Lester's Tune-a-Day

Unsurprisingly this is a French tune. X:144 T:Fete du Village M:4/4 L:1/8 K:G d3 c B2 AB|c2 B2 A4|B2 G2 F2 G2|AGFE D2 Bc| d3 c B2 AB|c2 B2 A4|B2 d2 cBAF|G4 G4:|| DGBG DFAF|DGBG DFAF|G2 d2 c2 B2|AGAB A4| DGBG DFAF| DGBG DFAF|D2 d2 cBAF|G4 G4:|

A tune from Lewis 'Scan" Tester of Horsted Keynes, Sussex. X:441 T:Scan Tester's No 2 M:4/4 L:1/8 K:G Bc|d2dd d2d2|d2^c2=c2B2|A3B A2G2|F6DE| F2EF G2FG|A2d4cB|A2G2F2E2|D6:|| Bc|d2G2B2AB|c2E2A3B|c2e2d2c2|B4B3c| d2G2B2AB|c2E2A3B|c2ec B2A2|G6:|

A tune from Lewis 'Scan" Tester of Horsted Keynes, Sussex. X:440 T:Scan Tester's No 1 M:4/4 L:1/8 K:G BA|G2G2GABc|d4d2B2|c2d2e2f2| g4g2b2|a2g2f2e2|e2d2B3d|e2d2c2B2| A4ABAG|G2G2GABc|d4d2B2|c2d2e2f2| g4g2b2|a2g2f2e2|e2d2B3A|G2B2cB A2|G6|| |:BA|G3A B2c2|e2d2B2B2|A3B cBAc| e2d2B2A2|G3A B2c2|e2d2B2g2|fedc B2A2|G6:|

This is is old Scottish tune and is in Gow’s Original Collection. X:141  T:Fairy Dance  M:4/4  L:1/8  K:G B2 BG B2 BG|B2 BG FG Ac|  B2 BG cB AG|FD EF GA Bc|  B2 BG B2 BG|B2 BG FG Ac|  B2 BG cB AG|FD EF GA Bc||  d2 dB e2 ed|cB cA d2 dc|  B2 BG cB AG|FD EF GA Bc|  d2 dB e2 ed|cB cA d2 dc|  B2 BG cB AG|FD EF G2G2||

Tune for the song of the same name, but now in use as a morris dance tune. X:408 T:Rambling Sailor M:4/4 L:1/8 K:DMix D2 A2 AFGE|D2 D2 c3 d|cABG A2 GE|D4 D4:| ABcA d2 d2|ABcA d3 d|c2 c2 B2 B2|ABAG E2 E2| D2 A2 AFGE|D2 D2 c3 d|cABG A2 GE|D4 D4||

In the Gaelic Si Bheag Si Mhor - The little fairy hill and the big fairy hill. X:452  T:Sheebeg & Sheemore  M:3/4  L:1/8  K:G  ga|b3 a g2|g3 a g2|e4 d2|B4 d2|ed ef g2|a4 ga| b4 a2| g4 b2| e4 a2|d4 g2|B4 A2|G4 b2|e4 a2|d4 gf|g4 f2|g4:||  ga|b3 a g2|ag ab d'2|e'4 d'2|b3 a g2|a4 d'2|b4 a2|g4 e2| d4 ed| B4 A2|G4 b2|e4 a2|d4 d'2|e'd' c'b ag|a2 ba gf|g4 f2|g4:|

The melody was found by the author of English Folk-Song and Dance in the repertoire of fiddler William Tilbury who lived at Pitch Place, midway between Churt and Thursley in Surrey, who used, in his younger days, to play the fiddle at village dances. X:233  T:Jack Robinson  M:4/4  L:1/8  K:G FE|:D2 G2 D2 BB|c2 c2 A4|FG A2 FG A2|GBde d4|edce d2 B2|  cBAB A2 G2|D2 G2 FGAB|1 A2 G2 G2 FE:|2 A2 G2 G2 Bc||  d2 B2 cd e2|e2 A2 A2 Bc|d2 B2 cd e2|edcB AcBA|GABc d2 B2|  cBAB A2 G2|D2 G2 FGAB|1 A2 G2 G2 Bc:|2 A2 G2 G2||