Brothers (1) (The)
Tune annotations
X:1 T:Brothers [1], The M:C L:1/8 S:Aird - Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. II (1785) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G G2 Bd c2B2 | A2 BG F2D2 | G2 BG A2 cA | BdcB B2A2 | G2 Bd c2B2 | A2 BG F2D2 | G2 BG A2c2 | BGAF G4 :| |: Bdef gdcB | ABcd ecBA | G2 BG A2 cA | BdcB B2 AB | cdef gdcB | ABcd ecBA | G2 BG A2 c2 | BGAF G4 :||
X:1 T:Brothers [1], The M:4/4 L:1/8 R: S:The Buttery Manuscript (c. 1784-1820, No. 468) 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 K:G G2 Bd c2B2|A2 BG F2D2|G2 BG A2 cA|BdcB B2A2| G2 Bd c2B2|A2 BG F2D2|G2 BG A2c2|BGAF G4:| |:Bdef gdcB|ABcd ecBA|G2 BG A2 cA|BdcB B2 AB| cdef gdcB|ABcd ecBA|G2 BG A2c2|BGAF G4:|]