Potato Digger (The)
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| Theme code Index | 13b51H 27b15L |
| Also known as | |
| Composer/Core Source | Biography:Mr. Dely |
| Region | Scotland |
| Genre/Style | Scottish |
| Meter/Rhythm | Reel (single/double) |
| Key/Tonic of | G |
| Accidental | 2 flats |
| Mode | Aeolian (minor) |
| Time signature | 2/2 |
| History | |
| Structure | AB |
| Editor/Compiler | John Hall |
| Book/Manuscript title | Book:A Selection of Strathspeys Reels Waltzes & Irish Jigs |
| Tune and/or Page number | p. 8 |
| Year of publication/Date of MS | c. 1818 |
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| Score (1) | |
X:1
T:Potatoe [sic] Digger, The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
C:”By Mr. Dely.”
B:John Hall – “A Selection of Strathspeys Reels, Waltzes & Irish Jigs” (c. 1818, p. 8)
B: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/104981834
N:”Printed and sold by John Hall, at his Music Room.”
N:Hall was a music teacher in Ayr, Scotland.
N:Hall (1788-1862) was a music teacher in Ayr, Scotland. His dancing master’s ‘kit’
N:(a small fiddle) used in his dancing lessons, is still preserved.
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Gmin
D|SGABc dBgB|AcfA GFDF|GABc dBgB|AZcfA BGGD|
GABc dBgB|AcfA GFDF|GABc dBgB|cfAc BGG||
B|Ggga baga|fgfd cAGF|Ggga baga|fdcA BG G2|
Ggga baga|fgfd cAGF|GABc dbag|ag^fa g/g/g gS||