Lester's Tune-a-Day

An American black-face minstrel song tune first published in 1850. Crossed the Atlantic and was recorded from the playing of Dolly Curtis melodeon player and landlady of the Dennington Bell in the 1980’s. X: 44 T:On the Waggon M:4/4 L:1/8 K:G e2 f2|g2 g2 d2 c2|B2 d6|e2 e2 c2 e2|d6 f2| g2 g2 d2 c2|B2 d6|e2 f2 a2 f2|g4:|| g2 a2|b3 a b2 g2|e2 d6|g2 f2 g2 e2|d2 B6| b3 a b2 g2|e2 d6|e2 f2 a2 f2|g4:||

A tune about which I know nothing other than it is also know as the New Rigged Ship. X:450 T:Pipers Fancy M:6/8 K:G D|GFG G2 B|GFG G2 B|AFD DFA|AFD DEF| GFG G2 B|GFG G2 B|AFD DEF|G3 G2:| B/c/|d2 B d2 B|GAG GBd|e2 c e2 c|ABA ABc| d2 B d2 B|GAB G2 B|AFD DEF|G3 G2:|

A military march tune I got from Neil Mcritchie. X:12 T:Duke of York (Short Troop) M:3/4 L:1/8 K:G |:(3def|g2 d2 d2|d3 edc|B2 G2 G2|G3 BAG| F2 A2 A2|G2 B2 d2|d2 c2 B2|A3 def| g2 d2 d2|d3 edc|B2 G2 G2|G4 d2| e2 ge ge|d2 Bd Bd|c2 A2 F2|1G4:|2G6| |:F2 A2 A2|G2 B2 B2|A2 c2 c2|B3 dBG| F2 AF AF|G2 BG BG|A2 cA cA|B4 (3def| g2 d2 d2|d3 edc|B2 G2 G2|G4 d2| ed ef ge|fg af gd|c2 A2 F2|1G6:|2 G4|| |:z2|B2 d2 d2|^d2 e2 e2|A2 c2 c2|^c2 d2 d2| G4 FA|G2 B2 d2|gd gd BG|d6| B2 d2 d2|^d2 e2 e2|A2 c2 c2|^c2 d2 d2| gf gf e^d|ed cB AG|ce dB cA|G4:|

A march from Joe Hutton a piper from Haltwhistle in the west of Northumberland. X:448 T:Joe Hutton's March M:4/4 L:1/8 K:G D2|G4 D2 G2|B2 G2 d3 B|c2 A2 F2 A2|FGAF D2 EF| G4 D2 G2|B2 G2 d3 B|c2 A2 FGAF|G4 G2:| ef|g2 G2 f2 G2|e2 G2 d4|c2 A2 B2 G2|FGAF D2 ef| g2 G2 f2 G2|e2 G2 d3 B|c2 A2 FGAF|G4 G2 ef| g2 G2 f2 G2|e2 G2 d4|c2 A2 B2 G2|FGAF D2 EF| G4 D2 G2|B2 G2 d3 B|c2 A2 FGAF|G4 G2||

A tune from Scotland. X:447 T:White Cockade M:4/4 L:1/8 K:G GA|B2 B2 B2 AG|B2 B2 B2 g2|d2 B2 B2 AG| B2 A2 A2 GA|B2 B2 cBAG|B2 d2 g2 ga|bagf agfe|d2 B2 B2:| Bc|d2 B2 g2 Bc|d2 d2 d2 Bc|d2 B2 g2 fg| a2 A2 A2 GA|B2 B2 cBAG|B2 d2 g2 ga|bagf agfe|d2 B2 B2:

A morris tune from Badby. X:446 T:Old Black Joe, Badby  M:6/8 L:1/8 K:G D2G GFG|A2B cBA|dBG DAc|BcA G3|| GFG A2d|A2d AFD|GFG B2A|GFE D2E| D2G GFG|A2B cBA|dBG DAc|BcA G3|

A tune from Much Wenlock in Shropshire. X:445 T:Shropshire Reel M:4/8 L:1/8 K:G GFGE D2 GB|AGFE D2 B2|c2 Ac B2 GB|AGFE D2 EF| GFGE D2 GB|AGFE D2 B2|c2 Ac B2 GB|A2 F2 G4:| |:d2 dBGB d2|e2 ecAc e2|d2 dBGB d2|AGFE D2 EF| GFGE D2 GB|AGFE D2 B2|c2 Ac B2 GB|A2 F2 G4: