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Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Country Dance, Slip/Hop Jig
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	9/8
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	David Young
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Bodleian Manuscript
Tune and/or Page number
Year of publication/Date of MS	1740
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
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Tune annotations

X: 1
T:Ragged Sailor
B:J.Johnson Choice Collection, Vol. 3, 1744
Z:vmp.Anne Wride 2014 www.village-music-project.org.uk
M:9/8
L:1/8
K:G
D | GAB g>fe dBG | ABd e2A A2B | 
G>AB g(a/g/f/e/) dBG |ABd B>AG G2 :|
|: g | ece dBd ece | dBd c2B A2g|
ece dBd e/f/ge | dBc B>AG G2 :|
W:The 1st Man set to the 2d Wo. & turns her
W:the 2d. Man does the same with the 1st Wo.
W:then the 1st Cu. cross over & make the figure of 8 with the 2d. Cu.
W:then they lead down the 3d Cu. and cast up again
W:then they set cross Partners always turning the cross Partner, after setting
W:then they lead out at both sides.

X:1
T:Ragged Sailor, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
N:Barred as it appears in the collection, however should be in 9/8 time.
R:Air
Q:"Brisk"
B:Oswald – Caledonian Pocket Companion, Book 2 (1760, p. 20)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
D|GAB (gf)e|(dB)G (AB)d|e2A A2B|GAB gfe|
(dB)G (AB)c|TB2A G2::d|(ec)e (dB)d|
c2B A2d|(ec)d (dB)d|(e/f/)ge dAc|TB2A G2:|]

X:1
T:Ragged Sailor, The
M:9/8
L:1/8
R:Country Dance 
B:James Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 3 (Glasgow, 1788, No. 469, p. 181)
N:”Humbly dedicated to the Volunteers and Defensive Bands of Great Britain and Ireland”
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
B|GAB gfe dBG|ABc e2A A2B|
GAB gfe dBG|ABc B2G G2:|
|:g|ece dBd ece|dBd c2A A2g|
ece dBd (g/f/e/f/)g|dAc B2G G2:|]

X:1
T:Ragged Sailor
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:Henry Livingston’s manuscript copybook, late 18th century
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G 
D | GAB gfe | dBG ABd | e2A A2B | GAB gfe | 
dBG ABc | B2TA G2 :||: d | (ece) dBd | ece dBd | 
c2B A2d | ece dBd | (e/f/)ge dAc | B2A G2 :|

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