Lester's Tune-a-Day

  Tune collected by CJ Sharp from John Mason in Stow-on-the-Wold Workhouse in 1909. X:555 T:Trip to the Forest M:6/8 K:G L:1/8 |:b3 g3|B2 e def|g2 d g2 d|BcB A3| b3 g3|B2 e d2 d|efg f2 f|a3 g3:|| |:a2 g f2 e|d2 c Bcd|e2 e gfe|e2 d def| g3 f3|e3 d2 d|efg f2 f|a3 g3:||

  Originally a drinking song, this is the archetypal "farewell" song, played by pipers on the quayside when many a ship has left port. X:554 T:We're No' Awa Tae Bide Awa' M:2/4 L:1/8 K:G |:GA|B3 d|cBAG|B2 G2|G2 Bd| g3 a|gfed|e4|d2 ef| g2 g2|g3 B|c2 e2|d3 d| e2 d2|g2 B2|A4|G2:|

  A morris dance tune from the Winster tradition in Derbyshire X:877 T:Winster Morris Reel M:6/8 L:1/8 K:G |:D|G>AG A2 B|c>BA d>cB|G>AG A2 B|cAF G2:|| |d|g>fe d>cB|A>Bc B>AG|g>fe d>cB|A>Bc B2 d| g>fe d>cB|A>Bc B>AG|g>fe d>cB|A>GA G2||

  An Adventure at Margate is an English Country Dance. It was published by Thomas Skillern in 1780 in Twenty Four Country Dances for the Year 1780. X:552 T:An Adventure at Margate M:6/8 L:1/8 K:G dBG dBG|e2 d d3|dBG dBG|c2 B B3| dBG dBG|ecG ecG|Bcd dcB|G3 G3:| ABc cAF|dBG dBG|ABc cBA|dBG GBd| ece ece|dBd dBd|edc BcA|GGG G3:|

  A Danish dance (and tune) which they use to poke fun at Swedish people as they promenade. Also proof that I am slightly better at playing tunes than editing videos :) X:767 T:Swedish Masquerade M:4/4 L:1/8 K:G D2|G4 G3 G|G4 A2 c2|B4 B3 B|B4 c2 e2| e2 d2 B2 d2|d2 c2 B2 A2|G4 G3 G|G6:| [M:3/4] [L:1/8] Bc|d2 B2 ge|d2 B2 d2|c2 A2 BA| GF GA Bc|d2 B2 ge|d2 B2 d2|c2 A2 F2|G4 :| [M:2/4] [L:1/8] B>c|dB g>e|dB GB|cA FA| ed B2|dB g>e|dB GB|cA FA|G2:|

  A Welsh tune about which I know nothing X:550 T:Ffidl Ffadl M:4/4 K:G G3 A B2 G2|c2 B2 c2 A2|G3 A B2 G2|F2 A2 F2 D2| G3 A B2 G2|c2 B2 c2 A2|B2 d2 cBAG|F2 A2 F2 D2:| E2 c2 c3 G|E2 c2 G2 E2|F2 d2 d3 A|F2 d2 A2 F2| E2 c2 c3 G|E2 c2 G2 E2|F2 d2 cBAG|F2 A2 F2 D2:| "Last Time" E2 c2 c3 G|E2 c2 G2 E2|F2 d2 cBAG|G2 F2 G4||

  A tune about which I kn ew nothing, but my chum Rees Wesson tells me: I've always wondered why that tune is called Cajun Two-Step as it's unlike any Cajun music that I've heard (and I've heard a lot). Apparently, the tune comes from Nathan Abshire’s playing on the Sonet album ‘The Cajuns Volume 2' although it's not really a two-step. X:549 T:Cajun Two-Step M:2/4 L:1/8 K:G GA|:B2 BA G2 GA|B2 BA G2 B2|A2 AA-AG A2|B2 BA G2 GA| B2 BA G2 GA|B2 BA G2 B2|A2 AA-AG F2|1 G2 B2 G2 A2 :|2 G2 B2 d2 B2|| c2 cc-cB A2|B2 BB-BA G2|A2 AA-AG F2|G2 B2 d2 B2| c2 cc-cB A2|B2 BB-BA G2|A2 AA-AG F2|1 G2 B2 G2 B2 :|2 G2 B2 G2||

  A tune about which I know nothing and can't remember where I got it from X:548 T:Bricks and Mortar M:2/4 L:1/8 K:G |:GB Bd|cA Ac|BG GB|Ad d/c/B/A/| GB Bd|cA Ac|BG AF|G2 G2:|| |:g>f ed|ed cB|G/A/B/c/ d>c|BA A2| g>f ed|ed cB|G/A/B/c/ d>c|BG G2:||

  A polka in C that I got from the playing of Andy Cutting X:109  T:C Polka 1  M:4/4 L:1/8  K:C G2 c2 c2 Bc|d2 B2 c2 de|f2 df e2 c2|d3 c BA G2| G2 c2 c2 Bc|d2 B2 c2 de|f2 df e2 c2|dc B2 c4 :|| e2 fg e2 fg|e2 c2 B3 c|d2 de fedc|A2 B2 A2 G2 | e2 fg e2 fg|e2 c2 B3 c|d2 de fedc|A2 B2 c4 :||

  A tune I got from the Flowers and Frolics LP Bees on Horseback X:546 T:Whistling Prince M:4/4 L:1/8 K:G  |:(3DEF|G>B A>F G2 D2|G>B d>e d2 B>A| G>B d>e d2 B2|A>G A>B G2:| |:d2|e>f g2 e>f g2|e>f g>a g2 f>e| d2 d>e d2 B2|A>G A>B G2:|

  A tune first published in The English Dancing Master by John Playford in 1651 X:545 T:Maiden Lane M:4/4 L:1/8 K:G |:d3 c BA G2|g2 f2 g2 d2|g2 f2 g2 dc|B2 A2 G4:| |:ABcd e2 A2|c2 B2 A3 z|e2 e2 e2 dc|BABc A4:| |:d2 Bc d2 Bc|dcBA B2 G2|d2 Bc dedc|B2 A2 G4:|