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 Theme code Index    1231 1231
 Also known as    I'll be Married on Thursday
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 Region    England, Ireland, Canada, United States
 Genre/Style    Contra, Down-East/Maritime, English, Irish, Minstrel, Morris, Old-Time, Stage, Texas/Oklahoma
 Meter/Rhythm    Country Dance, Jig/Quadrille, March/Marche, Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/4, 6/8
 History    USA(Upland South), USA(Piedmont), USA(Southeast), USA(Deep South), USA(Mid Atlantic), USA(New England), USA(Ozarks/Western Tenn), USA(Southwest), CANADA(Maritimes/English), CANADA(Ottawa Valley/Ontario), CANADA(Western Canada)
 Structure    One part, AB, ABB, AABB
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Pop Goes the Weasel: Annotations

X:112 T:I'll be Married on Thursday. RHu.112 T:Pop Goes the Weasel,aka. RHu.112 B:R.Hughes MS,1823,Whitchurch,Shrops. A:Whitchurch , Shropshire Z:Neil Brookes 2007 M:6/8 L:1/8 Q:3/8=120 R:Jig K:G G2B AcA|BdB AFD|G2B AcA|B3"cr in MS"G3:| |:gfg efg|agf def|gfg efg|f3"cr in MS"d3| gfg efg|afd d2B|G2B AcA|B3G3:|


X:1 T:Pop Goes the Weasell M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Finnegan/Curtin Manuscript (Sliabh Luachra, Co. Cork, mid-19th century, No. 19, p. 8) B: https://www.itma.ie/digital-library/manuscript/finnegan-curtin-manuscript N:The ms. predates the introduction of quadrille-based polkas and slides that N:now characterize the music of Sliabh Luachra region, thought to have been N:introduced in the latter 19th century. S:Breandán Breathnach (1912-85) obtained the ms. from E. Finnegan, who had it S:from D. Curtin of Stagmount, Rockchapel, Co Cork. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D D2D E2G|FAF D2A|D2D E2G|F3 D2A| D2D E2G|FAF D3|B3 E2G|F3D3:| |:d3B2d|c2A ABc|d3 B2d|c3 A3| G2F G2A|B2c d3|B3 E2G|F3 D3:|]


X: 1 T:Pop Goes the Weasel M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Country Dance B:T. Westrop's 120 Country Dances, WES.044, 1860's Z:VMP-R.Greig 2010 K:G G2BA2c|BcdG2z|G2BA2c|B3G2z| G2BA2c|BcdG2z|+snap+e2z(A2d)|B3G2z|]! |:g2f (ef).g|(fa).fd2f|g2f (ef).g|f3d3| c2Bc2d|(e2f)g3|+snap+e2z(A2d)|B3G2z:|


X: 1 T:Pop Goes the Weasel M:6/8 L:1/8 S:George H.Watson MS, GHW.003, Swanton Abbott, Norfolk, c. 1880 R:.Jig O:England A:Norfolk N:mf indication at start of tune - assuming convention of notation under N:the relevant stave - otherwise could be at start of B part. N:Third bar of B part in MS appears as g3A3 e2 g - I have interpreted as N:double stop first dotted crotchet, then crochet quaver N:Rall sign over rests in penultimate bar of B part Z:vmp.Taz Tarry K:G G2G A2A|(Bd)B G2z|G2G A2A|(B3 G2) z|! G2G A2A|(Bd)B G2z|.e zz (A2c)|(B3 G2) z:|! "^MF"g3 e2g|(faf) d2 z|[f3A3] e2 g|(f3 d2)z|! .c z .B .c z .d|.e z .f .g zz|[eG] z z A2 c|(B3G2) z:|


X:1 T:Pop goes the Weazel M:2/4 L:1/8 B:Stephen Grier music manuscript collection (Book 3, c. 1883, No. 133, p. 46) B: http://grier.itma.ie/book-three#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=45&z=75.2901%2C581.1012%2C3451.7239%2C1437.3821 N:Stephen Grier (c. 1824-1894) was a piper and fiddler from N:Newpark, Bohey, Gortletteragh, south Co. Leitrim. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G G2 Gc|Bd/B/ G2|GBAc|B2G2|GBAc|Bd/B/ G2|e2 Ac|B2G2:| |:g2 eg|fa/f/ d2|gf/g/ eg|f2d2|cBcd|ef g2|e2 Ac|B2G2:|]


X: 1 T: Pop Goes the Weasel R: reel B: Köhler's Violin Repository, v.2, 1885, p.120, no.3 F: http://www.archive.org/details/klersviolinrepos02rugg Z: 2012 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu> M: C| L: 1/8 K: A ((3uefg) !segno!|\ a2fa g2eg | a2fa g2ec | (dc)de (fg)af | (ef)ed (dc)BA | a2fa g2eg | a2fa g2ec | (dc)de (fg)a2 | "^Pizz.""_Pop."e2vBd c2A2 || vEAcA BAcA | EAcA ~B2A2 | EAcA Bcdf | (ef)ed (dc)BA | EAcA BAcA | EAcA ~B2A2 | EAcA Bdd2 | "^Pizz.""_Pop."e2vBd c2A2 !segno!"_D.C."|]


X:3 T:Pop Goes the Weasel. GHW.003 M:6/8 L:1/8 Q:3/8=120 B:George H.Watson,MS,Swanton Abbott,Norfolk,c1890 R:.Jig A:England; Norfolk N:mf indication at start of tune - assuming convention of notation under N:the relevant stave - otherwise could be at start of B part. N:Third bar of B part in MS appears as g3A3 e2 g - I have interpreted as N:double stop first dotted crotchet, then crochet quaver N:Rall sign over rests in penultimate bar of B part Z:Village Music Project, Taz Tarry, 2000 K:G G2G A2A|(Bd)B G2z|G2G A2A|(B3 G2) z| G2G A2A|(Bd)B G2z|.e zz (A2c)|(B3 G2) z:| "^MF"g3 e2g|(faf) d2 z|[f3A3] e2 g|(f3 d2)z| .c z .B .c z .d|.e z .f .g zz|[eG] z z A2 c|(B3G2) z:|


X:1 T:Pop Goes the Weasel M:2/4 L:1/8 S:Shaw – Cowboy Dances (1943) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G D|G>G AA|(3BdB G>D|G>G A>c|B2 G>D| G>G A>A|(3BdB G2|ez A>c|B2 G>d| g>f g>e|(3faf d>d|g>f g>e|f2 d>d| c>B c>d|e>f g2|ez A>c|G2G||


X:1 T:Pop Goes the Weasel M:6/8 L:1/8 N:From an August 1, 1966, field recording of the playing of Fidel N:Martin (1891-1976) of Berlin N.H., originally from Rogersville, NB, recorded N:by folklorist Art Rosenbaum. Martin, a WWI veteran, had a repertory that N:consisted of Acadian, Irish, American and French-Canadian tunes. D: https://bmac.libs.uga.edu/index.php/Detail/objects/331630 F:UGA Brown Media Archives: identifier artrosen_00180 (Track 2 -29:51 of the tape) Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:G D|GGG A2A|BdB G2D|G2G A2c|B3 G2D| GGG A2A|BdB G3|"+"e3 "+"A2c-|B3G3:|| g2g e2 e|(f{g}f{e}f) def|gfg efg|(f{g}f{e}f) ffd| ccB {B}c2d|e2f {gf}g3|"+"e3 "+"A2c-|B3G3| g2g e2e|gfg def|gfg efg|(f{g}f{e}f) ffd| ccB {B}c2d|e2f {gf}g3|"+"e3 "+"A2c-|B3G3||


Pop Goes the Weasel: Annotations

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