
X: 0
T: Dance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife
T: Instrumental Folk Tunes in Pennsylvania
%D: 1981
C: ed. Samuel P. Bayard
K:
%%center
%%center "Then the drums did beat and rattle,
%%center	And the fife did sweetly play;
%%center	She arched up to the enemy
%%center	And bravely fought away.
%%center
%%center	The fiddler being willing,
%%center	And his arm a-being strong,
%%center	He played "The Drownded Irishman"
%%center	For four hours along.
%%center	(From Pennsylvania Folksong Versions)

%%center Google summary:
%%begintext align
Dance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife: Instrumental Folk Tunes in Pennsylvania
by Samuel P. Bayard was published in 1981 (sometimes cited as 1982). This, book compiles hundreds of instrumental folk tunes, primarily fiddle and fife tunes, collected in southwestern Pennsylvania and parts of West Virginia starting in the 1920s.
%%endtext

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X: 017001
T: NEIL GOW'S RANT (V)
C: Meighen, V, 1930s, B.
R: air, strathspey
B: DTFMTF: Sam Bayard's "Dance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife" p.5 #1
Z: 2025 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: C|
L: 1/8
K: G
% %continueall yes
d>c "^A"|: B>GB>G B>GD>D | A>FA>F A>FD>D | B>GB>G D2D>D | AGED G2Gz :|
G,>B,D>D G2G2 | "^A........"G,>G,B,G, A,2A,2 | G,>G,B,>D G2(G3/2D/) | {D}E>DB,>D G2Gz "^B":: D>G"^B..."GG G2G2 |
D>G"^B..."GG A2A2 | .D2G<G .D2G<G | EDB,D G2G2 "^C":: d>dBd GdBd | e2(3=fed e2 (3fed |
"^C......"ddBd dBBd | A2 (3BAG A2 (3BAG "^D":: G>GB>d g>gg>B | G>GB>G A>AA>B |
G>GB>d g>gg>d | edBd g2gz "^E":: G,>G, Bd .g2 .g2 | G,>G, BG .A2.A2 | G,z "^D..."gz G,z "^D..."gz |
edBd g2gz :|  y8 "^Var."y|| "^A"yD>DB,G, A,2B,A, || "^B"y GD || "^C"yBBGB BBGB || "^D"yG || y8

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X: 017002
T: MILLGOW'S REEL (V)
C: Strosnider, V, 1928, B.
R: reel
B: DTFMTF: Sam Bayard's "Dance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife" p.5 #2
Z: 2025 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: C|
L: 1/8
K: D
%%continueall yes
D | D2F2 A3A | BAFE D3D | F2A2 d2f>e | c2e2 B2d>B | A>AFE D3D | F2A2 A3A |
BAFE D3D | F2A2 d2f>e | c2e2 B2d>B | A2F2 "^A..."A3A ||\
"_Quicker"ceee eaaa |: "_Repeat ad lib."e>aa>a e>aa>a :|
eaa>^g f2e2 | f>f "^B..."fb fbbb |: "_Repeat ad lib."ebbb ebbb :| eb ba/^g/ fecB |
A>cce eaaa |: "_Repeat ad lib."eaaa eaaa :| ea"^c...."a^g f2e2 | d2f>d c2e2 | Bd dc/B/ |
AFF>E |[M:2/4] D3 "_D.C."|| y8 "Var."|| "^A"yF3 || "^B"y fe || "^C"y aa ||

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X: 018003
T: The CORN-HUSKERS
O: Phillips, V, 1930s, B.
R: reel
B: DTFMTF: Sam Bayard's "Dance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife" p.18 #3
Z: 2025 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
N: "A formula like the one making up the main part of our first half-tune also comprises the first
N: strain of O'Neill MI, No. 1447. Beyond that, there is no resemblance between the two tunes."
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: G
%
D2 | G2BG A2BA | G2BG AGED | G2BG A2BA | GABG A3D | G2BG A2BA |
G2BG AGEz | d3e dBGA | BGA2 G2 || z2 | e3e e3f | g>f e>f e>d B2 |
ee2f e3f | g>fe>f e2z2 | Be2f e3f | g>fe>d e>d Bz | Bg2e d2B2 | A>GA>B G2 |]

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X: 018003
T: The Corn Huskers (V)
O: Phillips, V, 1930s, B.
R: reel
B: DTFMTF: Sam Bayard's "Dance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife" p.18 #1
Z: 2025 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: G
%%continueall yes
D2 | G2BG A2BA | G2BG AGED | G2BG A2BA | GABG A3D || G2BG A2BA
G2BG AGEz | d3e dBGA | BGA2 G2 :: z2 | e3e e3e | g>f e>f e>d B2 |
ee2f e3f | g>fe>f e2z2 || Be2f e3f | g>fe>d e>d Bz | Bg2e d2B2 | A>GA>B G2 |]

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X: 018004
T: Square Dance Tune
O: James Taylor, V, 1930s, B.
R: reel, polka
B: DTFMTF: Sam Bayard's "Dance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife" p.18 #4
Z: 2025 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: G
.D2- | .D2G2 B2G2 | e2d2 d>edB | A2F2 F>GFE | D2G2 G>AGE |D2G2 B2G2 |
e2d2 d>ed>d | e>fgf edBA | G3A G2 || z2 | D2G2 G2g2 | f2e2 Ad^ce |
e2d2 d^cde | e2d2 dedB | A2G2 G2g2 | f2e2 Ad^cd | efgf edBA | G3A G2 |]

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X: 019005
T: OLD DANCE TUNE (V)
O: J. White, V, 1930s, B.
R: march, reel
B: DTFMTF: Sam Bayard's "Dance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife" p.19 #5
Z: 2026 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
%%slurgraces yes
%%graceslurs yes
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: D
%%continueall no
(3ABc |: d2d2 c2e2 | d2A2 F2A2 | d2d2 c2B2 | ABAG F2A2 | {Bc}d2d2 c2e2 | d2A2 F2A2 | d2f2 e2c2 |
[1 ABAG F2A2 :|[2 ABAG F2A |: f/g/ | a2f2 g2e2 | f2d2 d2fg | a2f2 {ef}edcB |[1 A2z2 z2z :|[2 A2z2 z2 |]

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X: 019006
T: The TURKEY-EGG (V)
O: James Taylor, V, 1930s, B.
R: hornpipe
B: DTFMTF: Sam Bayard's "Dance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife" p.19 #6
Z: 2026 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: D
%%continueall no
G2 | "^A..:"D2D2 G2G>B | d>Bd>e d>BG2 | c>Bc>d B2d2 | "^B..:"A>GA>B A>GE>G | D2D2 G2B2 |
d>Bd>e d>BG2 | c>Bc>d B2d2 | A>FD>F G2 || z2 | g>fg>a g>dB2 | c>Bc>e d>BG>B |
c>Bc>d B2d2 | A>BA>B A>GE2 | f>fg>a gdB2 | c>Bc>e d>B G>G | c>Bc>d B2d2 |
A>FD>F G2 |] y8 "^Var."y|| "A"A>B || y8 y8 y8 y8 y8 y8 y8 y8
%
%%text A rhyme accompanying the tune runs:
%%begintext
%% Ben stole the turkey-egg,
%%     run around the medder with it,
%% Throwed it in the creek,
%%     and swore he never meddled with it.
%%endtext

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X: 019007
T: KATIE WITH THE BUCKLES (V)
O: H. White, V, 1930s, B.
R: march, reel
B: DTFMTF: Sam Bayard's "Dance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife" p.19 #5
Z: 2026 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
%%slurgraces yes
%%graceslurs yes
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Fmix
[| c2 {c}fz | c2 {c}fz | c>B c>d | e2 z2 | {Bcd}e>e (3ded | c>c B>B | A>F G>[BE] | F2 z2 |]
[| {FG}_Az {CD=E}Fz | {CD=E}F>G A>B | c2 z2 | {cd}e>e (3ded | c>c B>B | A>F G>[BE] | F2 z2 |]
%%text This rhyme was associated with the tune:
%%begintext
%%
%% Long folks, short folks, have ye heerd the news?
%% I'm goin'to marry Katie with the buckles on her showes.
%% Ha! Ho! Never could refuse--
%% I'm goin'to marry Katie with the buckles on her showes.
%%endtext

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X: 020008
T: SQUARE DANCE (V)
O: Losch, V, 1930s, B.
R: reel
Z: 2026 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: C
[|\
c3c/B/ c2G2 | ECEG c2e2 | g3g/g/ g2d2 | B2d2 gfed | c3c/B/ c2G2 | ECEG c2e2 |
g3g g2 (3BBB | "^A...."BGBd gfed | c4 c2z2 || d2dd (3efe d2 | B2d2 g4 | ^f2ff f2e2 |
(3e^fe d2 d4 | d2dd (3e=fe d2 | B2d2 g4 | ^f2ed cBAG | .g2z2 z2z2 |] y4 "^Var."y|| "A"B2d2 ||

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X: 020009
T: JIG (V)
O: Losch, V, 1930s, B.
R: "straight jig"
Z: 2026 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
%%slurgraces yes
%%graceslurs yes
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: C
DE/F/ |\
G2 GG/G/ G2G>F | G>AB>c d>BG2 | A3A/A/ A2A>B | c>Bc>d e>de>f |
g>fg2 z2DE/F/ | G2 GG/G/ G2G2 | G>AB>c d>BG2 | A3A/B/ c>AF>A | G2A>F G2 ||
z2 |\
B>AB>c dBG2 | {B}A>GA>B c2z2 | B>AB>c d>BG2 | {B}A>GF>E D2z2 |
DGBc d>BG2 | A>GA>B c2cA | B>dB>G A>cA>F | G2A>F G2 |]
%%begintext align
%% If this is a "jig," it must be one of the so-called "straight jigs" like
%% those in the blackface minstrel shows. The second part is also that of
%% the well-known Soldier's Joy tune (No. 332).
%%endtext

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X: 020010
T: The HORSE CALLED ROVER
T: Or ROOSTER IN THE STRAWPILE (V)
O: H. White, V, 1930s, B.
R: "straight jig"
Z: 2026 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 4/4
L: 1/16
K: G
[|\
G2AA B2B2 | "^A..."AGAB c3c | G2AA B2B2 | "^B..."AGAF G2z2 | G2AA B2B2 | AGAB c3c |
d2ed B2B2 | "^B..."AGAF G2z2 |: d2ed B2B2 | AGAA B2B2 | d2ed B2B2 | "^B..."AGAF G2z2 :|
"^Var."y "^A"A2AA B4 || "^B"ABAF G4 || y8 y8 y8 y8 y8 y8 y8 y8 y8 y8

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X: 020010
T: The HORSE CALLED ROVER
T: Or ROOSTER IN THE STRAWPILE (V)
O: H. White, V, 1930s, B.
R: "straight jig"
Z: 2026 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 4/4
L: 1/16
K: G
[|\
G2AA B2B2 | "^A..."AGAB c3c | G2AA B2B2 | "^B..."AGAF G2z2 | G2AA B2B2 | AGAB c3c |
d2ed B2B2 | "^B..."AGAF G2z2 |: d2ed B2B2 | AGAA B2B2 | d2ed B2B2 | "^B..."AGAF G2z2 :|
"^Var."y "^A"A2AA B4 || "^B"ABAF G4 || y8 y8 y8 y8 y8 y8 y8 y8 y8 y8

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X: 021011
T: OLD AIR (V)
O: H. White, V, 1930s, B.
R: air
B: DTFMTF: Sam Bayard's "Dance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife" p.21 #11
Z: 2026 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
%%slurgraces yes
%%graceslurs yes
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: F
%%continueall no
c2 |\
AcF2 F2 (3{B}AGF |[M:3/4] DF C2 FA |[M:4/4] c2c>d c>AGF | A2G2 G2c2 |
AcF2 F2{B} (3AGF |[M:3/4] DF C2 FA |[M:4/4] c2c>d c<AG>F | A2 F2 F2 ||
FA |\
c2cA c2de | f2 (3gfe d2c2 | f2fd c<AGF | A2G>A G2FA |
c2cA c2de | f2 (3gfe d2c2 | f2fd c<AGF | A2F2 F2 |]

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X: 021012
T: COONEY IN THE STUBBLE FIELD (V)
O: H. White, V, 1930s, B.
R: reel
B: DTFMTF: Sam Bayard's "Dance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife" p.21 #12 (and the top of p.22)
Z: 2026 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
%%slurgraces yes
%%graceslurs yes
M: 4/4
L: 1/16
K: E
%%continueall no
(B,/C/D/ E)F |\
G2GG G2EF | G2GG G2E2 | GBGE C2B,2 | CB,"^A..."CE E2 :| z4 | {G}B2BB B2B2 |
GFGA B2B2 | c2cc c2^A2 | c2cc c2d2 | e2ee e2B2 | cdcB G2F2 | GBGE C2B,2 | CB,CE E2 |]
"^Var."y|| "^A"CD ||

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X: 021012
T: COONEY IN THE STUBBLE FIELD (V)
O: H. White, V, 1930s, B.
R: reel
B: DTFMTF: Sam Bayard's "Dance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife" p.21 #12 (and the top of p.22)
Z: 2026 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
%%slurgraces yes
%%graceslurs yes
M: 4/4
L: 1/16
K: G	% Transposed from the book's key of E
%%continueall no
(D/E/F/ G)A |\
B2BB B2GA | B2BB B2G2 | BdBG E2D2 | ED"^c..."EG G2 :| z4 | {B}d2dd d2d2 |
BABc d2d2 | e2ee e2^c2 | e2ee e2f2 | g2gg g2d2 | efed B2A2 | BdBG E2D2 | EDEG G2 |]
"^Var."y|| "^c"EF ||

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X: 022013
T: REEL (V)
O: H. White, V, 1930s, B.
R: reel
B: DTFMTF: Sam Bayard's "Dance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife" p.22 #13
Z: 2026 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
%%slurgraces yes
%%graceslurs yes
M: 4/4
L: 1/16
K: E
%%continueall no
EFGA |:\
B3cB3A F4 G3F | E3FE3C B,4B,4 | E2F2 G4 A4 c4 |[1 B3cB3A GE3 F4 | [M:2/4]uE4 (3F2G2A2 :|
|[2 BBBB (3B2A2F2 E4 || EFGA | B4 cdcd uB4 EFGA | B4 cdcB ue4 EFGA | B4 cdcd uB4 EFGA |
B3cB3A F4 G3F | E3FE3C B,4B,4 | E3FG4 A4c4 | BBBB (3B2A2F2 | E4 |]

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X: 022013
T: REEL (V)
O: H. White, V, 1930s, B.
R: reel	# The book has the key of E.
B: DTFMTF: Sam Bayard's "Dance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife" p.22 #13
Z: 2026 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
%%slurgraces yes
%%graceslurs yes
M: 4/4
L: 1/16
K: G
%%continueall no
GABc |:\
d3ed3c A4 B3A | G3AG3E D4D4 | G2A2 B4 c4 e4 |[1 d3ed3c BG3 A4 | [M:2/4]uE4 (3F2G2A2 :|
|[2 dddd (3d2c2A2 G4 || GABc | d4 efef ud4 GABc | d4 efed ug4 GABc | d4 efef ud4 GABc |
d3ed3c A4 B3A | G3AG3E D4D4 | G3AB4 c4e4 | dddd (3d2c2A2 | G4 |]

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X: 022014
T: ALL THE GALS IS GONE AWAY (V)
O: H. White V, 1930s, B.
R: march
B: DTFMTF: Sam Bayard's "Dance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife" p.22 #14
Z: 2026 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
N: Why is it Fmix when there are no E (or E flat) notes?
M: 2/4
L: 1/16
K: Fmix
%%continueall no
[|\
f2(3dfd c2B2 | c2d2 f4 | f2(3dfd c2B2 | .G2.B2 F4 | f2(3dfd c2B2 | c2d2 f4 |
f2d2 cdcF | .G2.B2 F4 |: GFGB c2B2 | d2fd c2B2 | G2B2 cdcB | G2F2 F4  :|
%%text With the tune goes this rhyme:
%%begintext
%% All the gals is gone away
%% Down to the straw-pile ready for play.
%% All the gals is gone away
%% Fetch them back and make them stay.
%%endtext

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X: 023015
T: OLD DANCE TUNE (V)
O: Strosnider, V, 1930s, B.
R: march, polka
B: DTFMTF: Sam Bayard's "Dance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife" p.23 #15
Z: 2026 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: G
%%continueall no
D2- |\
D2B2 B2B2 | A2G2 F2E2 | E2e2 e2d2 | dddd d2D2 | "^A..."G2B2 B2B2 | A2G2 F2E2 |
E2e2 d2F2 | GGGG G2 |: B2 | d4 g2B2 | d4 g2B2 | c4 dc BA | G2G2 G2 :| y8 "^Var."y|| "^A" D2 || y8

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X: 023016
T: CHASE THE SQUIRREL (V)
O: Strosnider, V, 1930s, B.
R: polka, march
B: DTFMTF: Sam Bayard's "Dance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife" p.23 #16
Z: 2026 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: G
%%continueall no
[|\
"^A..."F2 "^B..."FA G2 "^C"BB !segno!| "^A..."F2 "^B..."FA E2EE |\
"^D..."F2 "^B..."FA G2 "^C"GB | "^A..."AGFE D2z2 "^Fine"y ||
f3f f2ff | gfed B3B | A2de "^E..."fe e2 | fg"^F..."af z2 |] d3c "D.S.to Fine"B2GB |]
"^Var."y|| "^A"AF || "^B"FF || "^C"GG || "^D"DF | "E"f2 || "^F"af/e/ || y8 y8

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X: 024017
T: OLD DANCE TUNE FRAGMENT (V)
O: Strosnider, V, 1930s, B.
R: polka, march
B: DTFMTF: Sam Bayard's "Dance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife" p.24 #17
Z: 2026 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: G
%%continueall no
[|\
B2Bc ~B2A2 | G2B2 D2z2 | B2BB BBAB | d6 z2 | c2cc ccBB |\
A2c2 E2z2 | B2Bc BBA2 | G2B2 D2z2 |]

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X: 024018
T: OLD REEL (V)
O: Strosnider, V, 1930s, B.
R: polka, march
B: DTFMTF: Sam Bayard's "Dance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife" p.24 #18
Z: 2026 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
%%slurgraces yes
%%graceslurs yes
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: G
%%continueall no
(3DEF |\
G2G2 AAGF | E2c2 e2z2 | d2B2 A2FF | G2B2 D2D2 |\
G2G2 AAGF | E2c2 e2z2 | d2B2 dBAF | G4 G2 ||
d2 |\
g2g>f g2{B}c2 | e2ee e2~B2 | d2d>c B>AG2 | d2d>c B>AG2 |\
g2g2 {f}g2{B}c2 | e2ee e2~B2 | d2dc BAG2 | G4 G2 ||
z2 |\
BABc d2GG | B2A2 A2AA | c2cc e2"^A.."c2 | e2d2 d2z2 |\
BABc d2G2 | B2A2 AAA2 | cBcd e2dB | G4 G2 |]
y2 "^Var."y|| "^A"d2 ||

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X: 024019
T: YANKEE DOODLE (FV)
O: Mt. Pleasant Tablatures, 1950s, JB.
R: polka, march
B: DTFMTF: Sam Bayard's "Dance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife" p.24 #19 (and top of p.25)
Z: 2026 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
L: 1/8
M: 4/4
K: D
A |\
dd ef | df ec | dd ef | d2 cA |\
dd ef | gf ed | cA Bc | d2 d ||
A |\
dc BG | Bd cB | AB AG | FG A2 |\
dc BG | Bd cB | Ad ce | d2 d |]

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X: 025020
T: OLD DANCE FV)
O: Strosnider, V, 19302, B.
R: march
B: DTFMTF: Sam Bayard's "Dance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife" p.25 #20
Z: 2026 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
L: 1/8
M: 2/4
K: D
[|\
D2 F>F | A2 c2 | e3 e | f2 "^A.."e2 | c2 A2 | G2 G>G | F2 F>F | "^B..."A2 A>A | F2 D2 | D2 z2 |
"^Swift"\
D2 F2 | A2 c2 | e3 e | f2 e>e | c2 A2 | A2 c2 | e>e e>e | f2 d2 | d2 || f2 | a4- | a2 a>a |
f2 e>e | c2 A2 | G2 G>G | F2 F>F | "^C.."A2 A>A | F2 D2 | D2 z2 |]
"Var."y "A"yee || "^B"y A>BAA || "^C"y F>F || y8 y8 y8 y8 y8 y8

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X: 025021
T: SAILING DOWN THE RIVER ON THE O-HI-O (V)
O: Strosnider, V, 19302, B.
R: reel
B: DTFMTF: Sam Bayard's "Dance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife" p.25 #21
Z: 2026 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
N: The 2nd strain has initial repeat but no final repeat; not fixed.
L: 1/8
M: 4/4
K: D
gg |\
e2d2 dBdd | e2d2 d2gg | e2d2 ddBB | A2B2 G2 :: z2 | g4 {a}"^A.."b4 | "^B.."a2g2 "^C.."g4 |
efge dddB | A2B2 G2 |] y8 y8 "^Var."y || "^A"y {a}b2bb || "^B"y a2a2 | "^C"y g3g || y8 y8
%%text The player knew these words:
%%begintext
%% The boatmen whistle and the boatmen sing,
%% and the boatmen tell me some good thing.
%% Way, oh, boatmen row,
%% Sailing down the river on the O-hi-o.
%%endtext

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X: 026022
T: GENERAL BRADDOCK'S MARCH (F)
O: Mount Pleasant Tablatures, 1950s, JB.
R: march
B: DTFMTF: Sam Bayard's "Dance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife" p.26 #1
Z: 2026 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
K: D
%%continueall no
P: A
A |\
FA dd | cd ez | gf ed | cB AA || FA dd | cde z | f2 a>c | d2 z2 |]
gf ed | cB A2 | A/B/c/d/ A/B/c/d/ | cdez || fg ed | cB Az | f2 a>c | d2 z |]
%
%%text An untitled version.
P: B
FA dd | cdez | gf ed | cBAz || FA dd | cd e2 | Hf2 a>d | d2 z2 |]
gf ed | cBAz | Fd Fd | cdez | gf ed | cBAz | Hf2 a>d | d2 z2 |]
%%begintext align
%% Familiar-sounding, but elusive. It may possibly derive from a popular song,
%% or a country dance, or -- as seems more likely -- a camp-meeting spiritual,
%% once well known in southwestern Pennsylvania, with a chorus of:
%%endtext align
%%text   Praise the Lord, O my soul, Glory, hallelujah!
%%text   Praise the Lord, O my soul, Praise ye the Lord!

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X: 027023
T: MOTHER SAYS I MUSTN'T (V)
O: Strosnider, V, 1929, B.
R: march
B: DTFMTF: Sam Bayard's "Dance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife" p.27 #1
Z: 2026 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 2/4
L: 1/16
K: D
%%continueall no
A2 | A2F2 A2AA | B2A2 E3F | G2A2 B2c2 | d6 A2 ||\
d2c2 B2AA | c2B2 E3F | G2B2 A2F2 | d6 d2 ||
E2F2 G2A2 | B2A2 E3F | G2A2 B2c2 | d4 A2d2 ||\
e2d2 c2B2 |[M:3/4] A2d2 HB4 A3G |[M:2/4] F2A2 G2E2 | D8 |]
G>GB>B AHc3 | G>GB>B AHd3 | d4 B4 | e6 z2 ||\
B4 c4 | d6 z2 | G>GB>B AHc3 | G>GB>B AHd3 |]

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X: 027024
T: WASHINGTON FUNERAL DIRGE (F)
O: Mount Pleasant Tablatures, 1950s, JB.
R: lament, march
B: DTFMTF: Sam Bayard's "Dance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife" p.27 #2
Z: 2026 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: D
% %continueall no
[|\
A2dd d4 | cdec d4 | A2df a2fd | B2ee e4 || A2dd d4 | cdec d4 |
A2fd B2 ge | d2dd d4 |]| f2ef a2f2 | dA GB A4 | f2ef a2f2 | dB ee e4 ||
A2dd d4 | cdec d4 | A2fd B2ge | d2dd d4 |] Y8 Y8 Y8 Y8
N: A comment points out that this tune is similar to the wedding march in Lohengrin.
N: Another comment mentions other similar tunes.

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X: 027025
T: STORMSTOWN (F)
O: McKivison, V, 1930. B.
R: march
B: DTFMTF: Sam Bayard's "Dance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife" p.27 #3 (and top staff on p.28)
Z: 2026 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: G
% %continueall no
%%text Name of a village in Centre county.
D2 |\
G2A2 B2G2 | A2d2- d2BB | c2c2- c2A2 | B2B2- B2D2 |\
G2A2 B2G2 | A2d2- d2ef | g2B2  B2A2 | G4    G2 |]
de/f/ |\
g2g2- g2e2 | d2d2- d2B2 | c2c2- c2A2 | B2B2- B2de/f/ |\
g2g2  g2e2 | d2d2- d2ef | g2B2  B2A2 | G4    G2 |]

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X: 028026
T: Port's Tune
O: Reed, V, 1930s, B.
R: march
B: DTFMTF: Sam Bayard's "Dance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife" p.28 #26
Z: 2026 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: G
% = = = = = = = = = =
d2 |\
g2d2 d2c2 | BAG2 G2B2 | cBA2 cBA2 | "^A.."Bcd2 d2g2 ||\
g2d2 d2c2 | BA G2 G2c2 | cBA2 cBA2 | AGG2 G2 |]
[| B2 |\
BAG2 BAG2 | A2B2 c4 | cBA2 cBA2 | B2c2 d4 ||\
dcB2 g2d2 | e2f2 g2e2 | d2c2 B2A2 | AGG2 G2 |]
y4 "^Var."y|| "A"B2 ||
% = = = = = = = = = =
% %begintext align
% % The player, paralyzed by a stroke, "deedled" this rather commonplace tune off to me,
% % as he had formerly played it on the fiddle. A general resemblance exists between No.
% % 26 and Sabbath Summons in McCurry, p. 149. The tune is named for the fiddler from
% % whom Reen learned it, one Port formerly living at McAlevy's Fort, Huntingdon County.
% %endtext

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X: 028027
T: OLD DANCE
O: Reed, V, 1930s, B.
R: march, reel
B: DTFMTF: Sam Bayard's "Dance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife" p.28 #27
Z: 2026 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 2/4
L: 1/16
K: G
% %continueall no
HB>A |\
G2GG E2GG | D4 D2z2 | G2GG G2AA | B2AA A2 B>A ||\
G2GG E2GG | D3C B,2DD | G2GA B2G2 | G6 |]
[| z2 |\
B2G2 B2GG | BABc d2z2 | A2GG F2G2 | AGAB c2z2 ||\
B2G2 B2GG | BABc d2z2 | A2FF AABA | G2GF G2 |]

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X: 029028
T: PIECE COMPOSED BY SYLVESKY VARNER (V)
O: Losch, V, 1930s, B.
R: march, reel
B: DTFMTF: Sam Bayard's "Dance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife" p.29 #28
Z: 2026 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
N: The key signature was missing in all but the last staff, but the f notes have sharps, so K:G is used here.
N: (The first part may be considered in C, despite all the f sharps, but it's a bit ambiguous.)
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: G
%
[|\
e2cA G2E2 | CEGB c2z2 | gfga g2B2 | gfga g2z2 ||\
e2cA G2E2 | CEGB c2z2 | gfga g2B2 | c2dB c2z2 ||
[|\
d4- dcBc | d2b2 b4 | c'2e2 f2a2- | afg2 B4 ||\
d4- dcBc | d2b2 b4 | c'2e2 f2a2- | afg2 g2z2 |]

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X: 029029
T: SUNDAY AFTERNOON
O: Losch, V, 1930s, B.
R: march, reel
B: DTFMTF: Sam Bayard's "Dance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife" p.29 #29
Z: 2026 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: D
% %continueall no
D2- | D2F2 A2F2 | "A....."GABc d2cB | A2F2 D2F2 | E6 z2 || D2F2 A2F2 | "^B...."GABc d2z2 |
c2d2 e2fe | d6 :: A2 | dcde f2A2 | BABc d3d |[1 c2d2 e2d2 | f6 :|[2 "^C......"A2c2 e2fe | d6 :|
"Var." y2 "^A"|| G2B2 d2B2 "^B"|| G2B2 "^C"|| c2d2 e2fe || y8 y8 y8 y8 y8 y8

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X: 029030
T: HOPPLE'S REEL (V)
O: Losch, V, 1930s, B.
R: march, reel
B: DTFMTF: Sam Bayard's "Dance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife" p.29 #30 (and top of p.30)
Z: 2026 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 4/4
L: 1/16
K: D
%
A,2B,C |\
D4 D3F E3D =C3E | D3F A3=c d4 ^c3d |\
e3c A3=c d3A F3G | A3F E3D F3D =C3E |
D4 D3F E3D =C3E | D3F A3c d4 c3d |\
e3c A3c d3A F3G | "A.."A3F E3C D4 |
|: A2Bc |\
d4 c3d e2c2 A2c2 | d2A2 F2D2 G2F2 E2(3ABc |\
d4 c2d2 e2c2 A2Bc | [M:2/4].d2z2 :|
y8 "^Var.A"|| A3G ||
%%text Play 2d pt. 4 times.

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X: 030031
T: SQUARE DANCE (V)
O: Losch, V, 1930s, B.
R: march, reel
B: DTFMTF: Sam Bayard's "Dance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife" p.30 #31
Z: 2026 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 4/4
L: 1/16
K: G
%
[|] g2f2 |\
g4 G4 G2A2"^A..."B2G2 | "^B..."B2d2 d4 d4 d2ef | g4 G2G2 G2A2B2G2 | A2B2A2G2 A4 d2ef | g4 G4 G2A2"^A..."B2G2 |
B2d2 d4 d4 d2ef | g4 f2e2 d2c2B2A2 | G4 B4 G4 || D4 | G4 B2A2 G4 B2G2 | "^C..."B2d2 d4 d4 D4 | G4 B2A2 G4 B2G2 |
A2B2A2G2 A4 "^D.."D4 | G4 B2A2 G4 B2G2 | "^B..."B2d2 d4 d4 z4 | g4 f2e2 d2c2B2A2 | G4 B4 G4 |]
"^Var."y|| "^A"B2B2 || "^B"G2d2 || "^C"A2d2 || "^D"F4 || y4 y4 y4 y4 y4 y4 y4 y4

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X: 030032
T: BOB RIDDEO or BOB RIDDLEY (F)
O: Mount Pleasant Tablatures, 1950s, B.
R: march
B: DTFMTF: Sam Bayard's "Dance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife" p.30 #32 (and top staff on p.33)
Z: 2026 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
K: D
%
A |\
d2 cA | dF A2 | dG/G/ GG | eA/A/ AA |\
d2 cA | dF A2 | B2 ce | dddz ||
eA AA | ff ff | gf ec | dF A2 |\
eA AA | gg gg | gf ec | d2 z|]

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X: 031033
T: FRENCH FOURS (V)
O: Losch, V, 1930s, B.
R: march
B: DTFMTF: Sam Bayard's "Dance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife" p.31 #33
Z: 2026 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 4/4
L: 1/16
K: G
% %continueall no
[| "A..."G3A/B/ d2ef g4 d3d | B3Bd3B A3A (3A2B2A2 | G3B d2ef g4 d4 | B3Bd3B G4 z4 |]
[| G3B d3=f e4 c4 | B3Bd3B A3A (3A2B2A2 | G3B d3=f e4 c4 | B3c d3B G4 D2EF |] y8 "^Var."y|| "^A"G3B ||

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X: 031034
T: COTILLION [sic] (V)
P: Learned from a black man.
O: Losch, V, 1930s, B.
R: march
B: DTFMTF: Sam Bayard's "Dance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife" p.31 #34
Z: 2026 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
%%slurgraces yes
%%graceslurs yes
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: C
% = = = = = = = = = =
D3D | (3{E}FED C2E2 G3G | AGcG AGcG | (3{D}EFE {D}CE G3G | AGcG {D}ED HD3D |
E/F/E/D CE G3G | ABcd e2dA | {cd}cB AD {E}FED"^(#)"C |[M:2/4] D4 z4 |]
AB/^c/ dd d2 d{c}B | c{d}deB cA Az | AA/A/ AB c2cc | ccdB cB Az |
AB/^c/ dd d2 d{c}B | cdeB cB Az | ABcd e2dA | (3BcA AD (3EFE {E}DC | D2 z2 |]
% = = = = = = = = = =
%%begintext align
%% Looks like the worn-down remnant of some Irish or Scottish reel tune.
%% One can see some resemblance between this melody and One Thousand, p.25, 5th.
%%endtext

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X: 031035
T: STRAIGHT FOURS
O: Losch, V, 1930s, B.
R: reel
B: DTFMTF: Sam Bayard's "Dance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife" p.31 #35
Z: 2026 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: G
% = = = = = = = = = =
dc | BGBB BGBB | A2AA AFAB | cBcd cA"^A..."FA |[1 "^B.."G2g2 g2 :|[2  A2A2 G2 |: "^C...."de/f/ | g2d2 d2dd |
d2b2 b2ag | f2d2 d2d2 | ffaa2 Ha3f | gfga gedc | B2G2 G2 :|\
y4 "^Var."y || "^A" fd || "^B"d2 || "C"g2 ||
% = = = = = = = = = =

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X: 032031
T: OLD REEL
O: Strosnider, V, 1930s, B.
R: reel
B: DTFMTF: Sam Bayard's "Dance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife" p.32 #36
Z: 2026 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 4/4	% Actually no timesig.
L: 1/8
K: G
% = = = = = = = = = =
[DD][GD] | BGBG DG"^A..."BB | AFAF DFAA | "^B........"d2BB cAAd |  BGGG G2 || z2 |g2ee d2dd |
A2AA c2ee | d2BB c2Ad | BGGG G2 |] y4 \
y4 "^Var."y || "^A" GB || "^B" d3 B c2 Ad || y4
% = = = = = = = = = =

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X: 036047
T: Maria Morris Tune (V)
O: I. Morris, V,  1930s, B.
R: reel
B: DTFMTF: Sam Bayard's "Dance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife" p.36 #47
Z: 2025 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: D
[|\
ABAF DFAF | B2GG G2GB | A2FF FEDD | E2EE E2A2 | ABAD FDFD |
B2GG G2BG | A2FF A,2 E2 | D4 D2 || aa | f2dd efaa | f2d2 ddgf | e2A2 ABcd |
e2ee efaa | f2de fgaa | f2d2 deff | e2c2 B2B2 | A4 A2z2 |]
%%text Named for a woman who liked it.

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X: 036048
T: MOUNT PLEASANT QUICKSTEP (F)
O: Mount Pleasant Tablatures, 1950s, JB.
R: quickstep, march, jig
B: DTFMTF: Sam Bayard's "Dance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife" p.36 #48
Z: 2025 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: C
L: 1/8
K: D
%%continueall no
%%text Two efforts to restore this tune's proper time.
% - - - - - - - - - -
P: 1st.
A2 |\
d2de d2cA | A2FF F2A2 | d2de d2cB | G2GG G2A2 |\
e2ee e2c2 | d2dd d2 f D | E2FG A2dd | fdec d2 ||
F2 |\
F2B2 A2FD | C2EF G2G2 | G2c2 B2AG | DEFB A2F2 |\
F2B2 A2FD | B2B2 B2A2 | c2A2 c2A2 | AG E2 D2 |]
% - - - - - - - - - -
P: 2nd.
M: 6/8
A |\
dde dcA | AFF F2A | dde dcB | GGG G2A |\
e2e eec | ddd dfD | EFG Add | fde/c/ d2 ||
F |\
F2B AFD | CEF G2G | GcB AGD | EFB A2F |\
F2B AFD | B2B B2A | c2A c2A | AGE D2 |]
% - - - - - - - - - -

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X: 036049
T: LITTLE SHOES (V)
O: I. Morris, V, 1930s, B.
R: polka, reel
B: DTFMTF: Sam Bayard's "Dance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife" p.36 #49 (and top staff of p.36)
Z: 2025 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: G
%%continueall yes
AB | c2C2 C2C2 | CCDE FEDF | A2D2 D2A2 | DEFG AGAB | c2C2 C2C2 |
CCDE FEDF | A2D2 EFA2 | G3F G2 || Bc | dBdB G2g2 | e4 ^c2a2 |
f4 d2ef | g2b2 d2Bc | dBdB G2g2 | e4 ^c2a2 | f4 d2ef | g2 (3agf g2 |]

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X: 277
T: ROUND UP THE YEARLINGS [I] (V)
O: Queer, V, 1946, B.
R: air, march
B: DTFMTF: Sam Bayard's "Dance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife" p.232 #277A
Z: 2025 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: D
%%continueall yes
FG |\
"^ds"A2 "^ds"A2 [A2D2] AA | ABAG FD"^A..."ED | A,2 [E2A,2] [C2E] [EA,]E |[1 DEFG A2 :|[2 F2D2 D2 ||
(3ABc | d2[fd][fd] ed[fd]d | ed[fd][fd] edBA | d2[fd][fd] ed [fd][fd] | edcB A2 (3ABc || d2d2 dcdB |
B[B2G2][BG] B2[BG][BG] | A4 a3g | fdec d2 |] y2 "^Var. A"y || FD ||
%%text Learned from the Nashville, Tenn., radio.

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X: 277
T: ROUND UP THE YEARLINGS [I] (V)
O: Queer, V, 1946, B.
R: air, march
B: DTFMTF: Sam Bayard's "Dance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife" p.232 #277A
Z: 2025 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: D
%%continueall yes
FG |\
"^ds"A2 "^ds"A2 [A2D2] AA | ABAG FD"^A..."ED | A,2 [E2A,2] [C2E] [EA,]E |[1 DEFG A2 :|[2 F2D2 D2 ||
(3ABc | d2[fd][fd] ed[fd]d | ed[fd][fd] edBA | d2[fd][fd] ed [fd][fd] | edcB A2 (3ABc || d2d2 dcdB |
B[B2G2][BG] B2[BG][BG] | A4 a3g | fdec d2 |] y2 "^Var. A"y || FD || y8 y8 y8 y8 y8 y8
%%text Learned from the Nashville, Tenn., radio.

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X: 277
T: ROUND UP THE YEARLINGS [I] (V)
O: S. Hail, V, 1930s, B.
R: air, march
B: DTFMTF: Sam Bayard's "Dance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife" p.232 #277B
Z: 2025 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
%%slurgraces yes
%%graceslurs yes
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: D
%%continueall yes
(3ABc |\
d>ef>d e>fd>e | f>de>f d>cB>A | d>ef>d e>fe>d | c>ec>B A2 (3ABc ||
d>cd>e f>ed>c | B2G2 G3B | A2a2 a3b | afed cBAG | F2D2 D2 |]
[| z2 |\
~A3A B>AB>c | d>BA>F D2z2 | A,4 {G,}A,4 | A,3^G, A,4 ||
A3A B>AB>c | d>BA>F D4 | A,>B,C>A, B,>A,B,>C | D2D2 D2 |]
%%text Learned along the Mason-Dixon Line.

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X: 277
T: ROUND UP THE YEARLINGS [I] (V)
O: S. Hail, V, 1930s, B.
R: air, march
B: DTFMTF: Sam Bayard's "Dance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife" p.232 #277B
Z: 2025 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
%%slurgraces yes
%%graceslurs yes
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: D
% = = = = = = = = = =
(3ABc |\
d>ef>d e>fd>e | f>de>f d>cB>A | d>ef>d e>fe>d | c>ec>B A2 (3ABc ||
d>cd>e f>ed>c | B2G2 G3B | A2a2 a3b | afed cBAG | F2D2 D2 |[| z2 | ~A3A B>AB>c |
d>BA>F D2z2 | A,4 {G,}A,4 | A,3^G, A,4 || A3A B>AB>c | d>BA>F D4 | A,>B,C>A, B,>A,B,>C | D2D2 D2 |]
%%text Learned along the Mason-Dixon Line.

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X: 278
T: ROUND UP THE YEARLINGS [II] (V)
O: Boden, V, 1957, JB.
R: air, march
B: DTFMTF: Sam Bayard's "Dance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife" p.233 #278 II
Z: 2025 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: D
%%continueall yes
% = = = = = = = = = =
ag |\
f2d2 "^A........"FA dc | BAFG A2AB | cdec BABc | dcdB A2ag || f2d2 dcBA |
"^B...."BAFG A2cc | "^*"[e2c2][ec]c BBc2 | [d4F4] [d2F2] |[|\
cd |\
e2[c2e2] e2[c2e2] | fe"^C.."ec "^D.."e3a | ^g2"^E.."g2 f2g2 | a^gaf e2cd ||
"^*"e2[c2e2] e2[c2e2] | fecd e2a2 | ^g2"^F....."ga bag2 | [a4c4] [a2c2] |]
"^Var."y2 | "A"FGAB | AFFG "^B"|| AAFG | "C"c2 | "^D"e2a2 | "E"gg | "F"fg bg fg ||
%%text * The e notes look like whole notes; it's not obvious what this means.

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X: 278
T: ROUND UP THE YEARLINGS [II] (V)
O: Boden, V, 1957, JB.
R: air, march
B: DTFMTF: Sam Bayard's "Dance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife" p.233 #278 II
Z: 2025 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: D]
% = = = = = = = = = =
ag |\
f2d2 "^A........"FA dc | BAFG A2AB | cdec BABc | dcdB A2ag ||\
f2d2 dcBA |
"^B...."BAFG A2cc | "^*"[e2c2][ec]c BBc2 | [d4F4] [d2F2] |[|\
cd | e2[c2e2] e2[c2e2] | fe"^C.."ec "^D.."e3a |
^g2"^E.."g2 f2g2 | a^gaf e2cd ||\
"^*"e2[c2e2] e2[c2e2] | fecd e2a2 |\
^g2"^F....."ga bag2 | [a4c4] [a2c2] |]
"^Var."y2 | "A"FGAB | AFFG "^B"|| AAFG | "C"c2 | "^D"e2a2 | "E"gg | "F"fg bg fg ||
%%text * The e notes look like whole notes; it's not obvious what this means.

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X: 590041
T: OLD SET DANCE, Part of The Lancers (V)
O: Simmons, V, 1941, B.
R: jig
B: DTFMTF: Sam Bayard's "Dance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife" p.___ #___
Z: 2025 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
N: "See the note to our No. 566."
%%slurgraces yes
%%graceslurs yes
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: G
%%continueall no
"^A.."A |\
BAB G2z e/f/ | gfg dz "^B.."c | B2G BGB | A3- A2A |\
"^C..."BAB Gz e/f/ | gfg d2{d}c |
BdB {B}AFA | G3- G2 || g |\
b2f "^D.."a2f | gfg d2g | fBB c2c | e2d "^E..."Bdg | b2f a2f |
gfg d2g | H.f2D FGA | G3- G2 |]\
"^Var."y ||"^A"y G ||"^B"y d ||"^C"y BGB ||"^D"y aff ||"^E"y B>dd ||"^E"y BdB ||

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X: 590042
T: JIG (V)
O: Simmons, V, 1930s, B.
R: jig
B: DTFMTF: Sam Bayard's "Dance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife" p.590 #42
N: This is a distant relative of the Swallow Tail jig.
N: The book's notes say "The G on the E-string was generally played a little high."
N: The =c note in bar 8 has an up-arrow suggesting the same slightly high intonation.
Z: 2025 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
%%slurgraces yes
%%graceslurs yes
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Gmix
%%continueall no
z |\
efg a2b !segno!|| a2b "^A..."agf | efg a2b | agf {gf}g2z | def a2b |
a2b "^B..."agf | efe dBB | "^^"=cAA A2 || f/g/ | eAA cAA | eAA cA"^C."f | eAA cAA | BGG G2g |
eAA cAA | eAA "^D..."cef | gag fgf |[1 [M:9/8] ecA efg a2!segno!b "_D.S."|[2"(Final)"ecA A2 |]
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"Var."y \
||"^A"y a2f || "^B"y aff ||"^C"y f/g/ ||y "D"cAf || y6 y6 y6 y6

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X: 590043
T: COCK OF THE EAST AND WEST (V)
O: Simmons, V, 1930s, B.
R: jig, march
B: DTFMTF: Sam Bayard's "Dance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife" p.590 #43 (2 staffs on p.591)
Z: 2025 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: G
%%continueall yes
d2c | "^A.."B2B BAB | d3- d2B | c2"^B.."c/B/ cBc | e3 d2c | "^C.."B2B BAB |
d3- "^D..."dcB | "^E..."A2A A>BA | G3 :| z2z | g2d e2d | g2d efg | "^F..."B2B BAB |
A3- A2"^G.."g | .g2d e2d |[M:9/8]"^H.."g2d a3- a2g |[M:6/8] f2d def | g3- g3- | g3 |]
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"Var."y ||\
"^A"y A || "^B"y c || "^C"y B2G BGB || "^C"y B2A BAB || "^D"y d2B || "^E"y A2F AFA || "^F"y B2B BAG ||
"^F"y B2G BGB || "^G"y e/f/ || "^H"y d/g/ ||  "^H"y g || "^F again"y B2B BGG || "^F"y B2A BGG ||

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X: 591044
T: The QUEEN'S MARRIAGE (V)
T: Orange and Blue
O: Simmons, V, 1930s, B.
R: jig
B: DTFMTF: Sam Bayard's "Dance to the Fiddle, March to the Fife" p.591 #44
Z: 2025 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: G
%%slurgraces yes
%%graceslurs yes
%%continueall yes
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"^A..."d/c/ |\
BGG G<AG | E2G D2G | "^B..."B2d A>BA | G3- G2B | "^C..."c2A F2A | "^D..."DFA A2A- |
ABA GFE | D3- D2d/c/ | BGG GAG | E2G D2G | B2"^E.."d ABA | G3- G2B | e2B d2B |
"(^)"c2B A2G | "^F..."F2F DEF | G3 G2 || {B}d | Bdd ded | Bdd ded | Bdd d"(^)"cB | [G3-B6]G2B |
"^G..."ccd "^H..."eee | "^I..."cde eee | efe "^J..."dBB | A3- A2d | Bdd ded | Bdd ded | Bdd d"(^)"cB |
G3- G2B | e2B d2"^K.."c | c2B A2G | F2"^L.."F DEF | G3 G2 |]
%%text "(^)" represents the up-arrow decoration used in this tune, whatever it means.
"^Var."y3\
"A"d || "^B"y B2B ABA || "^C"y c2A A2A || "^C"y cBA GAA ||\
"^D"y FFA F2A || "^E"y B || "^F"y F>FF || "^G"y c2c/d/ ||\
"^G"y ccc || "^H"y e2B || "^I"y ccc/d/ || "^J"y edB | "^K"y B || "^L"y E ||
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