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 Theme code Index    3122 6113
 Also known as    My Soger Laddie, Sailor Lad, Sailor Laddie, Sodger Lad, Soldier Laddy
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England, Scotland
 Genre/Style    English, Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Country Dance, Jig/Quadrille, March/Marche
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:William Thomson
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Orpheus Caledonius vol. 2
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 2
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1733
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 Title of recording    
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    
 Year recorded    
 Media    
 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:My Soger Laddie M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Air B:William Thomson - Orpheus Caledonius, vol. II (1733, No. 27, p. 110) N:Thomson (c. 1695-1753) was a Scottish singer and folk song collector N:who lived in London for most of his adult career. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:F c|AG F F C D |G>A G GA c|d/e/ f F FC D|F>G F A2F| B c/B/ A/G/ AB/A/ G/F/|G>A G G A c|d/e/ f F FC D|F>G F F f|| c|d/e/f c f c A|g>ag Tg2f|d/e/ f c f c A |f>g e fcA| B>c d c d f |f g G G A c|d/e/ f F F C D |F>G F F f||


X:1 T:My Soger Laddie M:6/8 L:1/8 N:”For the German Flute” B:Thomson - Orpheus Caledonius, vol. 2 (1733, No. 27, p. 3) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G d|BAG GDE|A>BA ABd|e/f/gG GDE|G>AG B2G| cd/c/B/A/ Bc/B/A/G/|A>BA ABd|e/f/gG GDE|G>AG Gg|| d|e/f/gd gdB|a>ba Ta2g|e/f/gd gdB|g>af geB| c>de deg|gaA ABd|e/f/gG GDE|G>AG Gg||


X:1 T:Soldier Ladie [1] M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B: Wright's Compleat Collection of celebrated country Dances (1740, p. 10) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G g/d/|B>AG GDE|A>BA ABd|e/f/gG GDE|G>AG B2G| cd/c/B/A/ Bc/B/A/G/|A>BA ABd|e/f/gG GDE|G>AG G2:| |:e/f/|g>ag gdB|a>ba Ta2g|e/f/gg gdB|ga/g/f/e/ gdB| c/B/c/d/e/f/ g>fg|aAA ABd|e/f/gG GDE|G>AG A2:|]


X:1 T:Soldier Ladie [1] M:6/8 L:1/8 N:”Longways for as many as will.” B:John Walsh – Complete Country Dancing-Master, Volume the Fourth B: (London, 1740, No. 7) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G g/d/|B>AG GDE|A>BA ABd|e/f/gG GDE|G>AG TB2G| cd/c/B/A/ Bc/B/A/G/|A>BA ABd|e/f/gG GDE|G>AG G2:| |:e/f/|g>ag gdB|a>ba Ta2g|e/f/gg gdB|ga/g/f/e/ gdB| c/B/c/d/e/f/ g>fg|aAA ABd|e/f/gG GDE|G>AG G2:|]


X:2 T:Soldier Ladie [1] M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Country Dance B:John Walsh - Caledonian Country Dances (c. 1745, p. 86) N:Published in several volumes and different editions, 1731-c. 1745) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G g/d/|B>AG GDE|A>BA Abd|e/f/gG GDE|G>AG B2G| cd/c/B/A/ Bc/B/A/G/|A>BA ABd|e/f/gG GDE|G>AG G2:| |:e/f/|g>ag gdB|a>ba a2g|e/f/gg gdB|ga/g/f/e/ gdB| c/B/c/d/e/f/ g>fg|aAA ABd|e/f/gG GDE|G>AG G2:|]


X:1 T:Soldier Laddy T:Soldier Laddie [1] M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Country Dance Tune and Jig B:Walter Rainstorp music manuscript collection (1747, p. 27) F: https://collections.library.yale.edu/catalog/2057949 N:The cover is inscribed “Walter Rainstorp, 1747. Bought in Cheap Side, N:London, 1747”. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G g/B/|B>AG GDG|A>BA ABd|e/f/gG GDG|G>AG B2G| cd/c/B/A/ Bc/B/A/G/ |A>BA ABd|e/f/gG GDE|G>AG G2|| e/f/|g>ag gdB|a>ba a2g|e/f/gg gdB|ga/g/f/e/ gdB| c/B/c/d/e/f/ g>fg|aAA ABd|e/f/gG GDE|G>AG G2||d


X:1 T:Soldier Ladie [1]. JJo1.015 B:J.Johnson Choice Collection Vol 1 after c1750? Z:vmp. Anne Wride 2015. www.village-music-project.org.uk M:6/8 Q:3/8=80 L:1/8 F:http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/Johnson/Johnson%20Vol1(Jan17).abc K:G g/d/ | B>AG GDE | A>BA ABd | e/f/gG GDE | G>AG B2G | cd/c/B/A/ Bc/B/A/G/ | A>BA ABd | e/f/gG GDE | G>AG G2 :| |: e/f/ |g>ag gdB | a>ba Ta2g | e/f/gg gdB | ga/g/f/e/ gdB | c/B/c/d/e/f/ g>fg | aAA ABd | e/f/gG GDE | G>AG G2 :| W:The 1st Man Hay with the 3d Cu. his Partner at the same time Hey with the 2d Cu. W:The 1st Man Heys with the 2d Cu. 1st Wo at the same time Heys with the 3d Cu. W:First Cu. leads thro' the 2 & 3d Wo. & turn in the 2d Cu. Place W:First Cu. leads through the 2d & 3d Men & turns at Top W:The 1st Cu. Back to Back & cast off & turn W:The 2d Cu. do the same W:The 1st Man leads the 2d. Wo. off & turns her W:The 1st Wo. leads the 2d. Man off & turns him 1st Man cast off at the same Time


X:3 T:Sodger Laddie [1] M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Bremner – Scots Reels (1757) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G g |: (B>AG) GDE | A>BA ABd | e/f/g(G G)DE | G>AG B2G | cAc BGB | ABA ABd |(e/f/g)(G G)DE|1 G>AG G2g :|2 G2G G2 || |: e/f/ | g>ag gdB | Aaa Ta2g | def gdB | g(a/g/f/e/) gdB | (c/B/c/d/e/f/ g)dB | aAA ABd | (e/f/g)(G G)DE | G>AG G2 :|


X: 1 T:Soldier Laddie [1], aka. JMP.018 M:6/8 L:1/8 Q:3/8=110 C:"19" B:John Miller MS. Perth, 1799.(for the fife) R:.March O:Scotland A:Perth N:This is marked as a quick step N:The name 'John Miller is written in the left hand margin N:1 - the first bar of the third line is marked with an asterix N:the words "the third is wrong" are written above and "put this bar in N:at the begining of the third line John" written above and below the N:fourth line which has one bar on it. A N:double bar line is at the end of the third line. So that's what I've N:done. N:2 - In each of these bars the note duration is shown as three N:semiquavers N:marked as a triplet beamed with a quaver, then 3 quavers eg : N:(3(c/d/e/)f gdB | H:1799 Z:vmp.C. Graebe F:http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/Miller/MILLER(12-4-2016).ABC K:G major e | dBG GDE | ABA ABd |"2" (e/f/g)G GDE | GAG B2 G | cAc BGB | ABA ABd | "2"(e/f/g)G GDE | GAG G2 :| |:d| gag gdB | Aaa agf | def gdB |"1" gag gdB | "2" (c/d/e)f gdB | aAA ABc |\ "2"(e/f/g)G GDE | GAG G2 :|


X:1 T:Soldier Laddie [1], The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Robert Petrie – Third Collection of Strathspey Reels (1802, p. 13) N:Dedicated to Francis Garden Esq. Junior of Troup by N:Robert Petrie at Kirkmichael. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G g|BAG GDE|ABA ABc|BAG GDE|GAG B2G| cdc BcB|ABA ABd|(e/f/g)(G G)DE|GAG G2:| |:e/f/|gag gdB|Aaa Ta2g|def gdB|g(a/g/f/e/) gdB| cac BgB|ABA ABd|(e/f/g)(G G)DE|GAG G2:|]


X:1 T:Soldier Laddy [1] M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Patrick McGahon music manuscript collection (1817, No. 27) N:McGahon was a scribe of Irish language literature who lived in N:Dungooley, County Louth, on the Armagh border. He was a N:teacher with The Irish Society in the early 19th century, but little N:else is known about him. A few tunes in the ms. are written in other N:hands. B:Pádraigín Ní UIallacháin – “A Hidden Ulster” (2003, p. 445) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G c|BAG GDE|A>BA ABd|e/f/gG GDE|GAG B2G| cec BdB|A>BA ABd|e/f/gG GDE|GAG G2:| |:d|g>ag gdB|Aaa a2g|def gdB|gag fdB| cde gdB|aAA ABd |e/f/gG GDE|GAG G2:|


X:1 T:Soldier Laddie [1], The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Davie's Caledonian Repository (Aberdeen, 1829-30, p. 34) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G g|BAG GDE|ABA ABd|(e/f/g)G GDE|GAG B2G| cAc BGB|ABA ABd|(efg/)G/ GDE|G>AG G2|| (d/4e/4f/)|g>ag gdB|Aaa a2g|def gdB|gaf gdB| cac BgB|aAA ABd|(e/f/g)G GDE|G>AG G2:|]


X:1 T:Sodger Laddie T:Soldier Laddie [1] M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B: Joseph Lowe - Lowe's Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Jigs, B:book 2 (1844–1845, p. 12) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G g|BAG GDE|ABA ABd|(e/f/g)G GDE|GAG B2G| cAc BGB|ABA ABd|(e/f/g)G GDE|GAG G2:| |:f|gag gdB|Aaa a2 g|def gdB|gag gdB| cAc BgB|aAA ABd|(e/f/g)G GDE|GAG G2:|]


X:5 T:Sodger Lad T:Soldier Laddie [1] M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection (1884) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G g| BAG GDE | ABA ABd | e/f/gG GDE | GAG B2G | cAc BGB | ABA ABd| e/f/gG GDE | GAG G2:| |: f | gag gdB | Aaa a2b | def gdB | gag gdB | cac BgB | aAA ABd | e/f/gG GDE | GAG G2 :|]