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Theme code Index	5534 6655
Also known as	Dydd cyntaf o Awst (Y), Frisky Jenny, Gallant Weaver (The), Glorious First of August, Weaver's March (The), Twenty-First of August, Tenth of June (The), Come Jolly Bacchus, Charles of Sweden, Liffey Banks (The)
Composer/Core Source
Region	England
Genre/Style	English, Welsh
Meter/Rhythm	Country Dance, Hornpipe/Clog
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/2
History	ENGLAND(Wales)"ENGLAND(Wales)" is not in the list (IRELAND(Munster), IRELAND(Connaught), IRELAND(Leinster), IRELAND(Ulster), SCOTLAND(Argyll and Bute), SCOTLAND(Perth and Kinross), SCOTLAND(Dumfries and Galloway), SCOTLAND(South Ayrshire), SCOTLAND(North East), SCOTLAND(Highland), ...) of allowed values for the "Has historical geographical allegiances" property.
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Daniel Wright
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Wright's Compleat Collection of Celebrated Country Dances
Tune and/or Page number	p. 61
Year of publication/Date of MS	1740
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X:1
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T:First of August, The
M:2/2
L:1/8
R:Country Dance
B:Wright's Compleat Collection of Celebrated Country Dances (1740, p. 61)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
A2A2F2 GA|B2B2 A4|BcdB cdec|fgfe d4:|
|:f2 gf e2 dc|dfed c2 BA|Bcde cdef|defg e4|
A2A2F2 GA|B2B2 A4|Bcd2 cde2|fgfe d4:|]

X:1
%
T:First of August, The
T:Y Dydd Cyntav o Aust
M:C
L:1/8
R:Country Dance
B:William Bingley - North Wales...delineated from two excursions, vol. 2 (1804).  
N:From a section entitled "Sixtenn Admired Welsh Airs" (p. 1)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:C
G>AG>F E2E2|A2A2 G4|AB c2 Bc d2|egfe e2 d2|
G>AG>F E2E2|A2 A>B G2G2|ABcA Bcdf|e2 [E2c2][E2c2]z2:|
|:e3e fedc|c2 c>d {c}B2 AG|ABcA BcdB|cdef e2d2|
G>AG>F E2E2|A2 A>B G2G2|ABcA BcdB|e2[E2c2][E2c2]:|]

X:2
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T:First of August, The
T:Dydd cyntaf o Awst, Y
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
B:Edward Jones - Musical, Poetical and Historical Relicks of the Welsh Bards, vol. 2 (1802, p. 104)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:C
(G>A)G>F E2E2|A2A2 G4|(AB)c2 (Bc) d2| egfe (e2d2)|
(G>G)G>F E2E2|A2 A>G G2G2|ABcA Bcdf|e2c2c3z:|
|:e2 (e>f) d2 cB|c2 c>d {c}(B2 AG)|ABcA BcdB|cdef (e2d2)|
(G>A)G>F E2E2|A2 A>B G2G2|ABcA BcdB|e2c2 c4:|]

X:1
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T:Y Dydd cyntaf o Awst
T:First of August, The
M:C|
L:1/8
N:”The tune is commonly danced in Wales as a Hornpipe.”
R:”A Hornpipe”
B: Edward Jones – The Bardic Museum (1810, p. 104)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:C
(G>A)G>F .E2.E2|A2A2G4|(AB)c2 (Bc)d2|egfe (e2d2)|
(G>A)G>F .E2.E2|.A2 A>B .G2.G2|ABcA Bcdf|.e2.c2c3z:|
|:e2 (e>f) d2 cB|c2 c>d {c}(B2 AG)|ABcA  BcdB|cdef (e2d2)|
(G>A)G>F E2E2|A2 A>B G2G2|ABcA BcdB|.e2.c2 c4:|]

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