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Gramachree is a Sup of Good Drink
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Gramachree is a Sup of Good Drink: Annotations
X:1 T:Sup of Good Drink, A M:6/8 L:1/8 S:Thomas Nixon Jr./Joseph Long music copybook (c. 1776-1778, p. 22) N:Nixon (1762-1842) was a 13 yr. old from Framingham, Ct., who accompanied his father N:to the opening conflicts of the American Revolution at Lexington and Concord, N:and who served as a fifer in the army until 1780. K:D Ade f2g|fed cBA|d2e f2g|gfd cBA| d2e f2g|fed cBA|G2A B2G|AFD D2:| |:DFF FAF|cAF cAF|G2G BGB|fed cAF|G2A B2G|AFD D2:|
X:1 T:Sup of Good Drink, A. Q.S. (Quickstep) M:6/8 L:1/8 R:March S:William Morris copybook (1776-1777) N:Morris was a fife player with Captain William N:Tucker's Company, First Regiment, Hunterdon N:County Militia, New Jersey. K:Dmix A|d2e f2g|fed cBA|d2e f2g|afd cBA| d2e f2g|fed cBA|G2A B2G|AFD D2:| |:D|F2F FAF|cAF cAF|G2G GBG|dBG FED| F2F FAF|fed cBA|G2A B2G|AFD D2:|]
X:1 T:Gramachree is a Sup of good Drink M:12/8 L:1/8 B:Aird – Sixth and Last Volume of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs (1803, No. 104, p. 40) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Ddor A|d2e f2d e^cA A2A|d2e f2g afd d2 f/g/| agf gfe fed cBA|G2A B2G AFD D2:| |:F|FGF F2f f2d cAF|G2A B2G AFD D2F| FGF F2f f2d cAF|G2A B2G AFD D2:|]
X:1 T:Gramachree is a Sup of good drink M:12/8 L:1/8 B:Muhollan - Selection of Irish and Scots Tunes (Edinburgh, 1804, p. 15) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Dmin A|d2e f2d e^cA A2A|d2e f2g afd d2 (f/g/)| agf gfe fed cBA|G2A B2G AFD D2|| F|FGF F2f f2d cAF|G2A B2G AFD D2E| FGF F2f f2d cAF|G2A B2G AFD D2||
X:1 T:Gramachree is a Sup of Good Drink M:6/8 L:1/8 S:Sharp - Country Dance Tunes (1909) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Dmin A|d2e f2d|e^cA A2A|d2e f2g|afd d2 f/g/| agf gfe|fed cBA|G2A B2G|AFD D2A| d2e f2d|e^cA A2A|d2e f2g|afd d2 f/g/| agf gfe|fed cBA|G2A B2G|AFD D2|| |:F|FGF F2f|f2d cAF|G2A B2G|AFD D2F| FGF F2f|f2d cAF|G2A B2G|AFD D2:||