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Welcome Brother Debtor: Annotations
X:1 T:Welcome, welcome brother debtor C:Charles Coffey M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Air K:G B d|(c2B) A G F|G2A2 B d|(c2B) A G F|G4 B d| (c2B) A G F|G2A2 B d|(c2B) A G F|G4 c B| e2 (ed) c B |A2A2 B A |G2E2 F G|D4 A B | (c2e) d c B| A2A2 B A |(G2A) B c A |G4||
X:1 T:Brother Debtors. A Retreat M:3/4 L:1/8 S:The Buttery Manuscript (c. 1784-1820, No. 23, p. 5) 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:G Bd|c2 BA GF|G2A2 Bd|c2 BA GF|G2 Bd c2| BA dF GA|ge d2 Bd|cA G2:| Bd|e2 ed cB|A2B c2|Bd G2 FE|FA D2 AB| c2 BA dF|GA ge|d2 BdcA|G2:|
Welcome Brother Debtor: Annotations