Basket of Oysters (1)
X:1 T:Basket of Oysters, A; or Pady the Weaver [sic] M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Country Dance B:James Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 3 (Glasgow, 1788, No. 488, p. 188) N:”Humbly dedicated to the Volunteers and Defensive Bands of Great Britain and Ireland” Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Emin g|d2B BcB|d2B B2e|d2B BAB|G2E E2e| d2B BAB|d2B B2f|g2e af^d|e3 e2:| |:f|gfg abc’|bag fga|g2e efe|d2B B2f| gfg abc’|bag fga|g2e af^d|e3 d2:|]
X: 1 T:Basket of Oysters [1], A; or Pady the Weaver M:6/8 R:Jig K:Em g|\ d2B BcB| d2B B2e| d2B BAB| G2E E2e| d2B BAB| d2B B2f| g2e af^d| e3 e2:| |:f|\ gfg abc'| bag fga| g2e efe| d2B B2f| gfg abc'| bag fga| g2e af^d| e3 e2:|
BASKET OF OYSTERS [1]. AKA and see "Paddy the Weaver." English, Quickstep and Jig. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. There were a few tunes by this title in period manuscripts. "Basket of Oysters [1]" appears in Glasgow publisher James Aird's Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 3 of 1788 (188), wherein "Paddy the Weaver" is given as an alternate title.
Printed source: Aird (Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 3), 1788; No. 488, p. 188. Kidson (English Folksong and Dance), 1915; p. 30
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