Annotation:Gardener wi' his Paidle (2)
X:1 T:Gardner and His Padle [2], The T:Gardener wi' His Paidle M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Contra Dance B:Elias Howe – Musician’s Omnibus Nos. 6 & 7 (Boston, 1880-1882, p. 602) B: http://ks4.imslp.net/files/imglnks/usimg/c/c7/IMSLP601433-PMLP562790-ONeill_Rare_Medium_M40_M8_v6.7_text.pdf Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Bmin F|B>cB {B}^A2F|ded cBA|def efd|Ta3 bc'd'| afd daf|ecA Afe|TdcB cAF|Td3 c2:| f|(bc'b) {ba}^f2 d|(bc'd') Tc'2b|(afd') Te2d|a3 d'c'b| afd daf|ecA Afe|Td>cB c^AF|Td3 c2f| b>c'b {b}^a2f|(bc'd') Tc'2b|(afd') Te2d|a3 d'c'b| ad'g fd'f|ec'e dfe|Td>cB c^AF|Td3c2||
GARDENER WI' HIS PAIDLE [2]. American (?), Jig (6/8 time). B Flat Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. The title, which appears in Howe's Musician's Omnibus Nos. 6 & 7 (1880-1882, p. 602) as "Gardner and His Padle," is the name of a song by Robert Burns, printed in Johson's Scots Musical Museum vol. 3 (1790). The air to the song in the Museum, however, is a different, duple-time tune (for which see "Gardener's March (The)."
