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WEAVER'S MARCH, THE. AKA and see "Charles of Sweden,” “Cheat (The),” “Cheat or Swing,” "Come Jolly Bacchus," “Coquette (3),” "First of August (The)," "Frisky Jenny," "Gallant Weaver (The)," “In My Cottage Near a Wood,” “Pretty Polly (5),” "Tenth of June (The)," "Twenty first of August." English, Scottish, March (6/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody, a trade tune associated with the weavers, was printed by James Aird in his Selections of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 1 (1782; No. 164, p. 60). He gave "21st of August" as an alternate title. Poet Robert Burns wrote verses to the march, a song called "Gallant Weaver (The)."

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-'''WEAVER'S MARCH, THE.''' AKA and see "[[Charles of Sweden]],” “[[Cheat (The)]],” “[[Cheat or Swing]],” "[[Come Jolly Bacchus]]," “[[Coquette (3)]],” "[[First of August (The)]]," "[[Frisky Jenny]]," "[[Gallant Weaver (The)]]," “[[In My Cottage Near a Wood]],” “[[Pretty Polly (5)]],” "[[Tenth of June (The)]]," "[[Twenty first of August]]." English, Scottish, March (6/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody, a trade tune associated with the weavers, was printed by James Aird in his '''Selections of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 1''' (1782; No. 164, p. 60). He gave "21st of August" as an alternate title.
+'''WEAVER'S MARCH, THE.''' AKA and see "[[Charles of Sweden]],” “[[Cheat (The)]],” “[[Cheat or Swing]],” "[[Come Jolly Bacchus]]," “[[Coquette (3)]],” "[[First of August (The)]]," "[[Frisky Jenny]]," "[[Gallant Weaver (The)]]," “[[In My Cottage Near a Wood]],” “[[Pretty Polly (5)]],” "[[Tenth of June (The)]]," "[[Twenty first of August]]." English, Scottish, March (6/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody, a trade tune associated with the weavers, was printed by James Aird in his '''Selections of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 1''' (1782; No. 164, p. 60). He gave "21st of August" as an alternate title. Poet Robert Burns wrote verses to the march, a song called "[[Gallant Weaver (The)]]."
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