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|f_annotation='''BOATMAN [1]''' (Boate Man). English, Country Dance Tune (6/8 or 6/4 time). D Major (Fleming-Williams): C Major (Barnes, Chappell, Karpeles, Sharp). Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Chappell): ABB (Sharp): AABB (Barnes, Fleming-Williams, Karpeles). The air was first published (with directions for a country dance) by John Playford in the first edition of '''The English Dancing Master''' (1651) and again in his '''Musick's Recreation on the Viol, Lyra-way''' (1661), and it was retained in the series of editions of the '''Dancing Master''' through the 10th edition of 1698, published at the time by John's son, Henry Playford. A song to the tune was published by poet and playwright [[Wikipedia:Allan_Ramsay_(poet)]] (1686-1758) and published in his '''Tea-Table Miscellany''' (1724) and is titled "The Bonny Scot." It begins:
|f_annotation='''BOATMAN [1]''' (Boate Man). English, Country Dance Tune (6/8 or 6/4 time). D Major (Fleming-Williams): C Major (Barnes, Chappell, Karpeles, Sharp). Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Chappell): ABB (Sharp): AABB (Barnes, Fleming-Williams, Karpeles). The air was first published (with directions for a country dance) by John Playford in the first edition of '''The English Dancing Master''' (1651) and again in his '''Musick's Recreation on the Viol, Lyra-way''' (1661), and it was retained in the series of editions of the '''Dancing Master''' through the 10th edition of 1698, published at the time by John's son, Henry Playford. A song to the tune was published by poet and playwright [[Wikipedia:Allan_Ramsay_(poet)]] (1686-1758) and published in his '''Tea-Table Miscellany''' (1724) and is titled "The Bonny Scot." Anne Gilchrist<ref> <ref>, however, believes there was an original song, now lost (which may have been adapted by Ramsay). Ramsay's verses begin:
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''Ye gales that gently wave the sea''<br>
''Ye gales that gently wave the sea''<br>

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BOATMAN [1] (Boate Man). English, Country Dance Tune (6/8 or 6/4 time). D Major (Fleming-Williams): C Major (Barnes, Chappell, Karpeles, Sharp). Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Chappell): ABB (Sharp): AABB (Barnes, Fleming-Williams, Karpeles). The air was first published (with directions for a country dance) by John Playford in the first edition of The English Dancing Master (1651) and again in his Musick's Recreation on the Viol, Lyra-way (1661), and it was retained in the series of editions of the Dancing Master through the 10th edition of 1698, published at the time by John's son, Henry Playford. A song to the tune was published by poet and playwright Wikipedia:Allan_Ramsay_(poet) (1686-1758) and published in his Tea-Table Miscellany (1724) and is titled "The Bonny Scot." Anne GilchristCite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag.


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Printed sources : - Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes), 1989. Chappell (Popular Music of the Olden Times, vol. 1), 1859; pp. 308-309. Fleming- Williams & Shaw (English Dance Airs; Popular Selection, Book 1), 1965; p. 7. Karpeles & Schofield (A Selection of 100 English Folk Dance Airs), 1951; p. 18. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; p. 37. Sharp (Country Dance Tunes), 1909; p. 43.






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