Kiss My Lady (1)
Tune annotations
X:1 % T:Kiss My Lady [1] M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Country Dance Tune B:James Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 5 B:(Glasgow, 1797, No. 57, p. 23) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D A|d3f|e3g|fa a/g/f/e/|dddA|d3f|e3g| fa a/g/f/e/|d3z::zafa|zbgb|zgeg|zafa| zd'af|zbge|zfgf|dd !fermata!d2::A2 FG|AAAA| gzez|fzdz|c4|d4|bagf|ee e2::g4|g4| ggge|fffd|bbbe|ad'bg|fdec|dd d2:| |:A|dd/e/ df|ee/f/ eg|fa a/g/f/e/|dd d>z:| |:Aafa|Bbgb|Ggeg|Aafa|Fd'af|Gbgf| Afge|dd d>z::A2 FG|A2 AA|geed|fddd| c2 ce|d2 da|bagf|f2e::f|gg/b/ ge|ff/a/ fd| gg/b/ ge|ff/a/ fd|b2 bg|ad'bg|f2 ge|dd d2:|]
X:1 % T:Kiss My Lady (1) M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Country Dance B:William Litten's music manuscript collection (1800-1802) K:D A|d3f|c3g|fa a/g/f/e/|d/c/d/e/ dA| d3f|c3g|fa a/g/f/e/ ddd:| |:d|da fa|db gb|eg eg|fa df| dd' af|bg eg|fa a/g/f/e/|ddd:|| A|AG FG|AA Af|gg ge|ff fd| c2 ce|d2 da| ba gf|ee ef| Gg ge|Df fd|Gg ge|Df fd| bb bg|ab c'd'|c'/b/a/g/ fe|ddd||
X: 1 % T:Kiss My Lady. JC.159 R:Country-dance S:John Clare,Poet,Helpstone (1793-1864) N:A kissing dance with kissing in the first bar would give every N:incentive for the tune to linger a little, as here. CGP. N:No TS in MS. O:England A:Northamptonshire Z:vmp.P. Headford M:2/4 L:1/8 Q:1/4=100 K:Bb F2|\ (B3cB2d2)|c>dce|df f/e/d/c/|B/c/d/c/ B/A/G/F/|! BcBd|c>dce|df " qu"f/e/d/c/|BBB2:|! |:zfdf|zgeg|zece|zfdf|zbfd|zgec|zdfc|" qu's"B2B2:|! |:F2DE|FFFF|e2zc|d2zB|A4B4|gfed|AAA2:|! e4|d4|eeec|dddB|ggge|fbgf|dBdA|BBB2:|]
X: 1 % T:Old Kiss My Lady JBs.019 S:Jas.Blackshaw MS, 1837, N.Shropshire Z:Tony Weatherall 2006 M:2/4 L:1/8 Q:1/4=100 A:North Shropshire R:Country Dance K:C Gc ce|fd df|eg g/f/e/d/|cc' "*fc in MS"ge|\ Gc ce|fd df|eg g/f/e/d/|cc c2:|! |:c geg|c afa|c fdf|c geg|\ c c'ge|f afd|e/f/g/a/ g/f/e/d/|cc c2:|! |:g>f ef|ggge|f>e de|fffd|\ e>f ed|cBcc'|agfe|e2d2:|! |:ff/f/ fd|ee/e/ ec|fffd|eeec|\ "* not dotted in MS."a3g|abc'g|f/e/d/c/ e/d/c/B/|c4:|