I Wish You a Merry New Year
X:1 T:I Wish You a Merry New Year M:6/8 L:1/8 S:Aird - Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. II (1785) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D A | A2d dcd | efe efg | fed g2f | f3 e2A | A2d dcd | efe efg | fed edc | (c3 d2) :| |: g | fga agf | efg gag | gfd d<gf | f3 e2A | A2d dcd | efe efg | fed edc | c3 d2 :||
X:1
T:I Wish You a Merey New Year
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:
S:The Buttery Manuscript (c. 1784-1820, No. 508)
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:D
A|A2d dcd|efe efg|fed g2f|Tf3 e2A|
A2d dcd|efe efg|fed edc|(c3d2):|
|:g|fga agf|efg gag|fed d>gf|Tf3 e2A|
A2d dcd|efe efg|fed edc |c3 d2:|]