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Description: | The bar of the title is probably Shields Bar off the coast, though David Young's title Drunken Sailor (MacFarlane manuscript) might suggest otherwise. Some previous commentators have taken Vickers' key signature (3 #s) literally, but it makes some bars very unlikely (e.g. 2/2); 2 #s makes a lot of sense, and fits the Border chanter nicely. This tune and Show Me The Way To Wallington, may be descendants of a common ancestor; there are many differences but also certain crucial points on which Vickers' and many other versions coincide. The other titles come from versions in 3/2, one in D major and one in D minor.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:R0301501 | Go to resource |
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