Merry Counselor (The)
X: 1 T:Merry Councellor. JJo4.157, The B:J.Johnson Choice Collection Vol 4, 1748 Z:vmp.Anne Wride 2014 www.village-music-project.org.uk M:4/4 Q:1/4=120 L:1/8 F:http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/Johnson/JohnsonVol4(Jan15).abc K:G B/c/ | d>BG>g e2 dB | ca2B A3 B/c/ | d>BG>g e2 d>B | gd2BG3 :| B/c/ |d>ed>B d>ed>B |gb2a/g/ a3 A/c/ | d>ed>B gd2B | edcB A3 B/c/| d>BG>g e2d>B | ca2BA3 B/c/ | d>BG>g e2 d>B | gd2BG3 |] W:Last strain but once W:Fist Cu. lead thro' the 2d. and on the outside of the 3d. Cu. and turn W:Lead up to the Top and cast off W:Set 6 and turn Right and Left with the 2d. Cu
X: 1
T: The Merry Councellor
%R: reel
B: Kitty Bridges "Collection of Country Dances 1745" p.6
F: http://www.vwml.org/browse/browse-collections-dance-tune-books/browse-bridges1745
Z: 2015 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
N: The tune has no time signature.
N: Bar 6 has 5 8th notes in the first beamed group; not fixed.
N: The word "to" occurs twice in succession in the dance.
M: none
L: 1/8
F:http://www.john-chambers.us/~jc/music/book/KittyBridges/KittyBridges_1745_VO.abc
K: G
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dBGg e2dB | gddB G2 :|
|: Bc |\
d>ed>B d>edB | gb-bag a2Bc |\
d>ed>B gdcB | edcB A2Bc |
dBGg e2dB | caaB A2Bc |\
dBGg e2dB | gddB G2 :|
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%%center The Merry Councellor
%%begintext align
%% Set across and turn, Then set to
%% to your Part.r and cast off one Coup.l and
%% Right and left with the top Coup.l, Then
%% set and cast round Corners.
%%endtext
X:1
T:Merry Councellors, The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Country Dance Tune
B:Walter Rainstorp music manuscript collection (1747, p. 26)
F: https://collections.library.yale.edu/catalog/2057949
N:The cover is inscribed “Walter Rainstorp, 1747. Bought in Cheap Side,
N:London, 1747”.
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
B/c/|d>BG>g Te2 d>c|c a2B TA3 B/c/|d>BGg Te2 d>B|gd2B G3:|
|:B/c/|d>edB d>edB|gb2 a/g/ a2 B/c/|d>edB g d2B|edcB TA3 B/c/|
d>BGg e2 dB|ca2B TA3 B/c/|d>BGg Te2 dB|g d2 B G3:|]
X: 1
T:Merry Councellors. Ru1.148, The
B:Rutherford's Country Dances Vol 1, 1756
Z:village music project, Steve Mansfield July 2015
M:C|
L:1/8
W:The 1st Cu. Casts off and turns .| Cast up again
W:and turn :| Cross over two Cu. Lead up to the
W:top foot it and cast off .| foot it to your Partner
W:and turn her right Hand and Left :|
Q:2/4=60
N:NB B/c/ in Mss, revised by transcriber to balance bar lengths
F:http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/Rutherford/Rutherford1(8-9-2015).abc
K:G
B/c/ | d>BG>g Te2d>c | ca2B TA3B/c/ | d>BG>g Te2d>B | gd2B G3 ||
B/c/ | d>edB d>edB | gb2"NB"a/g/a2Bc | d>edB gd2B | edcB TA3B/c/ |
d>cBg e2dB | ca2B TA3B/c/ | d>BGg Te2dB | gd2B G3 |]
X:1
T:Merry Counselor, The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:William Vickers' 1770 music manuscript collection (Northumberland)
F:http://www.farnearchive.com/show_images.asp?id=R0309601&image=1
K:G
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(B/c/)|d>edB d>edB|gbba/g/ a3 (B/c/)|d>edB gddB|edcB ~A3 B/c/|
d>BGg e2 d>B|caaB A3 B/c/|d>BGg Te2 d>c|gddB G3||