X: 1
T:Repley's Delight,or... . Ru1.191
B:Rutherford's Country Dances Vol 1, 1756
Z:village music project, Steve Mansfield July 2015
T:Drunken Parson. Ru1.191, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
W:The first Couple casts of[f] and turns .|
W:Cast up again and turn :| Gallop Down
W:and up again foot it and cast of[f] .|.
W:right hand and Left quite round
W:with the second Couple :|
Q:3/8=90
K:G
|:(G/A/)BB (A/B/)cc | (G/A/B)B c2e | BGG cAA | BGG G3 :|
|: GBd g3 | ecc c3 | Ace a3 | fdd d3 |
GBd g3 | ecc d2c | BGG cAA | BGG G3 :|]
REPLEY'S DELIGHT. AKA and see "Drunken Parson (The)," "Sheela O'Gara," "Shilanagary" (Vickers). English, Country Dance Tune and Jig (6/8 time). The melody is printed in David Rutherford's Compleat Collection of 200 of the Most Celebrated Country Country Dances, vol. 1 (1756, p. 96). A more sophisticated development of the tune is "Drunken Parson (The)."
