Lads of Bonny Town

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 Theme code Index    1H72H2H 1H72H5
 Also known as    Bon Gout, Fast (The), Lads of Bonnytown, Well Done Jack (5)
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Jig/Quadrille
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    ENGLAND(London and South East)
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:David Rutherford
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Rutherford's Choice Collection of Sixty of the Most Celebrated Country Dances
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 59
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1750
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Lads of Bonny Town M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig and Country Dance Tune B:David Rutherford – Rutherford’s Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite B:Country Dances, vol. 2 (London, c. 1760, No. 68, p. 34) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D d2d c2d|efe efg|d2d c2d ecA A2A| d2d c2d|efd efg|afd gec|d2d d2:| |:f2f fdf|g2g geg|f2f fdf|ecA A2g| faf def|gbg efg|afd gec|d2d d2:|]


X:1 T:Lads of Bonny Town M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:Henry Livingston's manuscript copybook, late 18th century S:Dutchess County, New York Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D d2d c2d | efe efg | d2d c2d | ecA A2A | d2d d2d | efd efg | afd gec | d2d d3 :| |: f2f fdf | g2g geg | f2f fdf | ecA A2g | faf def | gbg efg | afd gec | d2d d3 :|


X:2 T:The Lads of Bonny Town M:6/8 L:1/8 S:James Biggins MS, JBi.57, Leeds, 1779 R:.Jig O:England A:Yorkshire Z:vmp.Nick Barber & Chris Partington K:D d2dc2d|efe efg|d2dc2d|ecAA2A|! d2dc2d|efd efg|afd gec|d2dd3:|! |:f2f fdf|g2g geg|f2f fdf|ecAA2g|! faf def|gbg efg|afd gec|d2dd3:|