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Theme code Index	3H1H1H5 3H1H4H3H
Also known as	Lads of Ayr, Lads of Air (The), Merry Lads of Air, Merry Lads of Ayer
Composer/Core Source	John Riddell of Ayr
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double), Strathspey
Key/Tonic of	C
Accidental	NONE
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/2
History	SCOTLAND(South Ayrshire)
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Robert Bremner
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Scots Reels
Tune and/or Page number	p. 15
Year of publication/Date of MS	1757
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X:1
T:Merry Lads of Air
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Robert Bremner - Collection of Scots Reels, Country Dances (1757, p. 15)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:C
f|edcA cGGf|edcA f2 (e/f/g)|edcA cGGc|(A/B/c) GE D2C:|
|:z|c2 g>a g>ede|c2 ga g2 Tf-e|c/c/c ga gede|f>g a/g/f/e/ d2d:|]

X:1
%
T:Merry Lads of Ayr, The
M:C
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
B:John Riddell – Collection of Scots Reels, Minuets & c. for the Violin (c. 1782, p. 10) 
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:C
g|{f}e>dcA cGGg|{f}e>dcA f2 (e/f/g)|e>dce (d/c/B/A/ c)G|A/B/c (GE) D2 D:|
|:e|c2 (ga) gega|c/c/c (ga) {b}Tg2 fe|c2 (ga) gece|(f>g) (a/g/f/e/) d2d:|]

X:2
%
T:Merry Lads of Ayr, The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:John Rook music manuscript collection (Waverly, Cumbria, 1840)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:C
f|edcd dGGf|edce g2 f>g|edcd cGGc|A/B/c GE D2D:||
c2 g>a g>ede|c/c/c g>a g2 Tfe|cega gece|f>g a/g/f/e/ d2 de|
c2 g>a g>ede|c/c/c g>a g2 Tfe|cega gece|faeg defg||

X:1
%
T:Merry Lads o' Ayr, The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Milne – Middleton’s Selection of Strathspeys, Reels &c. for the Violin (1870, p. 2)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:C
f|(ed)cd (cG)Gf|(ed)ce (fa)gf|(ed)(cB (cG)Gc|AcGE (D2D):|
e|(ce)ga (ge)de|cega g2 (fe)|(cg)ga (ge)ce|(fa)ge d2 de|
(ce)ga (ge)de|cega g2 (fe)|gega gece|fage (d2d)||"Last" z [Ec]|[E6c6]z||

X:3
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T:Merry Lads of Ayr, The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection (1884)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:C
f|eccB cGGf|ecce fagf|eccB cGGc|A/B/c GE D2D:|
e|cega gede|cega g2ed|cega gece|fage d2de|
cega gede|c/c/c ga g2ed|cega gece|fage defa||

X:1
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T:Merry Lads of Ayr
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Laybourn - Köhlers’ Violin Repository, Book 3 (1885, p. 236)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Amin
f|Oedcd cGGf|edce f2 (f>g)|edcd cGGc|(A/B/c) (GE) A2 A:||
d|c2 (g>a) gede|c/c/c (g>a) {a}g2 (f{gf}e)|cega gece|(f>g) (a/g/f/e/) d2 (de)|
~c2 (g>a) gede|c/c/c (g>a) {a}g2 (f{gf}e)|cega gece|faeg defg!D.C.!||

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