Lester's Tune-a-Day

  A tune from the 18th Century, appears amongst other places in Richard Sheridan's popular and critically acclaimed comedy School for Scandal (1777) X:559 T:General Toast M:6/8 L:1/8 K:G |:GAG gfg|ede d2 G|GAG gfg|e3 d3| GAG gfg|ede d2 B|cdc BcB|A3 G3:|| |Bcd d3|dcB A2 G|Bcd ded|cBA G3| Bcd d3|dcB A2 G|Bcd dgd|cBA G3||

  A tune I got from Julie Church at Melodeon Playgroup some years ago. She believes it is Belgian. X:558 T:Horloge M:4/4 L:1/8 K:G |:D2|G2 G2 A2 GA|B2 G2 cd e2|d2 g2 d2 B2|c2 Bc A4| BcdB G4|c2 Bc A2 dc|B2 G2 FGAF|G4 G2:|| |:d2|e2 c2 cdec|d2 B2 B4|cdcB ABAG|F2 D2 D4| G2 G2 A2 GA|B2 G2 c4|B2 G2 FGAF|G4 G2:||

  La Belle Jeannette comes from a violin tutor handed down through Thomas Hardy's family, and is reproduced in The Musical Heritage of Thomas Hardy X:1 T:La Belle Jeanette M:2/4 L:1/8 K:G |:G3 A B2 B2|c2 c2 A4|dedc BcBA|GABc B2 A2| G3 A B2 B2|c2 c2 A4|dedc B2 G2|BAGF G4:| GABc d2 B2|c2 d2 B2 G2|GABc d2 B2|c2 d2 g4| GABc d2 B2|c2 d2 B2 G2|GABc d2 B2|c2 d2 g4||

  A traditional English Christmas carol and New Year song. X:302 T:Here We Come a'Wassailling L:1/8 M:6/8 K:G G2 A B2 A|G2 A B2 A|G2 d d2 d|d6| e2 e d2 B|d3 c2 B|A2 G A2 B| M:4/4 c4 B2 c2|d4 g2 e2|d4 B2 c2|d2 d2 g2 e2| d4 B2 c2|d4 e2 B2|c2 A2 G2 F2|G3 A B2 G2| c4 B2 c2|d4 e2 B2|c2 A2 G2 F2|G8|-G4 z4|

  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:|

  The tune dates to the 18th century when it was printed in the 1790's collections of John Watlen and James Aird. Played on one of my frankenboxes, basically a Hohner Pokerwork case fitted with single voice, flat mounted Cagnoni reeds. X:122 T:Chelmsford Races M:6/8 L:1/8 K:G |:D|G2 G GFG|A2 A d2 d|B2 B G2 G|FGA DEF| G2 G GFG|A2 A d2 d|ced cBA|G2 G G2:|| |:d|dcd Bcd|e2 e e3|f2 f def|g2 g gfe| d2 d Bcd|e2 f gfe|ded cBA|G2 G G2:||

  A tune based on the Dr. Finlay's Casebook theme (from Trevor Duncan's march from A Little Suite) that I got from an Old Swan Band CD X:543 T:Dr Casey's Fin Book K:G M:2/4 L:1/8 D|:GD GB|dd d2|cd/c/ BA|Bc/B/ AD| GD GB|dd d2|cd/c/ BA|1G3 D:|2G4|| A2 AB|A2 AB|A2 AB|cd cB| A2 AB|A2 AB|AG FE|D4| A2 AB|A2 AB|A2 AB|cd cB| A2 AB|A2 d>d|dc BA|G3|

  You are my Sunshine is a standard of American old-time country music X:542 T:You Are My Sunshine M:4/4 L:1/8 K:G D2 G2 A2|B4 B4-|B2 B2 A2 B2|G4 G4-| G2 G2 A2 B2|c4 e4-|e2 e2 d2 c2|B8-| B2 G2 A2 B2|c4 e4-|e2 e2 d2 c2|B4 G4-| G2 z2 G2 A2|B6 c2|A2 A4 B2|G8-|G2||

  A sea shanty tune now used for a morris dance in the style of Adderbury. X:541 T:South Australia M:4/4 K:D P:OY A2|F3 G A2 F2|E4 D2|| P:A A2|F2 A2 A2 d2|B2 A2 A4|B2 A2 A4|B2 A2 A4| F2 A2 A2 F2|E2 F2 D2 DE|F3 G A2 F2|E4 D2|| P:B z2|d4 B2 d2|B2 A2 A4|B2 A2 A4|B2 A2 A4| d4 B2 d2|B2 A2 A2 DE|F3 G A2 F2|E4 D2||

  A morris jig tune from Headington X:540 T:Bacca Pipes M:6/8 L:1/8 K:EDor |:G3 G2 B|A2 G F2 A|G2 F E2 G|F2 E D2 F| G3 G2 B|A2 G F2 A|G2 E F2 D|E3 E3:| |:d3 d2 B|A2 F D3|d3 c2 d|e2 c A3| d3 d2 B|A2 F D2 F|G2 E F2 D|E3 E3:|