Blithe Have I Been

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Theme code Index	1H5 4H3H 1H5 61H
Also known as	Merrily Danced the Quaker, Merrily Kissed the Quaker, Merrily Kissed the Quaker's Wife
Composer/Core Source
Region	England
Genre/Style	English
Meter/Rhythm	Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of	C
Accidental	NONE
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/8
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Ed Harding
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Harding's All Round Collection
Tune and/or Page number	No. 159, p. 50.
Year of publication/Date of MS	1905
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Blithe Have I Been: Annotations

X:1 T:Blithe Have I Been M:6/8 L:1/8 B:Harding's All Round Collection, No. 159 (1905) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:C cde G2e|f2e edc|cde G2G|A2B c2z| cd2 G2e|f2e edc|cde G2G|A2B c2z:| |:c2e g2e|a2f g2e|c2e gag|e3g3| a2f def|g2e c3|cde G2G|A3 c2z:||

Blithe Have I Been: Annotations

BLITHE HAVE I BEEN. AKA and see "Merrily Danced the Quaker/Merrily Kissed the Quaker's Wife." Irish?, Jig. C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The title is from a song by Scottish poet Robert Burns, set to the tune of "Merrily Danced the Quaker."

' Harding's All Round Collection, 1905; No. 159, p. 50.