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Tune 503 - Literary Dustman

Also known as the Yorkshire Morris Dance. X:503 T:Literary Dustman M:4/4 L:1/8 K:G G>A B>c B2 B>A|G>A B>G A2 D2| G>A B>c B2 B>c|d>e d>c B2 A2:|| G>F E>F G>A B2|G>F E>G F2 B,2| G>F E>F G>A B>c|d>e d>c B2 A2:|

Tune 502 - St Georges Day

St George's day is in Northern Frisk - a compilation of tunes from NW England. X:27 T:St. George's Day  M:6/8 L:1/8 P:AB  K:G D|G2 D A2 D|B2 G GAB|c2 B A2 G|FGA DEF| G2 D A2 D|B2 G GAB|cBA DEF|G3 G2:| B2 d dBd|e2 c c2 B|c2 c cAc|d2 B B2 D| G2 D A2 D|B2 G GAB|cBA DEF|G3 G3:

Tune 501 - Portobello Hornpipe

The tune appears in the music manuscript collections of fiddlers William Irwin (1838, Langdale, Cumbria) and Joseph Barnes (1762, Carlisle, Cumbria). X:501 T:Portobello Hornpipe M:4/4 K:G (3DEF|G2 G>A G2 d>e|d>c B>A G>A B>G|A2 A2 A2 G>A|B>A B>G E2 (3DEF| G2 G>A G2 d>e|d>c B>A G>A B>c|d>B G>B c>A F>G|A2 G2 G2:| B>c|d2 d>e d2 e>f|g>f e>d e4|e>d c>B c>B A>G|F>G A>F D2 B2| c2 e>c B2 d>B|A>B c>A G>A B>c|d>B G>B c>A F>G|A2 G2 G2:|