Merry Lads of Foss (The)

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 Theme code Index    3565 1H542
 Also known as    Lads of Foss (The)
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    
 Structure    AAB
 Editor/Compiler    Alexander McGlashan
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:A Collection of Reels
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 15
 Year of publication/Date of MS    c. 1786
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Merry Lads of Foss, The M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel S:McGlashan - Reels (c. 1786) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D FA A/A/A B2 Ac|dBAF GEEG|FA A/A/A B2 Ag|fdef d/d/d d2:| ||g|f2 df aeeg|f2 df eBBg|f2 df aeeg|faef d/d/d df| f2 df aeeg|f2 df eBBg|f2 df aeef|fdef d/d/d d2||


X:2 T:Merry Lad of Foss, The M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:Aird - Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 4 (1796, No. 61, p. 25) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D FA (3AAA TB2 Ac|dBAF GEEG|FA A/A/A TB2 Ag|fdef d/d/d d2:|| g|f2 df aeeg|f2 df eBBg|Tf2 df aeeg|faef d/d/d df| Tf2 df aeeg|Tf2 df eBBg|Tf2 df aeef|fdef d/d/d d2||


X:1 T:Merry Lads of Foss, The M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel S:The Buttery Manuscript (c. 1784-1820, No. 834) N:John Buttery (1784-1854) joined the 34th Regiment in Lincoln, N:Lincolnshire, England, in 1797 and served as a fifer until discharged in N:1814. His large ms. contains marches, duty calls, dance tunes and airs. N:EASMES identifies this as the Fife MS. and suggests a date of 1780, see N: https://www.cdss.org/elibrary/Easmes/Index.htm Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D FA A/A/A B2 Ac|dBAF GEEG|FA A/A/A B2 Ag|fdef d/d/d d2:| |:f2 df aeeg|f2 df eBBg|f2 df aeeg|faef d/d/d d2:|]


X:1 T:Merry Lads of Foss, The M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel S:John Rook music manuscript collection (Waverton, Cumbria, 1840, p. 229) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D FA A/A/A B2 Ac|dBAF GEEG|FA A/A/A B2 Ag|fdef d/d/d d:| g|f2 df aeeg|f2 df eBBg|f2 df aeeg|faef d/d/d de| f2 df aeeg|f2 df eBBg|f2 df aeeg|fdef d/d/d d2||


X:468 T:Lads of Foss, aka. Roose.0468, The T:Merry Lads of Foss, aka. Roose.0468, The T:Reel. Roose.0468 B:Roose MS, 1850 N:Titled just 'Reel' in MS N:Parts reversed from most versions M:C| L:1/8 Q:1/2=90 Z:Village Music Poject, Peter Kanssen, 2019 K:D g |f2df aeeg | f2df ecAg | f2df aeeg | gdef d/d/d d :| |:A |FA A/A/A B2Ac | dBAF GEEG | FA A/A/A B2Ag | fdef d/d/d d :|