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Theme code Index	5231 5266
Also known as	Murcada Rocalloir, Cordal Jig, Five Hundred a Year, Idle Road (The), If I Had in the Clear, Jackson's Bouner Bougher, Land of Potatoes, Marsden Rattler
Composer/Core Source
Region	England, Scotland, Ireland, United States
Genre/Style	Contra, English, Irish, Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Country Dance, Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/8
History
Structure	AABB, AABBCC, AABBCCDD, AABBCCDDEE, AABBCCDEEFFGGHHIIJJ
Editor/Compiler	Robert Petrie
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Third Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances
Tune and/or Page number	p. 5
Year of publication/Date of MS	1790
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
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Tune annotations

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X:1
T:Morgan Ratler
C:Aylmore MS
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:D
d|: AGF EFG | FEF D2d | AGF EFG | B2c Bcd | 
AGF EFG | FEF D2A | def edc | B2A Bcd:|
|: d2e fdB | c2d ecA | d2e fdB | g2e fga | 
d2e fdB | c2d ecA | def ecA | B2A Bcd :|
|: D2d dcd | E2e ede | D2d dcd | B2A Bcd|
D2d dcd | E2e efg | agf edc | B2A Bcd :|]

X:2
%
T:Morgan Rattler, The
C:Trad., Irish?
S:Petrie's Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances &c., 1790
Z:Steve Wyrick <sjwyrick'at'astound'dot'net>, 2/28/04
N:Petrie's First Collection, page 5
L:1/8
M:6/8
R:Jig
K:D
B|: AGF  EFG|TFEF  D2B| AGF  EFA|TB2A Bcd | 
AGF  EFG|TFEF  D2A| def  edc|TB2A Bcd:|
|: d2e  fed| c2d  edc| d2e  fed|Tf2e fga | 
d2e  fed | c2d  efg | afd  ecA | TB2A Bcd :|
|: D2d Tdcd | E2e Tede | D2d Tdcd | TB2A Bcd | 
D2d Tdcd |  E2e  efg | afd  ecA | TB2A Bcd :|
|: TF3 AFD | TEFE TEDE | TF3 AFD | B2A Bcd | 
TFEF AFD | EFE  E2c | dfd cec | TB2A Bcd :|]

X:3
%
T:Morgan Rattler
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
B:Gow - Third Collection of Niel Gow's Reels (1792)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
B|:AGF EFG|(F/G/)AF D2B|AGF EFA|TB2A Bcd|
{B}AGF EFG|(F/G/A)F D2 f/g/|afd ecA|1 B2A Bcd:|2 B2A B2c||
|:Td2e fdB|Tc2d ecA|Td2e fed|Tf2e fga|
Td2e fed|cea ecA|afd ecA|1 B2c B2c:|2 TB2A Bcd|
|:FGF {G}FED|EFE TE2D|FGF FED|TBdB Bcd|
FGF {G}FED|EFE TE2f/g/|afd ecA|TB2A Bcd:|
|:D2z/d/ {e}dcd|.E2z/e/ efg|.D2 z/d/ {e}dcd|TB2A Bcd|
D2z/d/ {e}dcd|.E2z/e/ efg|agf edc|TB2A Bcd:||

X:1
%
T:Morgan Rattler, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
B:James Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 5
B:(Glasgow, 1797, No. 108, p. 41)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
B|AGF EFG|(F/G/A)F D2B|AGF EFA|B2A Bcd|
AGF EFG|(F/G/A)F D2 f/g/|afd ecA|1 B2A Bcd:|2 B2A B2c
|:d2e fdB|c2d ecA|df e2d|T2e fga
d2e fed|cea ecA|gfd ecA|1 B2A B2c:|2 B2A Bcd||
|:FGF FED|EFE E2D|FGF FED|BcB Bcd|
FGF FED|EFE  E2f/g/|afd ecA|TB2A Bcd:|
|:.D2 z/d/ dcd|.E2z/e/ efg|.D2z/d/ dcd|TB2A Bcd|
.D2z/d/ dcd|.E2z/e/ efg|agf edc|TB2A Bcd:|]

X:4
%
T:Morgan Rattler
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
N:"Allegretto"
B:Thomas Wilson - A Companion to the Ball Room (London, 1816, p. 88)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:F
c|cBA GAB|AGA F2A|cBA GAc|d2c def|
cBA GAB|AGA F2c|fef gfe|d2c def||
f2g afd|e2f gec|f2g a2g|a2g abc'|
f2g agf|e2f gab|agf edc|d2c def|
F2f fgf|g2g gab|agf edc|d2c def||

X:5
%
T:Morgan Rattler
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:Joshua Jackson MS
Z:C.G.P
K:D
|:AFE EFG|FEF D2B|AFE EFD|B2A Bcd|!
AFE EFG|FEF D2d|dcB edc|B2A Bcd:|!
|:dcd fed|cAc edc|ded fed|f2e fga|!
d2e f2g|agf edc|dcB edc|B2A Bcd:|!
|:D2d dcd|E2e ede|D2d dcd|BcA Bcd|!
D2d dcd|E2e efg|agf edc|B2A Bcd:|]

X:1
%
T:Morgan Rattler
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
B:J. Clinton – Gems of Ireland:200 Airs (1841, No. 175, p. 90)
H:Irish-born Clinton was a flute teacher for the Royal Academy, London
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
"Allegro"g|:O(dc).B (AB).c|(BA).B G2g|(dc).B (AB).d|(e2d) (ef).g|
(dc).B (AB).c|(BA).B (GB).d|(gf).g (ag).f|e2d (ef).gO:|
|:.g2.a (bg).e|.f2.g (af).d|.g2.a (ba).g|(c'b).a (bc').e|(f2g) (af).d|
(gf).e (dc).B|(AB).d (ef).g|G2.g (gf).g|A2.a (ag).a|G2.g (gf).g|
.e2.d (ef).g|G2g (gf).g|A2.a (ab).c'|(d'c').b (ag).f|e2d (ef).g:|]

X:1
%
T:Morgan Rattler
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
B:R.M. Levey – First Collection of the Dance Music of Ireland (1858, No. 17, p. 7)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
"Very Quick"e|d>cB A>Bc|BAB G2e|d>cB ABd|e2d efg|
d>cB A>Bc|BAB G2d|gfg agf|e2d efg:|
|:G2g {a}gfg|A2a {b}aga|G2g {a}gfg|e2d efg|
G2g {a}gfg|A2a {b}aga|bag fed|e2d efg:|]

X:1
%
T:Morgan Rattler
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
B:P.M. Haverty – One Hundred Irish Airs vol. 2 (1858, No. 114, p. 52)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
"Moderately Quick"e|d>cB A>Bc|BAB G2e|d>cB ABd|e2d efg|
d>cB A>Bc|BABG2d|gfg agf|e2d efg:|
|:G2g {a}gfg|A2a {b}aga|G2g {a}gfg|e2d efg|
G2g {a}gfg|A2a {b}aga|bag fed|e2d efg:|]

X:6
%
T:Morgan Rattler
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:O'Neill - Dance Music of Ireland 1001 Gems (1907), No. 257
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:C
c|GFE DEF|EDE C2c|GFE DEG|A2G ABc|
GFE DEF|EDE C2f|ec/B/c dBG|A2G ABc:|
|:c3 ecA|~B3 dBG|c3 ceA|afd efg|
c3 ecA|B/A/Bc dBG|~c3 BAG|A2G ABc:|
|:cBA BAG|cGF EDC|cBA BAG| A2G ABc|
cBA BAG|cGF EcA|GFE DEG|A2G ABc:|
||c3c3|ceg dBG|c>cc ceg|afd efg|
c3c3|ceg dBG|~c3 BGE|A2G ABc|
c3c3|ceg dBG|c>cc ceg|afd efg|
cde/f/ gfe|dec BAG|~c3 BGE|A2G ABc||
|:ceg ceg|ceg dBG|ceg ceg|afd efg|
g/g/ge f/f/fd|e/e/ec d/d/dB|c/c/cA B/B/BG|A2G ABc:|
|:GEE CEE|CEE CEE|GEE CEE|A2G ABc|
GEE CEE|CEE C2f|ec/B/c dBG|A2G ABc:|
|:c>d/e/f g2e|a2f g2e|c>de/f/ g2e|dBG ABc|
c>de/f/ gfe|dec BAG|c3 BAG|A<BG ABc:|
|:c>de/f/ gdB|cGE C2c|c>d/e/f/ gdB|dBG ABc|
c>d/e/f/ gdB|cGF EcA|GFE DEG|A<BG ABc:|
|:EDE C/C/CC|C/C/CC C/C/CC|EDE C/C/CC|A2G ABc|
EDE C/C/CC|C/C/CC C2f|ed/B/c dBG|A2G ABc:|
|:C2c cBc|D2d dcd|C2c cBc|A2G ABc|
C2c cBc|D2d def|gfe dcB|A2G ABc:|]

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