Merry Scot. Ru1.031, The

X:31
T:Merry Scot. Ru1.031, The
F:http://www.vwml.org/record/RutherfordVol1/2248/p16
Z:Transcription by Village Music Project, Steve Mansfield July 2015
F:http://www.village-music-project.org.uk/F:http://www.vwml.org/record/RutherfordVol1/2248/p16
L:1/4
W:The first Man set to the 2d Wo. & turn her .| The 1st
W:Wo. do the same with the 2d Man :| Cross over two
W:Couples lead up to the Top foor it & cast off :||: Foot it
W:Corners & turn :|| Lead out Sides & turn :|
Q:2/4=90
N:NB DFE/D/ in Mss, F2 by transcriber to balance bar lengths
N:NB2 Dd2 in Mss, d3 by transcriber to balance bar lengths
N:Tune as notated does not work any better with an alternate time signature
K:D
|:"NB"DF2 E/D/ | Ad2 c/B/ | AE2 F | G/A/B2 c |
dB AF | GE g2 | BG FE | "NB2"Dd3 :|
|: f2 ag/f/ | eA2 A | B2 dc/B/ | AF2 E/F/ |
GG/A/ BB/c/ | dB g2 | BG FE | "NB2"Dd3 :|
T:New Tambourin. Ru1.032, The
B:Rutherford's Country Dances Vol 1, 1756
Z:village music project, Steve Mansfield July 2015
T:Bagpipers,aka. Ru1.032
M:C|
L:1/4
W:Cast off one Cou. & cross over below the 3d Cou. .|
W:Cast up & cross up into your own Places :| Cross
W:over & half Figure Right Hand & Left :|
Q:2/4=90
N:Bars 1-10 bear strong similarities to 'Bagpipers' from William Mittell Mss (1799)
K:D
|:A | B/c/d dc | B2 A2 | BA Bc | d/c/d/e/ dA |
B/c/d dc | B2 A2 | BA Bc | d3 :|
|: e | f/g/a ag | f2 eg | f2 eg | f/g/a/f/ ee |
f/g/a ag | f2 eg | f2 e2 | d3 :|

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