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'''BASKET OF OYSTERS [1].''' AKA and see "[[Casey's Fiddle (1)]]," "[[Paddy the Weaver]]." English, Quickstep and Jig (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. There were a few tunes by this title in period manuscripts. "Basket of Oysters [1]" appears in Glasgow publisher James Aird's '''Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 3''' of 1788 (188), wherein "Paddy the Weaver" is given as an alternate title.
'''BASKET OF OYSTERS [1].''' AKA and see "[[Casey's Fiddle (1)]]," "[[Paddy the Weaver]]." English, Quickstep and Jig (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. There were a few tunes by this title in period manuscripts. "Basket of Oysters [1]" appears in Glasgow publisher James Aird's '''Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 3''' of 1788 (188), wherein "Paddy the Weaver" is given as an alternate title.

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BASKET OF OYSTERS [1]. AKA and see "Casey's Fiddle (1)," "Paddy the Weaver." English, Quickstep and Jig (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. There were a few tunes by this title in period manuscripts. "Basket of Oysters [1]" appears in Glasgow publisher James Aird's Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 3 of 1788 (188), wherein "Paddy the Weaver" is given as an alternate title.

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Printed sources : - Aird (Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 3), 1788; No. 488, p. 188. Kidson (English Folksong and Dance), 1915; p. 30

Recorded sources: -



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