Ruffian's Rant (The)
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T:Ruffian's Rant, The
M:C
L:1/8
S:McGlashan – Strathspey Reels
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
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T:Ruffan’s Rant, The
T:Roy’s Wife
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:
S:The Buttery Manuscript (c. 1784-1820, No. 477)
N:John Buttery (1784-1854) joined the 34th Regiment in Lincoln,
N:Lincolnshire, England, in 1797 and served as a fifer until discharged in
N:1814. His large ms. contains marches, duty calls, dance tunes and airs.
N:EASMES identifies this as the Fife MS. and suggests a date of 1780, see
N: https://www.cdss.org/elibrary/Easmes/Index.htm
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
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T:Ruffian's Rant, The
M:C
L:1/8
B:Davie's Caledonian Repository (Aberdeen, 1829-30, p. 10)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
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T:Ruffians’ Rant, The
M:C
L:1/16
R:”Scotch Reel”
B:Coes Album of Jigs and Reels, something new, for professional and amateur violinists,
B:leaders of orchestras, quadrille bands, and clog, reel and jig dancers; consisting of a
B:Grand Collection of entirely New and Original Clog-Hornpipes, Reels, jigs,
B:Scotch Reels, Irish Reels and Jigs, Waltzes, Walk-Arounds, etc. (1876, p. 60)
N:Coes performed with the San Francisco Minstrels in California from 1852 to 1859.
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
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