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Description: | Also in Joseph Crawhall's manuscript, this is a fine local reel which either by accident or design resembles the jig Dumfries House by John Riddle of Ayr.The tune forms part of a tune book compiled by Tom Green, piper to the Duchess of Northumberland. Part of the Cocks collection, the book is now housed in the Northumberland Record Office in Gosforth, with complete photocopies in the Black Gate and Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum. It is described as 'Wm T Green's Music Book Piper'.William Thomas Green (see portrait) was the son of William Green of Morpeth (1774-1860) who was piper to the Duchess of Northumberland from 1806, and according to Les Jessop (Northumbrian Pipers' Society Magazine Vol. 12, 1991), was 'the link between the 18th century pipers and the antiquarians responsible for the revival of the music in the 1850s.'Curiously his son's book does not contain many pipe tunes, but seems to be a fiddler's book, though the transposition and range of some tunes suggest that he played flute or fife as well. The bulk of the book consists of standard Scottish tunes (not reproduced), but there are also some good local items, particularly hornpipes. Some are alternative texts of items reproduced elsewhere on the FARNE site, but a few are both unique and of high quality. ; Early nineteenth century tune book | Rights holder: | rights holder : Society of Antiquaries | Temporal: | start=1801;end=1840; | Source: | Folk Archive Resource North East | Identifier: | farne:R0605401 | Go to resource |
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