Basket of Oysters (1)

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 Theme code Index    7b67b6 7b63b1
 Also known as    Casey's Fiddle (1), Paddy the Weaver
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English
 Meter/Rhythm    Jig/Quadrille, March/Marche
 Key/Tonic of    E
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Aeolian (minor)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:James Aird
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Selection of Scotch English Irish and Foreign Airs vol. 3
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 488, p. 188
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1788
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Basket of Oysters, A; or Pady the Weaver [sic] M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Country Dance B:James Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 3 (Glasgow, 1788, No. 488, p. 188) N:”Humbly dedicated to the Volunteers and Defensive Bands of Great Britain and Ireland” Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Emin g|d2B BcB|d2B B2e|d2B BAB|G2E E2e| d2B BAB|d2B B2f|g2e af^d|e3 e2:| |:f|gfg abc'|bag fga|g2e efe|d2B B2f| gfg abc'|bag fga|g2e af^d|e3 d2:|]


X: 1 T:Basket of Oysters [1], A; or Paddy the Weaver M:6/8 R:Jig K:Em g|\ d2B BcB| d2B B2e| d2B BAB| G2E E2e| d2B BAB| d2B B2f| g2e af^d| e3 e2:| |:f|\ gfg abc'| bag fga| g2e efe| d2B B2f| gfg abc'| bag fga| g2e af^d| e3 e2:|