To Rodney We will go

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 Theme code Index    1342 3550
 Also known as    Brags of Washington (The), Jack the Jolly Ploughboy, Jolly Plowman (1), Jolly Ploughman (1)
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Country Dance
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/4
 History    ENGLAND(London and South East)
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:James Aird
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Selection of Scotch English Irish and Foreign Airs vol. 3
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 415, p. 160
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1788
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X:1 T:To Rodney we will go M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Country Dance B:James Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, B:vol. 3 (Glasgow, 1788, No. 415, p. 160) N:”Humbly dedicated to the Volunteers and Defensive Bands of N:Great Britain and Ireland” Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G D|(GB).B.B|(cB)(AG)|(Bd).d.d|d2 zB|cecA|BdBG|cAGF|G2-G:| |:c|Bdge|fddc|Bdge|f2 d(e/f/)|(gf)(ed)|(ed)(cB)|cd e(f/g/)|Tf2B2| (GB).B.B|(cB)(AG)|(GB) .d.d|Td2 zB|cecA|BdBG|cAGF|G3:|]


X:1 T:To Rodney We will go M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Quickstep B:John Buttery music manuscript collection (early 19th century, No. 689) N:John Buttery (1784-1854) joined the 34th Regiment in Lincoln, N:Lincolnshire, England, in 1797 and served as a fifer until discharged in N:1814. His large ms. contains marches, duty calls, dance tunes and airs. N:EASMES identifies this as the Fife MS. and suggests a date of 1780, see N: https://www.cdss.org/elibrary/Easmes/Index.htm N:The tune is evidently copied from Aird’s 6th collection (1803) K:G D|GBBB|cBAG|Bddd|d3B|cecA|BdBG|cAGF|G3:| c|Bdge |fddc|Bdge|f2 de/f/|gfed|edcB|cd ef/g/|d3 B| Bddd|cBAG|GBdd|d3B|cecA|BdBG|cAGF|G2:|]