Lester's Tune-a-Day

  My Christmas 2021 offering The First Nowell, a Cornish tune first published in 1823. X:2 T:The First Nowell M:3/4 L:1/8 K:D FE|D3 E FG|A4 Bc|d2 c2 B2|A4 Bc| d2 c2 B2|A2 B2 c2|d2 A2 G2|F4 FE| D3 E FG|A4 Bc|d2 c2 B2|A4 Bc|  d2 c2 B2|A2 B2 c2|d2 A2 G2|F4 FE| D3 E FG|A4 dc|B4 B2|A6| d2 c2 B2|A2 B2 c2|d2 A2 G2|F4|]

  A tune by the eponymous Fred Pigeon who was a fiddler from Stockland, Devon X:6 T:Fred Pigeon's #1 M:4/4 K:G Bc|d2 G2 G2 AB|c2 E2 E 2 G2|FGAB cBAc|e2 d2 dcBc| d2 G2 G2 AB|c2 E2 E2 G 2|FGAB cA F2|A2 G2 G2:|| ef|g2 g2 g2 ag|f2 e2 e3 B|c2 c2 cBAc|e2 d2 d2 ef| g2 g2 g2 ag|f2 e2 e3 B| FGAB cA F2|A2 G2 G2:||

  A tune that was used to accompany the dance The Seven Step Schottische, and was also the melody for the children's song Penny on the Water. X:1 T:Penny on the Water M:4/4 L:1/8 K:Dmaj (3ABc|d2 d2 d2 d2|c>d e>c d4|f2 f2 f2 f2| e>f g>e f4|g>a b>g e2 e2|f>g a>f d2 d2| e>f g>e c>A B>c|d>e f>g a2 a2|g>a b>g e2 e2| f>g a>f d2 d2|e>f g>e c>A B>c|d2 f2 d2||

  Another tune from Albert Farmer, a  butcher from Lingfield, Surrey, best known for his bonfire tune. X:240 T:Albert Farmer's Polka M:4/4 L:1/8 K:G B3 c|d2 e2 d2 Bc|d2 e2 d2 g2|f3 e f2 e2|d4 B2 Bc| d2 e2 d2 Bc|d2 e2 d2 de|d2 c2 B2 A2|1G4 :|2 G8|| |:B4 d2 e2|B6 A2|G2 B2 d2 e2|c6 B2| c4 B2 c2|A6 B2|c2 c2 B2 A2|1G8:|2 G4||

  A tune by John Kirkpatrick X: 1 T: Nipper C:John Kirkpatrick M: 6/8 L: 1/8 K: G B2 d cBA|G2 B D2 B|G2 B D2 B|ABc D3| B2 d cBA|G2 B D2 B|A2 B ^cBA|d3 d3:| g3 e3|ded B3|cdc A3|BdB GBd| g3 e3|ded B3|ABc DEF|G3 G3:|

  A tune from Mudgee in New South Wales, Australia. See also Mudgee Waltz X:524  T:Mudgee Schottische M:4/4 L:1/8 K:G G>A|B2 B2 c>B c>e|d2 G2 G2 G>A|B2 B2 c>B c2 |d>e d>B A2 G>A| B2 B2 c>B c>e|d2 G2 G2 G>A|B2 B>G A2 BA|G2 G2 G2 :|| z2 |g2 G2 e2 G2 |e>d e>d B2 G>B|d>e d>B A3 B|(3cec B>A G2 z2 | g2 G2 e2 G2 |e>d e>d B2 G>B|d>e d>B (3cec B>A|G2 G2 G2 :||