the Follies of a Day

X: 21
T: the Follies of a Day
F:http://www.vwml.org/record/Button1818/2292c/p11
B: "Le Sylphe, Twenty Four Country Dances with Figures for the Year 1818", Button & Whitaker, p.11 #1
F: http://www.vwml.org/browse/browse-collections-dance-tune-books/browse-button1818
Z: 2014 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
N: The Figures by Mr WILSON.
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
K: G
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|:\
g2Bd | (gb).a.g | f2(df) | (ac').b.a |\
g2Bd | (gb).a.g | (fa)(df) | g4z2 :|
|:\
gz fz | gz ^gz | a3=g fedc |\
Bdg2 | cea2 | (gf).e.f | g2z2 :|
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W: SINGLE FIGURE        (Each strain repeated)
W:
W:The 1st Lady & 2d Gent change places & set 1st Gent: & 2d Lady do same
W:and back |: cross over one Cu: & half figure round 3d Cu: |: .
W:
W: OR THUS
W:
W:Hands across quite round with 2d Cu: & back again |:
W:down the mid: up again & lead round the top Cu: |: .
W:
T: the Mad Dog
%R: reel
B: "Le Sylphe, Twenty Four Country Dances with Figures for the Year 1818", Button & Whitaker, p.11 #2
F: http://www.vwml.org/browse/browse-collections-dance-tune-books/browse-button1818
Z: 2014 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
N: The Figures by Mr WILSON.
M: 2/4
L: 1/16
K: D
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[|\
f2fa gfge | f2fa gfge | fd~d2 fd~d2 | cdef ecBA |
f2fa gfge | f2fa gfge | fedc  Bgec  | dcde d4  |]
[|\
c3d ecBA | e3f gedc | dfaa afed | dfaa afed |
c3d ecBA | e3f gedc | dfaa agec | dcde d4  |]
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W: SINGLE FIGURE        (Tune play'd straight thro')
W:
W:Whole figure at top |. lead down the middle
W:up again & half poussette with top Cu: |. .
W:
W: DOUBLE FIGURE        (Each strain repeated)
W:
W:Set & half right & left with 2d Cu: set & back again |. cross over 2 Cu: |:
W:cross up one Cu: half figure round the top Cu: |. & lead outsides |: .
W:

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