X:1
T:Lads of the Village [1], The
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Country Dance
B:Aird - Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 1 (1782, No. 3, p. 1)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
G2 g>d|ecBG|A>cBG |FAFD|G2 g>d|ecBG|A>cBG |(D/G/F/A/) G2:|
|:g>fgd|ecBG|g>fge|a>gfd|g>fgd|ecBG|A>cBG|D/G/F/A/ G2:|]
LADS OF THE VILLAGE [1]. Scottish, Country Dance Tune (2/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune was also copied into the 1790 music manuscript copybook of Edward Murphy, a musician from Newport (probably Rhode Island). Later, County Cork uilleann piper and Church of Ireland cleric wikipedia:James_Goodman_(musicologist) (1828-1896) entered it into Book 2 (p. 154)[1] of his large mid-19th century music manuscript collection, a copy of the tune from Aird's 1782 volume.
Additional notes
Printed sources : - Aird (Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 1), 1782; No. 3, p. 1. Hugh and Lisa Shields (Tunes of the Munster Pipers, vol. 2), 2013; No. 662.