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Description: | This version represents a different strand of the tune from the smallpipe version, which seems however to be derived from this older fiddle tune of greater compass. There are many other versions, some major, some minor, some in 9/8 (or 9/4), some in 3/2. There are local words to the tune (the smallpipe version is usually used for the song), but other versions of the tune are from Scotland and the rest of England, so its origin is a mystery.This tune forms part of the The William Vickers' manuscript, dated 1770. The Index to the manuscript shows that part of the book is now missing, but the very substantial surviving part contains 580 tunes, or 'Country Dances' as the author calls them. It is not easy to pinpoint Vickers's location as his name is not uncommon, but he may be the William Vickers who shows up in genealogical records as an 'Officer of Exise' [sic] in Newcastle. It is fairly safe to assume that the collection was made in North East England because although it contains a lot of Scottish and English tunes it has local material which is not found in other sources. ; 18th century tune book compiled by William Vickers | Rights holder: | rights holder : Society of Antiquaries | Temporal: | start=1761;end=1800; | Source: | Folk Archive Resource North East | Identifier: | farne:R0300803 | Go to resource |
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