Lester's Tune-a-Day

The Jig from the Sussex fiddler Michael Turner's collection. X:428 T:Michael Turner's Jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:G G2 G GFG|A2 B c2 d|e2 e dBG|GFG AFD| G2 G GFG|A2 B c2 d|e2 e dBG|AGF G3:| A2 A A2 B|c2 d B2 d|g2 d g2 d|BAG d3| A2 A A2 B|c2 d B2 d|g2 d g2 d|ded cBA:|

The tune for a traditional children's rhyme which has made its way into the morris dancing world as the tune for the eponymous dance from Moulton. X:427 T:Little Johnny England M:4/4 L:1/8 K:G G2 G>A B>c d2|A2 A>c B>A G2| g2 g>g f>e d2|e2 e2 d2 e>f| g2 g>g f>e d2|e2 e>e d4| G2 G>A B>c d2|A2 A2 G4||

The tune for an Irish patriotic song written by Thomas Moore (1779–1852) who set it to the melody of The Moreen, an old Irish air. X:426 T:Minstrel Boy M:4/4 L:1/8 K:G D|G3 A cBAG|B2 d2 g2 fg|e2 d2 Bc dB|A4 G2 z D| G3 A cBAG|B2 d2 g2 fg|e2 d2 Bc dB|A4 G2 z|| G|g2 f2 e2 fg|f2 e2 d2 z e|e2 B2 B2 e2|e2 f2 g2 z g| G3 A cBAG|B2 d2 g2 fg|e2 d2 Bc dB|A4 G2 z2||