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Theme code Index	41H1H1H 2H62H4H
Also known as	Ally Croaker, Ally Crocker, Alley Crocker, Alas my little bag, Hunters of Kentucky, O! The Shamrock, Stick the Minister (1), The Shamrock Cockade
Composer/Core Source	Biography:Lawrence Grogan
Region	Canada, England, Ireland, Scotland, United States
Genre/Style	English, Northumbrian/Borders
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Country Dance, Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History	ENGLAND(North East)
Structure	One part, AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Charles and Samuel Thompson
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances vol. 1
Tune and/or Page number	No. 79
Year of publication/Date of MS	1757
Artist	Biography:Rodney and Randy Miller
Title of recording	Castles in the Air
Record label/Catalogue nr.	Fretless 119
Year recorded
Media
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X:3
%
T:Ally Croaker
M:2/4
L:1/8
B:Thompson's Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1 (London, 1757)
Z:Transcribed and edited by Fynn Titford-Mock, 2007
Z:abc's:AK/Fiddler's Companion 
K:G
D|G2 G>G|GGGG|AGFG|ABcd|BGGG|GGGG|
A>GFG|A>Bcc|{Bc}d2 dd|dddd|edcB|A>Bcc|
{AB}c2 cc|cccc|dcBA|G>ABB|GGGG|FFFG/F/|
EEEF/E/|DD D2|c>ccd|{d}c2 BA|BGcA|TF2G2||

X:2
%
T:Ally Croaker
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Air
S:Henry Livingston's manuscript copybook, late 18th century
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G 
D | G2 G>G | G3G | AG FG | A>B cd | B>G GG | G3G | 
AG FG | A>B c2 | (B/c/)d2 dd | d3d | ed cB | A>B c2 | 
{A/B/}c2 cc | c3c | dc BA | G>A B2 | G>GGG | TF3 G/F/ | 
TE3 F/E/ | D2D2 | c>ccd | (c2B)A | BG cA | TF2 G ||

X:1
%
T:Ally Croaker
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Country Dance
B:Samuel, Anne & Peter Thompson – The Hibernian Muse 
B:(London, 1787, No.  106, p. 67)
N:”A Collection of the most Favorite Compositions 
N:of Carolan the Celebrated Irish Bard”
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
D|G2 G>G|GGGG|AGFG|A>Bcd|BGGG|
GGGG|A>GFG|{Bc}d2 dd|dddd|edcB|
A>Bcc|{AB}c2 cc|dcBA|G>ABB|
GGGG|FFFG/F/|EEEF/E/|DD D2|
c>ccd|{d}c2 BA|BGAF|TF2G2||

X:1
%
T:Ally Croaker
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Country Dance Tune
B:Campbell – 9th Book of New and Favorite Country Dances & Strathspey 
B:Reels (1795, p. 20)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion 
K:G
G2 G>G|G2G2|AGFG|A>Bcd|BGGG|
G3G|A>GFG|A>B c2:|{Bc}d2 dd|d2d2|
edcB|AB c2|{AB}c2 cc|c3 c|dcBA|
GA B2|G2 G>G|F2 GF|E2 FE|D2D2|
C2 c>c|{c}B2 Ac|BGcA|{FG}G2 G,2:|]

X:1
%
T:Ally Croker
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
Q""Moderato"
B:P.M. Haverty – One Hundred Irish Airs vol. 2 (1858, No. 181, p. 82)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Bb
f|dBBB B>BBB|(cBAB) (c>def)|dBBB B>BBB|(cBAB) (c>def)|
dfff f>fff|gfed c>dee|eeee eee>e|fedc (B>cd)z|
B3B A3A|G>GGG F2F2|e>eee d>d!fermata!dc|dBec (A2B)||

X:1
%
T:Allie Crocker
L:1/8
M:C|
K:D
Addc d2df|edcd ef ga|fddc d2df|edcB AGFE|
Dddc d2df|edcd ef ga|fddc d2df|edcd efge:|
|:fa a^g a3a|bagf efg2|Aggf g2gb|agfe de f2|
Addd dccc|cBBB BAAA|Aggf g3b|agfe d2d2:|

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