X:1
T:Why Shouldn’t I Love My Love
M:9/8
L:1/8
B:David Young – “A Collection of Scotch Airs with the latest Variations” (AKA - The
B:McFarlane Manuscript (c. 1741, 39, p. 75)
F:https://rmacd.com/music/macfarlane-manuscript/collection/pdfs/why_shou_dn_t_i_love.pdf
N:The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
K:Gdor
A|GAG TB2G B>cd|F2F fdf cAF|GAG B2G B2f|dcd fcA G2:|
|:B|dBd dBd f3|cAc cAc f2c|dgf dcB cdf|dcd fcA G2:|]
X:1
T:Why should I not like my love?
M:9/8
L:1/8
S:Aird - Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs vol. II (1785)
K:Amin
E | ABA c2A cde | G2G Gge dBG | ABA c2A cde |
ede gdB A2E |ABA c2A cde | GAG Gge dBG |
ABA c2A cde | ede gdB G2 || g |ede ede g2g |
dBd dBd f2d | eag edB deg | ede gdB A2 ||
X:1
T:Why should I not like my love, A Retreat
M:9/8
L:1/8
R:Retreat March
S:The Buttery Manuscript (c. 1784-1820, No. 14, p. 3)
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
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Ador
E|ABA c2A cde|G2G Gge dBG|ABA c2A cde|
ede gdB A2E|ABA c2A cde|GAG Gge dBG|
ABA c2A cde|ede gdB G2:||:g|ede ede g2g|
dBd dBd f2d|eag edB deg|ede gdB A2:|]
