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X: 1 T:Barley Sugar. JJo3.098 B:J.Johnson Choice Collection Vol 3 1744 Z:vmp.Anne Wride 2014 www.village-music-project.org.uk M:6/8 L:1/8 Q:3/8=80 F:http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/Johnson/JohnsonVol3(Dec14).abc K:G d | B2G B/c/dB | A2F A/B/cA | B2G B/c/dB | d3 g2d | B2G B/c/dB | A2F A/B/cA | D2E F/G/AF | G3 G,2 :| |: d |a2 b g2a | f2g e2d | f2e f2g | a3 d3 | egB ceA | BdG FAD | E/F/GE F/G/AF | G3 G,2 :| W:(Each Part twice over) W:The 1st Man runs the Hey with 2d. Cu. W:The 1st Wo. do the same W:the 1st Man & 2d. Wo. run round their own Partners & turn W:the 1st Wo. & 2d. Man do the same W:then the 1st Man & Wo. hey with 2d. Man



BARLEY SUGER. AKA - "Barley Shugger." AKA and see "Barley Cakes (2)." English, Scottish; Jig (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB.


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Source for notated version : - William Vickers' 1770 music manuscript collection [Seattle].

Printed sources : - John Johnson (A Choice Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 3), 1744; p. 49. Seattle (Great Northern Tune Book/William Vickers),






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