Ross Castle
X:1 T:Ross Castle M:2/4 L:1/8 R:March S:Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. II (1785) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G d/c/ | B2A2 | GG c/B/A/G/ | F/G/A/B/ A d/c/ | B2A2 | GG A/B/c/A/ | BGG :||: d/c/ | BGAD | GG c/B/A/G/ | F/G/A/B/ Ad/c/ | [GB]GAD | GG A/B/c/A/ | BGG :| |: (d/c/) | B/c/d/B/ A/B/c/B/ | GG c/B/A/G/ | F/G/A/B/ Ad/c/ | B/c/d/B/ A/B/c/A/ | GG A/B/c/A/ | BGG :|]
X:2
T:Ross Castle
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:March
S:Thomas Nixon Jr./Joseph Long music copybook (c. 1776- 1778, p. 22)
N:Nixon (1762-1842) was a 13 yr. old from Framingham, Ct., who accompanied his father
N:to the opening conflicts of the American Revolution at Lexington and Concord,
N:and who served as a fifer in the army until 1780.
K:G
d/c/| B2A2|GG c/B/A/G/|FA Ad/c/|B2A2 |GG A/B/B/B/G|BG G2:|
|:d/c/|BG AD|GG c/B/A/G/|FA Ad/c/|BG AD|GG A/c/B/G/|BG G2:|
|:d/c/|B/d/c/B/ A/c/B/A/|GG c/B/A/G/|FA Ad/c/|
d/f/e/d/ c/e/d/c/|GG A/c/B/A/ |BG G2:|]
X: 1
T:Ross Castle. HSJJ.108
M:2/4
L:1/16
S:HSJ Jackson,Wyresdale,Lancs.1823
R:Misc.
O:England
A:Lancashire
N:This tune is an anagram. Change the bar lines to some sort of triple
N:time to find the solution.
H:1823
Z:Chris Partington.
K:D
dc|"*"B4A4|G2G2 cBAG|FGAB A2dc|B4A4|G2G2 ABcA|B2G2G2:|!
|:dc|B2G2A2D2|G2G2 cBAG|FGAB A2dc|B2G2A2D2|G2G2 ABcA|B2G2G2:|!
|:dc|BcdB ABcA|G2G2 cBAG|FGAB A2dc|BcdB ABcA|G2G2 ABcA|B2G2G2|]
X: 1
T:Ross Castle
R:Hornpipe
O:England
M:3/2
A:Lancashire
B:Winder
K:G
dc|\
B4 A4 G2G2 | cBAG FGAB A2dc |B4 A4 G2G2 | ABcA B2G2 G2:|*
|:dc|\
B2G2 A2D2 G2G2 | cBAG FGAB A2dc|B2G2 A2D2 G2G2 | ABcA B2G2 G2 :|*
|:dc|\
BcdB ABcA G2G2 | cBAG FGAB A2dc |BcdB ABcA G2G2 | ABcA B2G2 G2 :|**