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|f_annotation='''MERRY DANCERS, THE.''' AKA and see "[[Bonny Lass (2)]]," "[[Bonny Lass of Our Town]]," "[[Ellingham Hall]]." English, Scottish; Jig (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. The John Glen (1891) finds the earliest appearance of a melody by this name in print in Scottish collections in Robert Bremner's 1757 collection, though in also appears in the (James) '''Gillespie Manuscript of Perth''', 1768. As might be surmised the title "The Merry Dance" or "The Merry Dancers" was a popular one in country dance literature and many dances and tunes can be found with this name in England, Scotland and America. One American dance with this title is included in Clement Weeks' dance MS (Greenland, New Hampshire, 1783). "[[Bonny Lass (2)]] is the title by which the jig appears in the 1770 music manuscript collection of Northumbrian musician William Vickers. "See also "[[Ryan's Rant]]."  
|f_annotation='''MERRY DANCERS, THE.''' AKA and see "[[Bonny Lass (2)]]," "[[Bonny Lass of Our Town]]," "[[Ellingham Hall]]." English, Scottish; Jig (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. The John Glen (1891) finds the earliest appearance of a melody by this name in print in Scottish collections in Robert Bremner's 1757 collection, though in also appears in the (James) '''Gillespie Manuscript of Perth''', 1768. As might be surmised the title "The Merry Dance" or "The Merry Dancers" was a popular one in country dance literature and many dances and tunes can be found with this name in England, Scotland and America. One American dance with this title is included in Clement Weeks' dance MS (Greenland, New Hampshire, 1783). "[[Bonny Lass (2)]] is the title by which the jig appears in the 1770 music manuscript collection of Northumbrian musician William Vickers. "See also "[[Ryan's Rant]]."  
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|f_printed_sources= Aird ('''Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 1'''), 1782; No. 149, p. 52. Bremner ('''Scots Reels'''), c. 1757; p. 94. Hime ('''Forty Eight Original Irish Dances Never Before Printed with Basses'''), Dublin, 1804; No. 18.  Elias Howe ('''Musician’s Omnibus Nos. 6 & 7'''), Boston, 1880-1882; p. 605.  John Johnson (''"A Choice Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 3'''), 1744; p. 44.  Abraham Mackintosh ('''Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Jigs, &c.'''), c. 1797; p. 10.  Thompson ('''Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1'''), 1757; No. 181.  
|f_printed_sources= Aird ('''Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 1'''), 1782; No. 149, p. 52. Bremner ('''Scots Reels'''), c. 1757; p. 94. Hime ('''Forty Eight Original Irish Dances Never Before Printed with Basses'''), Dublin, 1804; No. 18.  Elias Howe ('''Musician’s Omnibus Nos. 6 & 7'''), Boston, 1880-1882; p. 605.  John Johnson ('''A Choice Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 3'''), 1744; p. 44.  Abraham Mackintosh ('''Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Jigs, &c.'''), c. 1797; p. 10.  Thompson ('''Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1'''), 1757; No. 181.  
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X:1 T:Merry Dancers M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:Bremner - (Scots Reels), c. 1757 p. 94 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G c | (B>AB) cGE | GAG G2c | T(B>AB) cGE| DED D2c | T(B>AB) cGE | GAG c2e | dcB c2B | AFD D2 :| |: c | (B/c/d)B GAG | (B/c/d)B G2c | (B/c/d)B GAG | (F/G/A)F D2c | (B/c/d)B GAG | (B/c/d)B c2e | dcB c2B | AFD D2 :| |: g | T(f>ef) gdB | gdB G2g |T(fef) gdB | AFD D2g | T(f>ef) gdB | def gdB | cac BgB | AFD D2 :|]



MERRY DANCERS, THE. AKA and see "Bonny Lass (2)," "Bonny Lass of Our Town," "Ellingham Hall." English, Scottish; Jig (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. The John Glen (1891) finds the earliest appearance of a melody by this name in print in Scottish collections in Robert Bremner's 1757 collection, though in also appears in the (James) Gillespie Manuscript of Perth, 1768. As might be surmised the title "The Merry Dance" or "The Merry Dancers" was a popular one in country dance literature and many dances and tunes can be found with this name in England, Scotland and America. One American dance with this title is included in Clement Weeks' dance MS (Greenland, New Hampshire, 1783). "Bonny Lass (2) is the title by which the jig appears in the 1770 music manuscript collection of Northumbrian musician William Vickers. "See also "Ryan's Rant."


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Printed sources : - Aird (Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 1), 1782; No. 149, p. 52. Bremner (Scots Reels), c. 1757; p. 94. Hime (Forty Eight Original Irish Dances Never Before Printed with Basses), Dublin, 1804; No. 18. Elias Howe (Musician’s Omnibus Nos. 6 & 7), Boston, 1880-1882; p. 605. John Johnson (A Choice Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 3), 1744; p. 44. Abraham Mackintosh (Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Jigs, &c.), c. 1797; p. 10. Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1), 1757; No. 181.






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