Lord Harrington's Volunteers

X: 19
T: Lord Harrington's Volunteers
F:http://www.vwml.org/record/Skillerns1780/2277i/p10
%R: march, reel
B: "Twenty Four Country Dances for the Year 1780", Thomas Skillern, ed. p.10 #1
F: http://www.vwml.org/browse/browse-collections-dance-tune-books/browse-skillerns1780#
Z: 2014 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
N: The "||:." symbols have the 3 bottom dots in a line, rather than the common triangle.
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
K: A
|:\
ABcd | efga | gagf | e2z2 |\
ABcd | ecBA | dBAG | A2A,2 :|
|:\
EGBG | Acec | EGBG | A2A2 |\
EGBG | Acec | EGBG | A2z2 :|
|:\
fdfa | ecea | BdcB | c2A2 |\
fdfa | ecea | BdcB | A2A,2 :|
W:
W:  The 1st Lady Setts to the 2d Gent: turn to
W:the 3d Gent: & retreat back to her place .|. the
W:1st Gent: Sett to the 2d Lady turn the 3d Lady &
W:remain at Bottom :|. sett 3 & 3 top & Bottom sett
W:3 & 3 sideways .|: Allmand with the right & left
W:hands :|: the Lady half Figure at Bottom at the
W:same time the Gent: half Figure at top the Lady half
W:figure at top the Gent: at bottom .||:. Lead outsides :||:.
W:
T: Roxburgh House
%R: jig
B: "Twenty Four Country Dances for the Year 1780", Thomas Skillern, ed. p.10 #2
F: http://www.vwml.org/browse/browse-collections-dance-tune-books/browse-skillerns1780#
Z: 2014 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: D
a |\
d2A e2A | f3 d2f | efg fge | d3 A2a |\
d2A e2A | f3 d2f | efg fge | d3- d2 :|
|: a |\
agf fga | b2g e2g | gfe efg | a2f d2a |\
d2A e2A | f3 d2a | bag fge | d3- d2 :|
W:
W:  Cast off one Cu. and cross over the
W:next Cu .|. cast up one Cu: cross up to
W:the top :|. Lead down two Cu: up again
W:and cast off .|: turn your Partner with
W:the right hand turn with the Left hand
W::|:

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