Oyster Wives Rant (The)

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 Theme code Index    5551 447bL2
 Also known as    Black Mill (The), Black Snuff Mill (The), Four and Twenty Highlandmen (1), Haughs of Cromdale (The), Haughs of Granbille (The), Hieland Man Came over the Hill (The), Lord Kingarth, Merry Maid's Wedding, Muileann Dubh, Oyster Girl (4), Oysterwives' Rant (The), Charles Rant, Breach of Killiecranky (The)
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Dorian
 Time signature    2/2
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Robert Bremner
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:A Collection of Scots Reels
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 80
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1757
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The Oyster Wives' Rant

Played by: The Baltic crossing: Esko Järvelä (fiddle), Kristian Bugge (fiddle), Andy May (Northumbrian Pipes), Antti Järvelä (mandolin) and Ian Stephenson (guitar)
Source: Youtube
Image: Fine Oysters
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The Oyster Wives Rant





X: 1 T: The Oyster Wives Rant R: reel B: Robert Bremner "A Collection of Scots Reels or Country Dances" 1757 p.80 #1 S: http://imslp.org/wiki/A_Collection_of_Scots_Reels_or_Country_Dances_(Bremner,_Robert) Z: 2013 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu> N: Final bass notes shortened to fix the rhythm. M: C L: 1/8 K: Ador % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - V: 1 clef=treble name="1." [V:1] B |\ e2ed eAAB | dedB GABd |e2ed e>fge | dBgB A/A/A A :| |: B |\ edef g2(Tfe) | d>edB d>edB |edef ga(gf) | dBgB A/A/A A :| % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - V: 2 clef=bass middle=d z |\ a2a2 a2a2 | g2g2 g2g2 |a2a2 a2a2 | e2e2 A2A :| |: z |a2a2 a2a2 | g2g2 g2g2 |a2a2 a2a2 | e2e2 A2A :| % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -


X:2 T:Oyster Wives Rant, The M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:Aird - Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 1 (1782, No. 6, p. 3) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Ador V: 1 clef=treble name="2." [V:1] d|e2 ed eAAB|d>edB GABd|e2 ed efge|dBgB A2A:| |:d|edef gage|d>edB d>edB|edef gage|dBgB A2A:|]


X:3 T:Oyster Wives Rant, The M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:James Goodman music manuscript collection, Book 2, p. 4 (mid-19th century) B:http://goodman.itma.ie/volume-two#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=7&z=931.4444%2C1180.7018%2C6748.648%2C2584.8765 N:Copied from James Aird's 1782 volume. Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Ador V: 1 clef=treble name="3." [V:1] d|e2 ed eAAB|d>edB GABd|e2 ed efge|dBgB A2A:| |:d|edef gage|d>edB d>edB|edef gage|dBgB A2A:|]


X:4 T:Oyster Wives' Reel. Roose.0277, The T:Oyster Wives Rant,aka. Roose.0277, The T:Black Mill,aka. Roose.0277, The T:Black Snuff Mill,aka. Roose.0277, The T:an Muileann Dubh,aka. Roose.0277, N:NB=three sharps in ms N:Parts reversed from those usually printed [AK] B:Roose MS, Manchester, 1850 Z:Village Music Project.2019.Greg Bradfield-Smith. M:C L:1/8 Q:1/4=120 K:Amix clef=treble V: 1 clef=treble name="4." [V:1] "NB"f|edef g2 fe|dedB dedB|edef g2 fe|dBgB A/A/A A:| |:z|e2-ed eA-AB|dedB GABG|e2-ed efge|dBeB A/A/A A:|


X:5 T:Oyster Wives' Rant, The M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:Stewart - Robertson - The Athole Collection (1884) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Amin V: 1 clef=treble name="5." [V:1] B|e2 ed eAAB|dedB GABd|e2 ed e^fge|dBgB A/A/A A:| |:B|edef g2 ^fe|dedB dedB|edef g>age|dBgB A/A/A A:|]


X:6 T:Oyster Wives' Rant, The M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:David Glen - Glen Collection of Highland Bagpipe Music, Book 5 (No. 41, p. 21) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Amin V: 1 clef=treble name="6." [V:1] B|e2 ed eAAB|dedB GABd|e2 ed efge|dBgB A/A/A A|| B|e>def g2 fe|dedB dedB|e>def g>age|dBdB A>A A:|]