Lester's Tune-a-Day

Merry Christmas 2016 to all the blog followers Popular Christmas carol tune written by church organist Lewis Redner,  of Philadelphia  (1831-1908). X:466 T:O Little Town of Bethlehem M:4/4 L:1/8 K:G D2|G2 G2 G2 A2|BABc d2 B2|c2 BG A2 A2|G6:| GB|d3 e dc BA|GA Bc d2 D2|G2 B2 A2 G2|D4 z2 D2| G2 G2 G2 A2|BABc d2 B2|c2 BG A2 A2|G6||

Written down by a player in the Belper New Militia Regimental Band around 1820. X:81 T:Lichfield Tattoo M:4/4 L:1/8 K:G BB|B2 AA A2 cc|c2 BB B2 GG|G2 F2 G2 A2|BA Bc B2 BB| B2 AA A2 cc|c2 BB B2 c2|de dc B2 A2|G4:| B2 c2|d3 e de de|c3d cd cd|B3c Bc Bc|A6 AB| c2 Ac B2 GB| A6 AB|c2 Ac B2 GB|A6 Bc| d3 e de de|c3d cd cd|B3c Bc Bc|A6 AB| c2 Ac B2 GB|A6 AB|c2 Ac B2 GB|A6|]

South Wind was written in the 1700s by "Freckled Donal Macnamara" in homesickness for his homeland in County Mayo. X:67 T:The South Wind L:1/4 M:3/4 K:G c|B>A G|B>c d|A2 A|A2 c|B>A G|E>D E|G2 G|G2:| d|g2 g|g>f e|d2 d|d2 c|B>A G|B>c d|A2 A|A2 d| g2 g|g>f e|d2 d|d2 c|B>A G|A<c F|G3-|G2:|

Tune I got from my chums at the Dorking Session, where it is 'the tune that goes with the South Downs Jig' X:462 T:Linnen Hall. M:6/8 L:1/8 K:G G2 G A2 A|B2 c dBG|E2 E c2 B|ABG FED| G2 G A2 A|B2 c dBG|EcB AGF|G3 G3:| d2 d e2 e|d2 g dBG|d2 d e2 e|dBG A3| d2 d e2 e|d2 g g2 f|egf ed^c|d3 D3| G2 G A2 A|B2 c dBG|E2 E c2 B|ABG FED| G2 G A2 A|B2 c dBG|EcB AGF|G3 G3||

A Bohemian polka, from the area of northern Europe now known as the Czech Republic and Poland. X:461 T:The Redowa M:2/4 L:1/8 K:G GB d2 d2 d2|dedc B2 B2|GA B2 GA B2|B2 AG A4| AB c2 c2 c2|cdcB A2 A2|FG A2 FG A2|A2 GF G4:|| GB d2 g2 d2|d2 c2 cB c2|FA c2 f2 e2|e2 d2 d4| GB d2 g2 d2|d2 c2 cB c2|FA c2 f2 e2|d2 ef g4:|| G2 Bc BcBc|A2 ^cd cdcd|B2 G2 A2 B2|c2 e2 a2 g2| G2 Bc BcBc|A2 ^cd cdcd|B2 G2 A2 B2|c4 c4:||

A traditional nursery rhyme or children's song of English origin. X:460 T:Muffin Man M:4/4 K:G L:1/8 D2 G2 G3 A|B2 G2 G3 F|E2 A2 A3 G|F2 D2 D4| D2 G2 G3 A|B2 G2 G3 F|E2 A2 G2 F2|G4 G4:| d2 d2 d3 c|B2 G2 G3 F|E2 A2 A3 G|F2 D2 D4| d2 d2 d3 c|B2 G2 G3 F|E2 A2 G2 F2|G4 G4:|

I know nothing about this tune, heard it in a local session. X:459 T:Royal Burlesque Hornpipe M:4/4 K:G L:1/8 D2|G>FG>B A>GF>A|G>AB>c d2 B>d| c>BA>c B>AG>B|A>GF>A F2 D2| G>FG>B A>GF>A|G>AB>c d2 B>d| c>BA>G F>DE>F|G2 g2 g2:|| g>f|e>cc>c G>cc>c|d>BB>B G>BB>B| c>AA>A D>FA>F|G>AB>c d>gf>g| e>cc>c G>cc>c|d>BB>B G>BB>B| c>BA>G F>DE>F|G2 g2 g2:||