HAYMAKERS [2]. Scottish, Country Dance Tune (6/8 time). G Major. Standard. One part (Hunter): AABBCC (Gow, Kerr, McGlashan, Skye). There is a once popular (in 19th century Scotland, for example) country dance called "The Haymakers," but whether this tune is associated with it or not is unknown. The characteristics of the dance indicate its origins can be found in community harvest festivals of the land, similar to the English "Harvester's Dance." The "Hay" (or Hey) was a dance figure and melody known to Shakespeare. The tune is found in the Shetlands, but is not indigenous; rather, it was introduced in the 1890's "by Scots girls who came up in their hundreds during the gerring season to live and work as gutters and packers at the numerous fishing stations which mushroomed each year around the Shetland shoreline. The Shetland jigs, however, appear to pre-date this period" (Cooke, 1986). Carlin (Gow Collection), 1986; No. 445. Gow (Complete Repository), Part 3, 1806; pg. 38. Hunter (Fiddle Music of Scotland), 1988; No. 285. Kerr (Merry Melodies), Vol. 1; pg. 27. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 169. McGlashan (Collection of Scots Measures), 17__; pg. 15. T:Hay Makers, The L:1/8 M:6/8 B:McGlashan - Collection of Scots Measures K:G D|G2B A/B/cA|B2G AFD|G2B A/B/cA|B/c/dB G2:| |:c|B2d g2d|e/f/ge dBG|B2d g2d|e/f/ge d2:| |:B|c2e dBG|AcA B2G|c2e dBG|A/B/cA G2:|