Lester's Tune-a-Day

A few tunes now as a result of my visit to the Whitby Folk Week. A schottische by Will Atkinson the border shepherd and mouth-organ player extraordinaire. X:387 T:Willy Atkinson's Schottische M:4/4 L:1/8 K:G D>G|B2 B2 B<d-dB|c>Bc>d e2 f>e|d>gf>e d>cB>A|G>AB>G D2 G>A| B2 B2 B<d-dB|c>Bc>d e2 f>e|d>gf>e d>cB>A|G2 G2 G2:| d>B|c<A F2 F2 e>c|d<B G2 G2 g2|f2 A>B c2 e2|d>BG>A B2 d>B| c<A F2 F2 e>c|d<B G2 G2 g2|f2 A>B c>de>f|g2 g2 g2:| D>G|B2 B2 B2 A>G|F>EF>G A2 A>B|c2 c2 c2 B>A|G>FG>A B>GD>G| B2 B2 B2 A>G|F>EF>G A2 A>B|c2 c2 c2 B>A|G2 G2 G2:|

A morris dance tune from Bampton in Oxfordshire. X:169 T:Flowers of Edinburgh M:2/2 L:1/8 K:G DEFD G2 A2|B2 B2 BdcB|AGFG EFGA|B2 E2 E2 GE| DEFD G2 A2|B2 B2 Bgge|dcBA GFGA|B2 G2 G4:|| g6 ag|f6 af|e2 e2 efge|B2 e2 efge| dBGB d2 d2|e2 e2 efge|dcBA GFGA|B2 G2 G4:||

A tune by Martyn Roper that I got from the playing/ video by John Leslie. X:85 T:Bromsgrove C:Martyn Roper K:Em M:4/4 |:E2 EF G2 E2 | FEFG A2 F2 | E2 EF G2 d2 | B8 | c2 cB A2 c2 | BcBA G2 E2 | F2 FEDE FD | E8 :||  |:B2 Bc d2 B2 | cBcd e2 c2 | B2 Bc d2 B2 | A3 g fedc | B2 Bc d2 B2 | cBcd e2 c2  |1 d2 g2 fgaf | g4 g4 :|2 B2 G2 AGFA | G4 G4 ||

From the early c19th Welch manuscript from Bosham in Sussex. X:384 T:Sussex Waltz M: 3/4 L: 1/8 K: G d2 d2 cA|B3A G2|FG A2 F2|GA B2 c2| d2 d2 cA|B3A G2|FG A2 F2|1 G2 A2 B2:|2 G2 B2 G2|| FG A2 F2|GA B2 G2|AB c2 e2|d2 Bd cA| B3d cA|B3A G2|FG A2 F2|1 G2 B2 G2:|2 G6||

This was written by concertina player Michelle Soinne in honour of a magnificent tea she was given by Northumbrian fiddler Willie Taylor. X:615 T:Willy Taylor's High Tea C:Michelle Soinne M:4/4 L:1/8 K:G GA|B2 Bc BAGA|B2 d2 e4|d2 g2 B2 d2|cBAG A2 GA| B2 Bc BAGA|B2 d2 e4|d2 g2 B2 G2|A4 G2:| gf|e2 dc BAGA|B2 d2 e4|d2 g2 B2 d2|cBAG A2 gf| e2 dc BAGA|B2 d2 e4|d2 g2 B2 G2|A4 G2 gf| e2 dc BAGA|B2 d2 e4|d2 g2 B2 d2|cBAG A2 GA| B2 Bc BAGA|B2 d2 e4|d2 g2 B2 G2|A4 G2|

A tune from Joshua Gibbons of Lincolnshire. X:342 T:Market Rasen Quickstep M:4/4 L:1/8 K:G D2|G2 GA G2 B2|d4 B2 G2|A2 Ac B2 Bd|A2 A4 D2| G2 GA G2 B2|d4 B2 G2|A2 AG A2 B2|G4 G2:| d2|e2 ed e2 g2|d4 B2 G2|A2 Ac B2 Bd|A2 A4 d2| e2 ed e2 g2|d4 B2 G2|A2 AG A2 B2|G4 G2:|

A traditional dance tune from South West France. X:381 T:Branle de Rat K:G M:4/4 L:1/8 B2 B2 B2 AB|c2 B2 A4|A2 A2 A2 GA|G2 A2 B2 G2| B2 B2 B2 AB|c2 B2 A4|d2 d2 d2 cc|B2 A2 G4|| [M:6/8] B2 G B2 G|DEF E2 D|B2 G B2 G|DEF G3:|