> Aloys Fleischmann wrote an article which mentioned the similarity between
> 'Bumper Squire Jones' and 'The Rummer' from one of John Playford's volumes.
> 'Rummer' and 'Anacreon' are also similar, but I don't believe that one tune
> necessarily led directly to the other. All of these tunes are different,
> but they are what you might call generically related, in style, phrasing,
> melodic range, rhythm, etc.. These tunes are of a certain type, used for
> drinking songs in the 17th & 18th centuries. [...]
> I good question to pose: These tunes are English &/or Irish. Are there
> any of this type that hail from Scotland?
I am struggling to see any resemblance at all between "Bumper Squire Jones"
and "Anacreon"...
If the relevant feature of "Anacreon" is taking off into the stratosphere
right at the start, "Good Night and [Joy/God] Be With You All" is a Scottish
example, and probably the most-performed song at Scottish drinking bouts
until the early 19th century.
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