The Ravenscroft Repository of Bardic Goodness

Courage to the Cottar

An odd title for an odd little tune. I wrote this for my husband to play on his low D penny whistle. When he asked what it was called, "Courage to the Cottar" was the first thing that came to mind. A cottar is a peasant farmer who works a piece of land in exchange for the use of a cottage. There's no deep, hidden meaning to it.

Here's the sheet music, for "Courage to the Cottar", in the key of G.

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