According to Burns Scotland website, the tune is probably by Major William Logan (d. 1819)
Locations in Harold's Library
- The Robert Burns Song Book (low and medium voices) (book) with the title "Sweet Afton"
- Credits: Tom McCourt (arranger)
- Instrumentation: voice • piano
- Key: Eb
- Time signature: 3/4
- Metronome marking: 4=66
- Seventy Scottish Songs (book) with the title "Flow gently, sweet Afton"
- page 42
- Credits: Helen Hopekirk (arranger)
- Instrumentation: voice • piano
- Key: F
- Time signature: 3/4
- Tempo indication: Tenderly and tranquilly
This work has the following connections with other works:
- Afton Water (Alexander Hume) • alternative tunes
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