X:1
T:Basket of Oysters, A; or Pady the Weaver [sic]
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Country Dance
B:James Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 3 (Glasgow, 1788, No. 488, p. 188)
N:”Humbly dedicated to the Volunteers and Defensive Bands of Great Britain and Ireland”
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Emin
g|d2B BcB|d2B B2e|d2B BAB|G2E E2e|
d2B BAB|d2B B2f|g2e af^d|e3 e2:|
|:f|gfg abc'|bag fga|g2e efe|d2B B2f|
gfg abc'|bag fga|g2e af^d|e3 d2:|]
BASKET OF OYSTERS [1]. AKA and see "Casey's Fiddle (1)," "Paddy the Weaver." English, Quickstep and Jig (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). 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.
Additional notes
Printed sources : - Aird (Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 3), 1788; No. 488, p. 188. Kidson (English Folksong and Dance), 1915; p. 30.
