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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Difficulty: Download includes Elementary/Intermediate and Intermediate/Advanced level arrangement

Key: A minor (levers like C major); no lever or pedal changes

Fingering suggestions: Yes

Length: 4 pages per arrangement

Duration: 3:30