Annotation:Shire of Air
X: 1 T:Shire of Air M:9/8 L:1/8 K:GMin G2A B2c dcB |(A/B/c)A F2B (A/B/c)A| G2A B2c dcB |gGG G2B (A/B/c)A:| (de)d (cd)c (Bc)B|(A/B/c)A F2B (A/B/c)A|(de)d (cd)c (Bc)B|gGG G2B (A/B/c)A:|
SHIRE OF AIR/AYR, THE. Scottish, Country Dance Tune (9/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The piece can be found in the Bodleian Manuscript (in the Bodleian Library, Oxford), inscribed "A Collection of the Newest Country Dances Performed in Scotland written at Edinburgh by D.A. Young, W.M. 1740" (p. 39).