Boatman (8)

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X:1 T:Boat man, The M:C L:1/8 B:Alexander Stuart – “Musick for Allan Ramsay’s Collection” (Edinburgh, c. 1724, pp. 38-39) F: https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/digital/collection/rbc/id/2978 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D V:1 FG|A3d A3F|(GF)(E>D) A3A|Bcde (fg/a/) gf|e4 E2 FG| A3d A3 (G/F/)|GFED A3A|Bcde cdef|d4 D2:| |:dc|BABc defd|gfed e2 AG|F2A2 de (fg/f/)|e4 E2 FG| A3d A3 G/F/|GFED A2 GF|GBAd cde(d/c/)|d4 D2:| V:2 clef = bass z2|D,2 A,G, F,2D,2|E,D,C,B,, D,E,F,2|G,2F,2D,2E,2|A,A,,C,E, A,,2 z2| D,2 A,G, F,E,F,D,|E,D,C,B,, D,E, F,D,|G,A,F,G, A,2A,,2|E,6:| |:z2|G,,2G,2F,2D2|EDCB, A,2C,2|D,E,F,D, F,2D,2|A,2 A,,B,, C,2A,,2| D,E,F,G, F,E,F,D,|E,D,C,B,, D,F,E,D,|E,G,F,G, A,2A,,2|D,6:|

X:1 T:Boat Man [8], The M:C L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Slow" B:McGibbon - Scots Tunes, book II, pp. 46-47 (c. 1746) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D F>G | A3d {B}A3 (G/F/) | (GF)T(ED) A3A | B>cd>e (f>g/2a/4 g)f | {f}Te4E2F>G | A3d {B}A3 (G/F/) | {E/F/}(GF)T(ED) A3A | (B>c)(d>e) f(g/a/) Ac | {c}d4D2 :| |: d2 |T(B>AB)c d>efd | {e/f/}(gf)T(ed) e2 (AG) | F2A2 (d>e)(f>g) | {f}Te4E2F>G | A3d{B}A3G/F/ | (GF)T(ED) A3 (G/F/) | G>BA>d (cd) {f}e(d/c/) |{c}d4 D2 :| |: F>G | A3 (B/c/4d/4) {B}A3 G/F/ | {E/F/}(GF)T(ED) A3A | B/(d/c/)(e/ d/)(f/e/)g/ (fg/4a/4 g)f | {f}Te4 E2 (F/G/TG>F/2G/4) | A3 (B/c/4d/4) {B}A3 G/F/ | (GF)T(ED) A3A | B/(d/c/)(e/ d/)(f/e/)g/ (f>g/2a/4) Ac | {c}d4D2 :: d2 |T(BA)(Bc) A3 (B/4/c/4d/8B/8c/8d/8) {B}A3G/F/ | {E/F/}(GF)T(ED) A3(G/F/) | (G/A/B/)G/ Ad T(c/B/c/)d/ {f}e(d/c/) | {c}d4 D2 :| M:6/8 L:1/8 "Quick"F/G/ | AdA FDA | (d/c/B/c/ d) AFD |TF>GA def |Te3E2A/G/ | (FDF) (AFA) | BGB T(cBA) | T(fed) A(dc) | d3D2 :: d/c/ | (Bc)A def | gfe agf | ecA EAc | A3!trill!G3 | FAd dAF | GBe ecA |T(fed) Adc | d3D2 :: F/G/ | AdA FDA | (d/c/B/c/d) AFD | F>GA (d/e/f/)(d/e/f) | e3E2A/G/ | (F/E/D/E/F/)D/ A/G/F/G/A/F/ | B/A/G/A/B/G/ c/B/A/B/c/A/ | (f/g/a/)(f/e/d/) Adc | d3D2 :: d/c/ | BcA d/e/f/d/e/f/ | g/f/e/g/f/g/ a/g/f/a/g/f/ | e/f/g/f/e/d/ c/d/e/d/c/B/ | Ace TG3 | (F/A/B/c/d) dBF | (G/B/c/d/e) ecA | f/e/d/f/e/d/ Adc | dAF D2 :||

X:1 T:Boatman [8] M:C L:1/8 B:Edward Riley - Riley's Flute Melodies vol. 1 (N.Y., 1814, No. 19, p. 5) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D FG|A3d (BA)(GF)|{EF}(GF)(ED) A3A|(B>c) (d>e) fdgf|Te4 E2 F>G| A3d (BA)(GF)|{EF}(GF)(ED) A3F|G2 (AB) A2 (ce)|{c}d4 D2:| |:(dc)|BABc defd|g2 (f>g) e3G|F2A2 (d>e) (f>g)|{f}e4 E2 F>G| A3d A3F|(GF)(ED) A3 (G/F/)|(G>B) (A>d) (c/d/e) (Ac)|{e}d4 D2:|]

X:1 T:Boatman [8], The M:C L:1/8 R:Air S:John Rook music manuscript collection (Waverton, Cumbria, 1840, p. 202) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G B>c|d2g2 edcB|A/B/c/B/ AG d3d|efga bc'/d'/ c'b|a4 A2 B>c| d3g edcB|cBAG d3B|c2 de d2 Tfe/f/|g4 G2|| g>f|edef gabg|c'bag a2 dc|B2d2 gabc'|a4 A2 B>c| d2g2 edcB|cBAG d3B|\ L:1/16 c4 d2e2 d4 Tf3e/f/|g8 G3||