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Annotation:Button that Suits the Cloth (The)
X:1 T:Button that Suits the Cloth, The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:William Vickers' music manuscript copybook (1770) F:http://www.farnearchive.com/show_images.asp?id=R0304801&image=1 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G BAB GBG|GAB gdc|BAB GBG|A2B c3| BAB GBG|GAB gdB|cac BgB|A2B c3:| |:Bcd ded|def gdc|Bcd ded|e2f g3| Bcd ded|def gdB|cac BgB|A2B c3:||
BUTTON THAT SUITS THE CLOTH, THE. AKA and see "Barley Grain (2)," "Barley Meal (The) (2), "Ceol an Mhála, "Deiread an Lae," "Elsie Marley," "End of the Day (The)," "Humors of Trim (The)," "Rolling Wave (2)." English, Jig (6/8 time). England, Northumberland. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody appears in the 1770 music manuscripts of William Vickers', about whom, unfortunately, little is known.
