Rantin' Roarin' Willie (1)

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X:1 T:Ranting Roaring Willie [1] T:Rattlin' Roarin' Willie M:9/4 L:1/4 S:Henry Atkinson's original MS, Hartburn, N'umberland, 1694, no. HA.134 O:England A:Hartburn, Northumberland N:"Unedited". Many inconsistencies in the MS, but I have refrained from editing N:as it is a tune commonly found elsewhere. CGP N:See Matt Seattle's reconstruction http://www.folknortheast.com/learn/core-tunes/rattlin-roarin-willie H:1/4 Z:vmp.Chris Partington, Jan. 2004 K:D V:1 clef=treble name="1." [V:1] (B/c/)|A2D F2D (FA)B|cdc (cG)EG(AB)|A2D F2D (F/A/) |(B/c/) (d/c/)(d/c/)(d/c/)”^sic barlines”| (d/c/)(B/A/)(G/F/) A2(B/c/)|(d/c/)(d/c/)(d/c/) (d/c/)(B/A/) (G/F/) A2B|cdc (c/G/)E GAB|A2F B2A d2(c/B/)| ADF ECE D2||D|DA,D DA,D DA,D|EDE CEC (E/F/G)E|EA,D DA,D DA,D|FEF CFC F/G/AF| EDE CEC (E/F/)GE|A2F B2A d2(c/B/)| ADF ECE D2||A|d>ef f>ef d2A|c>de e>de c2A| cAB Adc/B/|A/D/F E/C/ED2||A|AFD AFD AFD|cGE cGE cGE|AFD AFD| dAF dAF dAF|dAF dAF dAF|cGE cGE G>AB|A2F B2A dc/B/| ADF FCE D3-|D2|] W:See notes re editing

X:1 T:Rattling Roaring Willy [1] M:9/8 L:1/8 B:David Young – “A Collection of Scotch Airs with the latest Variations” (AKA - The B:McFarlane Manuscript (c. 1741, No. 2, p. 2) F: https://rmacd.com/music/macfarlane-manuscript/collection/pdfs/rattling_roaring_willy.pdf N:The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland K:Amix f/e/|Tc2A Ac/B/A Tcef|g2d- dB/c/d/G/ d2 (f/g/)|Te2A Acx/B/A Tce2|af/g/a (ef)A Tc2e| a/g/f/e/f dfd ecA|Bgd eB/c/d/G/ d2f|ec/d/e/c/ (df)d (ea)e|(ca)c (Bg)B TA2:| |:f/g/|a>ef efA (ce)A|ge/f/g (dg)G d2f|e/d/c/B/A acA ecE|cae fde (ce)A| af/g/a (ef)A (ce)A|ge/f/g (dg)B (Gd)B|(Ae)c (df)d (ea)e|(ca)c (Be)c A2:| |:f/g/|af/g/a/A/ ec/d/e/A/ TcA/B/c/A/|dB/c/d/B/ ge/f/g/G/ d2f|ec/d/e/A/ fc/d/e/A/ TcA/B/c/A/| af/g/a/e/ fd/e/f/d/ ec/d/e/c/|Aa/g/f/e/ dg/f/e/d/ Tcf/e/d/c/|Bg/f/e/d/ eB/c/d/G/ dB/c/d/B/| TcA/B/c/A/ dd/e/f/d/ ea/g/f/e/|cf/e/d/c/ Be/d/c/B/ A2::a/e/|Tc2A Ac/B/A Ac/B/A|g2G GB/A/G d2(fg)| Te2A (ec)A (ac)A|fd/e/f/d/ ece Aec|af/g/a/e/ fdB ecA|Bgd GB/c/d/B/ dfd| ec/d/e/c/ df/e/f/d/ eae|fdf BeTc A2::f/g/|a/g/f/e/d/c/ BeTc AeTc|g/f/e/d/c/B/ GdB d2f| e/d/c/d/e/f/ eAc eAc|a/g/f/e/f/d/ ece Aec|f/g/a/e/f/d/ e/d/c/B/e/B/ Tc2A|B/d/g/a/g/f/ e/d/c/B/G/B/ d2f| e/A/c/d/e/c/ d/e/f/d/e/f/ ^g/e/f/g/a/e/|cac B=GB A2::f/e/|Tc2A A/B/c/d/e ecA|g2d- dB/c/d/B/ (Gg)B| Tc2A e/d/c/d/e (ca)e|fdf ec/d/e/A/ (ce)A|aAe fd/e/f/d/ (ec)A|(gB)e dB/c/d/G/ d2B| (ce)c dd/e/f/d/ (ea)e|(ca)c (Be)T^G A2::f/^g/|a/A/c/d/e/f/ e/A/c/d/e/f/ e/A/c/d/e/f/| g/G/B/c/d/e/ d/G/B/c/d/e/ d2f|e/A/c/d/e/f/ e/A/c/d/e/f/ e/A/c/d/e/c/|a/f/g/e/f/d/ e/c/d/B/c/d/ e/c/A/c/d/c/| a/f/g/e/f/d/ e/c/d/B/e/c/ A/e/c/d/e/f/|g/e/f/d/e/c/ d/B/c/A/B/G/ d2f|e/A/c/d/e/c/ d/e/f/d/e/f/ ^g/e/a/e/a/e/| cac BgB A2::a/e/|Tc2A ec/d/e Ac/d/e|g2d e/d/B/d/B/G/ d2 (f/g/)|Te2A ece Ece| af/g/a (ef)A Tc2e|a/g/f/e/f/d/ efB ceA|g/f/e/d/c/B/ G>dB d>fd|ec/d/e/c/ df/e/d/c/ Ba/g/f/e/| cA/B/c/A/ BA/^G/F/E/ A2::f/e/|Tc2e a/e/c/d/e/f/ eTcA|Bgd e/d/c/B/G/B/ d2 (d/4e/4f/)| (ec)d e/f/e/d/c/d/ (ea)e|(ae)c f/g/f/e/d/c/ (Be)Tc|A/a/c/d/e/f/ e/c/A/a/c/d/ e/c/A/e/a/e/| g/d/B/d/g/d/ e/f/e/d/c/B/ d2f|c/e/A/c/e/c/ d/f/B/d/f/d/ e/a/c/e/a/e/|f/c/f/e/d/c/ B/e/c/d/e/c/ A2:| |:f/g/|a/A/c/f/e/c/ f/A/c/e/c/A/ a/A/c/e/c/A/|f/d/e/d/c/B/ d/G/B/d/B/G/ d2f|e/A/c/e/c/A/ f/A/c/e/c/A/ a/A/c/e/c/A/| f/d/e/B/c/e/ c/A/e/A/c/e/a/e/c/f/e/d/|c/e/a/e/c/f/ e//c/e/a/e/ f/A/c/e/c/A/|B/d/g/d/B/d/ e/f/e/d/c/B/ d/B/G/B/g/B/| c/A/e/A/c/e/ d/e/f/B/d/f/ ^g/e/c/e/g/e/|a/e/c/a/c/a/ B/g/B/g/B/G/ A2::f/g/|aec Aae fA/B/c/A/| dBG Bgd GB/c/d/B/|TcAe aec Aec|fdf eB/c/d/B/ TcAE| (ca)e (ca)e (Ae)c|(Bb)g (dg)d (Bd)B|(ce)A (df)B (ca)e|f/g/f/e/d/c/ (Be)Tc A2:|]

X:2 T:Ranton Roaring Willy T:Rantin' Roarin' Willie [1] M:9/8 L:1/8 R:Slip Jig S:William Vickers' music manuscript collection (Northumberland, 1770, p. 78) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D V:1 clef=treble name="2." [V:1] B|AFD DFD FAB|cdc cGE GAB|AFD DFD FAc|ded F2G A2c| ded F2G A2B|cdc cBG GAB|d2A B2A dcB|AGF ECE D2:| |:B|def faf d2A|cde ege c2A|def faf faf|def faf d2A| def faf d2A|cde ege c2A|d2A B2A dcB|AGF ECE D2:| |:B|AFA AFA AFA|BGE BGE GAB|AFA AFA AFA|dAF dAF A2c| dAF dAF A2B|cGE cGE GAB|d2A B2A dcB|AGF ECE D2:|]

X:3 T:Rattlin Roarin Willie T:Rantin' Roarin' Willie [1] M:9/8 L:1/8 R:Slip Jig Q:"Allegro" B:Robert Riddell - Collection of Scotch Galwegian Border Tunes (1794, p . 3) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D V:1 clef=treble name="3." [V:1] B|AFD DG/F/E/D/ FAB|=c/B/A/B/c ECE TG2B|AFD DG/F/E/D/ FAc| d/c/b/c/d AFD A2 B/c/|d/c/B/c/d AFD FAB|=c/B/A/B/c ECE TG2B| AB/A/B/=c/ TB2A B^cd|AGF EcE D2||f|d2g fa/g/f/e/ dAB| =cdc cCc TB2A|d2g fa/g/f/e/ d2 f/g/|a/g/f/e/f da/g/f/e/ d2 f/g/| a/g/f/e/f da/g/f/e/ dAB|=cdc cCc TB2A|de/d/=c/B/ cBA B^cd| AGF EcE D2||B|AFD d/c/B/c/d AFD|E=CE cCE G2B| AFD d/c/B/c/d AFD|AFD BG/A/B/G/ A2B|AFD d/c/B/c/d AFD| E=CE cCE G2c/B/|A/B/A/B/=c B2A B=cd|AGF EcE D2|| (3G/F/E/|DA,D DA,D DA,D|E=CE ECE G2 F/E/|EA,D DA,D DA,D| ABA B/A/G/F/E/D/ A2 F/E/|DA,D DA,D DA,D|E=CE ECE G2 F/E/| AB=c TB2A B^cd|AGF EcE D2||B/c/|d/c/B/A/F d/c/B/A/F d/c/B/A/F| E=CE cCE G2B/^c/|d/c/B/A/F d/c/B/A/F d/c/B/A/F|d/c/B/A/F d/c/B/A/F A2B/c/| d/c/B/A/F d/c/B/A/F d/c/B/A/F|E=CE cCE G2c|B=c/A/B/c/ TB2A B^cd| AGF EcE D2||f/e/|d/e/f/g/a/f/ d/e/f/g/a/f/ d/e/f/g/a/f/|=c/d/e/f/g/e/ c/d/e/f/g/e c/d/e/f/g/e/| d/e/f/g/a/b/ a/g/f/g/a/f/ d/e/f/g/a/f/|d/e/f/g/a/b/ a/g/f/g/a/f/ c/d/e/f/g/a/f/| d/e/f/g/a/b/ a/g/f/g/a/f/ d/e/f/g/a/f/|=c/d/e/f/g/a/ g/f/e/d/e/c/ T2B2A| de/d/=c/B/ {d}cBA B/A/B/^c/d|AB/A/G/F/ EcE D2||F/E/|D>(F/D/F/) D>(FD/F/) D>(FD/F/)| E=CEGCE G2 F/E/| D>(F/D/F/) D>(FD/F/) D>(FD/F/)|A>BA B/A/G/F/E/D/ TA2 G/F/| D>(F/D/F/) D>(FD/F/) D>(FD/F/)|E=CE GCE G2 c/B/|A/B/A/B/=c B2A B/A/B/^c/d| AGF ECE D2||f/e/|df/g/a/f/ af/g/a/f/ df/g/a/f/|=ce/f/g/e/ ge/f/g/e/ ce/f/g/e/| Df/g/a/f/ af/g/a/f/ df/g/a/f/|df/g/a/b/ af/g/a/f/ Ta2B|df/g/a/f/ af/g/a/f/ df/g/a/f/| =ce/f/g/e/ ge/f/g/e/ {c}TB2A|de/d/=c/B/ {d}c.B.A B/A/B/^c/d|AGF ECE D2||

X:4 T:Rattling Roaring Willie [1] M:9/8 L:1/8 B:Complete Tutor Violin (c. 1815) Z:Dr. Evan Jones, 2005 K:A U:T=!trill! %%graceslurs false V:1 clef=treble name="4." [V:1] f | ecA ABA cef | (=g3 {fg}) BGB d2g | ecA ABA ceg | T(a3{ga}) ecA e2 f/g/ | {b}agf ecA cef | (T=g3{fg}) .B.G.B Td2B |ABA Tc2 A cea | cAc BGB A2 :| |: f | ecA acA ecA | B=GB gdB Td2 f | ecA bcA ecA | {b}agf ecA efg | {b}agf ecA cef |{b}=gfg BGB Td2 B | ABA Tc2 A cea | cAc BGB A2 :|]

X:5 T:Rantin' Roarin' Willie [1] T:The Mitford Galloway M:9/4 L:1/8 S:Bruce & Stokoe - Northumbrian Minstrelsy (1882) N:Researcher Matt Seattle remarks that Bruce and Stokoe's version N:is taken from Northumbrian piper Robert Bewick's c. 1835 manuscripts, N:although the "Northumbrian Minstrelsy" version s "a partial and, N:regrettably, careless transcription....(that) has since been widely N:copied along with its errors" [1] Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G V:1 clef=treble name="5." [V:1] e2|dcBABG d4 G2 Bc d2e2|=f2 gfed f2c2A2 c4 e2| dcBABG B4 G2 Bc d2 ef|efefge g2d2B2 d4 ef| gfefge g2d2B2 d2c2B2|c2B2A2=f2c2A2 cBcdef|g4d2e4d2 gfefge| dcBcdB c2A2F2G4||e2|G2 BcdB d2 BcdB G2 BcdB| F2 ABcA =f2 c2A2 c4e2|G2 BcdB d2 BcdB G2 BcdB| g2 BcdB d2 BcdB d4 ef|g2 BcdB d2 B cdB g2 BcdB| c2 ABcA =f2|c2 A2 cBcdef|g4d2 e4d2 gfefge|dcBcdB c2A2F2 G4||