.00.
(Includes early-intermediate and intermediate-advanced versions.)

Pages to print: 7 pgs.

Duration: 3:30

Description

Notes from the arranger

The beautiful love song, “Black is the Colour of My True Love’s Hair” is a traditional folk ballad, believed to have originated in Scotland, as it refers to the River Clyde in the lyrics. The folk tune made its way across the Atlantic, probably in the company of Scottish immigrants, many of whom settled in North Carolina and Appalachian America. The song was first collected by English folk music archivist Cecil Sharp who notated and recorded it during a 1916 trip to North Carolina, which he then published in his English Folk Songs of the Southern Appalachians (1917).

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Instrumentation	Harp Solo
Genre	Folk-Traditional
Composer	Traditional
Artist	Robertson, Ailie
Level	Advanced Beginner, Intermediate
Harp Type	Lever Harp
Nationality	Scottish