Basket of Oysters (1)

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Also known as	Paddy the Weaver
Composer/Core Source
Region	England
Genre/Style	English
Meter/Rhythm	Jig/Quadrille, March/Marche
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/8
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Frank Kidson
Book/Manuscript title	Book:English Folksong and Dance
Tune and/or Page number	p. 30
Year of publication/Date of MS	1915
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BASKET OF OYSTERS [1]. AKA and see "Paddy the Weaver." English, Quickstep and Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. There were a few tunes by this title in period manuscripts. "Basket of Oysters [1]" appears in Glasgow publisher James Aird's Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 3 of 1788 (188), wherein "Paddy the Weaver" is given as an alternate title.

Printed source: Kidson (English Folksong and Dance), 1915; pg. 30

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