Annotation:Drunken Drummer (The)
Tune properties and standard notation
DRUNKEN DRUMMER, THE. English, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody also appears in the c. 1780-1804 music manuscript collection of fiddler John Fife, probably from Perthshire, although he may also have made entries while at sea, as battles in the Caribbean and Mediterranean are mentioned.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Aird (Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs), vol. II, 1785; No. 170, p. 63. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; p. 114.
Recorded sources: