A morris dance tune from Bledington. X:540 T:William and Nancy - Bledington M:6/8 L:1/8 K:G D|G2 G GBd|e2 e dBG|A2 d BAG|E2 F G2:|| d|e2 d B2 d|gfe d2 d|e2 d B2 d|gfe d2 c| B2 B Bcd|e2 e dBG|A2 d BAG|E2 F G2:|| z2 d3|e3 d3|B2c d3|g2f e3|d3 d3|e3 d3| B2 d|gfe d2 c|B2 B Bcd|e2 e dBG| A2 d BAG|E2 F G2:||
A morris dance tune from Field Town. X:348 T:Old Woman Tossed Up - Field Town M:6/8 L:1/8 K:G D|G2 G GBd|efg dBG|AGA BAB|E2 F G2:|| B|d2 d Bcd|efg dBG|dcd Bcd|efg d3|d2 c Bcd| efg dBG|AGA BAB|E2 F G2|| [M:4/4] D|G2 G2|GB d2|ef g2|dB G2| [M:6/8] AGA BAB|E2 F G2||
As it is St Georges Day here is English Country Gardens collected by Cecil Sharp and arranged for piano in 1918 by Percy Grainger. X:241 T:English Country Gardens M:4/4 L:1/8 K:G g2 gf e2 e2|dedc B2 Bc|d2 G2 A2 c2|B3 A G4:|| gfge fe d2|gfge fe d2|gfgf e2 a2|f2 e2 d2 Bc| g2 gf e2 e2|dedc B2 Bc|d2 G2 A2 c2|B3 A G4:|| G2 c2 c2 e2|dedc B2 Bc|d2 G2 A2 c2|B3 A G4:||
A morris dance tune from Bampton. X:470 T:Step & Fetch Her - Bampton M:4/4 L:1/8 K:G B2 B2 cBcA|G2 e2 egfe|d2 Bd cBcA|G2 B2 G4|| A3 c B2 d2|A3 c B2 d2|A3 c B2 d2|dcBA B2 G2| A2 Ac B2 d2|A2 Ac B2 d2|A2 Ac B2 d2|dcBA G3|| A|B2 Bc d2 cB|A2 AB c2 A2|B2 Bc d2 g2|dcBA G3 A| B2 Bc d2 cB|A2 AB c2 A2|B2 Bc d2 g2|fdef g4||
A tune I got from the Oyster Band's Jacks Alive album.
X:87 T:Clog M:6/8 L:1/8 K:G ABA A2 G|F2 G A3|cBc e2 d|B6| ABA A2 G|F2 G A3|cBc e2 d|G3-G2 d| ABA A2 G|F2 G A3|cBc e2 d|B6| ABA A2 G|F2 G A3|cBc e2 d|G3-G2|| d|d2 g gfg|f2 e A3|cBc e2 d|B3-B2 d| d2 g gfg|f2 e A3|cBc e2 d|G3-G2 d| d2 g gfg|f2 e A3|cBc e2 d|B6| ABA A2 G|F2 G A3|cBc e2 d|G6||
A well known Irish song but the tune is actually from an earlier traditional song "The Dawning of the Day" X:382 T:Raglan Road M:3/4 L:1/4 K:G G/A/|B2 B|B2 A/B/|d2 d| e2 d/B/| G2 B/A/| G2 G|G3-|G z d| e2 d|e2 g| B2 A|G2 B/c/| d2 B| g2 B|A3|-A z d| e2 d|e2 g| B2 A|G2 d| d2 c/B/| g2 B| A3| -A z G/A/| B2 B|B2 A/B/|d2 d| e2 d/B/| G2 B/A/| G2 G| G3-|G2||
A morris dance tune from Field Town probably better known by its nickname of Signposts. X:429 T:Shepherds Hey - Field Town M:2/2 L:1/8 K:Em B>c|d>c B>c d2 (3def|g>a g>f e2 B>c| d>c B>c d2 (3def|g>a g>f e6:|| z d|c (3ccc B>A G>B|d>c (3Bcd c>B (3ABc| B>A G2 A>B c>d|e>f g>f e6:||
A morris dance tune from Field Town, one of my favourite. X:33 T:Banks of the Dee - Field Town M:6/8 L:1/8 K:G G|DEF GAB|ced cBA|BGE Ddc|BcA G2:|| G|Bcd d2 g|ede dBG|Bcd efg|GAG FED| cec BdB|GFG AFD|GFE Ddc|BcA G2:|| [M:4/4] G|Bc d2|d2 g2|ed e2|dB G2|Bc d2| ef g2|GA G2|FE D2|[M:6/8] cec BdB|GFG AFD| GFE Ddc|BcA G2:||
I got this from the playing of melodeon player Bob Cann, usually paired with Hot Punch. X:496 T:Uncle's Jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:G B2c|:ded dcB|ded d2d|g2g f2e|d3 dcB| c2e edc| B2d G2B|A2B c2 B|1 A2 G FED:|2 G3G3|| [K:D] A2d c2e|d2f a2f|e2f gfe|d2f A3| A2d c2e| d2f a2f|e2f gfe|1 d3d3:|2 d3|