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| Theme code Index
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1342 1555
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| Also known as
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Brags of Washington (The), Drop of Dram (The), Farewell--but whenever you welcome the hour, Jolly Ploughman (3) (The), Low-Backed Car (2) (The), Low-Backed Car (2) (The), Nutting Girl (The), To Rodney We will go
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| Composer/Core Source
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| Region
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England, Scotland, Ireland
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| Genre/Style
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English, Irish, Scottish
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| Meter/Rhythm
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Air/Lament/Listening Piece
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| Key/Tonic of
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E
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| Accidental
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4 sharps
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| Mode
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Ionian (Major)
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| Time signature
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6/8
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| History
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| Structure
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AAB
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| Editor/Compiler
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Biography:Edward Bunting
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| Book/Manuscript title
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Book:Ancient Music of Ireland
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| Tune and/or Page number
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p. 20
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| Year of publication/Date of MS
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1840
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| Score (1)
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X:1
T:Jolly Ploughman [3], The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Very ancient, author and date unknown.”
B:Bunting – Ancient Music of Ireland (1840, p. 20)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:E
E|E2G G2B|A3 F2B|E2G B2B|B3-B2G|
A2A F2F|G3 E2E|F2F D2D|E3-E2:|
B|B2e e2c|c2B B2G|B2 e e2c|c3-B2B|
B2e e2c|c2B B2G|(GF)E F2G|(B2A)G2F|
P:"Chorus"
ECB, (E2E)|E3-E2G|FEC F2F|F3-(FG)A|
(.B.A.G) (.B.A.G)|(.e.e.B) {d}(.c.B.G)|(.E.C.B,) E2E|E3-E2||
X:1
T:Jolly Ploughman [3], The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
Q:”Allegro Vivace”
B:William Forde – 300 National Melodies of the British Isles (c. 1841, p. 27, No. 88)
B:
https://www.itma.ie/digital-library/text/300-national-melodies-of-the-british-isles.-vol.-3-100.-irish-airs
N:William Forde (c.1795–1850) was a musician, music collector and scholar from County Cork
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
G|G2B B2d|c3 A2d|G2B d2d|(d3 d2)B|
c2c A2A|B3 G2G|A2A F2F|(G3 G2)||
d|d2g g2e|e2d d2B|B2g g2e|(e3 d2)d|
d2g g2e|e2d d2B|BAG A2B|d2c B2A|
GED G2G|(G3 G2)B|AGE A2G|A3- ABc|
dcB dcB|g2d edB|GED G2G|(G3 G2)||
X:1
T:Jolly Ploughman [3], The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Brisk and lively"
B:P.M. Haverty – One Hundred Irish Airs vol. 1 (1858, No. 67, p. 29)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:E
E|.E2.G .G2.B|A3 F2B|E2G B2B|(B3 B2)G|
A2A F2F|G3 E2E|F2F D2D|(E3 E2):||
B|B2e e2c|c2 B B2G|B2e e2c|(c3 B2)B|B2e e2c|c2B B2G|
(GF) E F2 G|(B2A) G2F|.E .C .B, (.E2.E)|(E3 E2)G|.F .E .C F2F|
(F3 F)G A|(.B .A .G) (.B .A .G)|(.e .e .B) {d}(.c .B .G)|.E .C .B, E2 E|(E3E2)||
X:1
T:Jack the Jolly Ploughboy
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:E
E|E2G G2B|A3 F2B|E2G B2B|B3-B2G|
A2A F2F|G3 E2E|F2F D2D|E3-E1:||B|
B2e e2c|c2B B2G|B2e e2c|c3B B2B|
B2e e2c|c2B B2G|GFE F2G|B2A G2F|
ECB, E2E|E3-E2G|FEC F2F|F3-FGA|
BAG BAG|eeB {d}cBG|ECB, E2E|E3-E2||
