Lester's Tune-a-Day

A Christmas carol originally published in the 1582 Finnish song book Piae Cantiones. Now used for more modern hymns and at least one morris dance. X:507 T:Personent Hodie M:4/4 L:1/8 K:Edor E2 E2 B4|A2 A2 B4|B2 B2 e4|c2 d2 B4| A2 B2 d4|A2 B2 G4|F2 E2 F2 D2|E4 E4|F2 G2 A2 D2|E4 E4|| F2 G2 A4|A4 A4|G2 A2 B4|B4 B4| F2 G2 A4|G2 F2 E4|F2 E2 E2 D2|E4 E4-|E8||

A Northumbrian tune X:506 T:The Hesleyside Reel M:4/4 L:1/8 K:G GA|B2 dB AGAB|GABc d2 ef|gfge dBGB|e2 A2 A2 GA| B2 dB AGAB|GABc d2 ef|gfge dBGA|B2 G2 G2:| Bd|edef gfge|dBGB d2 Bd|edef gfge|dBGB A2 GA| B2 dB AGAB|GABc d2 ef|gfge dBGA|B2 G2 G2:|

A tune by Dave Whetstone which has been used as a morris tune, as far as I can tell mostly in America. X:505 T:Froggys First Jump C:Dave Whetstone M:4/4 K:G dedc BGBd|c2 B2 A3 c|BcBA G2 B2|A2 FG A4| dedc BGBd|c2 B2 A3 c|BcBG E2 F2|G4 G4:|| AFGA B2 A2|G3 A G3 A|BGAB c2 e2|d6 Bc| d2 d2 c2 c2|B2 B2 A3 c|BcBG E2 F2|G4 G4:||

A tune I got from the Cock and Bull Band, written by Dave Whetstone X:504 T:One for Dan C:Dave Whetstone M:4/4 L:1/8 K:G GBge dBed|GBge dBed|ccAc BBGB|ABcd A2 AA| GBge dBed|GBge dBed|cdef gdBG|ABcA GG G2:| d2 fe d2 dd|e2 f2 g2 gg|fe d2 ed c2|dcBc A2 AA| c2 cc B2 GB|ABcd A2 AA|B2 Bc dcBA|Gggg g4:|

Also known as the Yorkshire Morris Dance. X:503 T:Literary Dustman M:4/4 L:1/8 K:G G>A B>c B2 B>A|G>A B>G A2 D2| G>A B>c B2 B>c|d>e d>c B2 A2:|| G>F E>F G>A B2|G>F E>G F2 B,2| G>F E>F G>A B>c|d>e d>c B2 A2:|

St George's day is in Northern Frisk - a compilation of tunes from NW England. X:27 T:St. George's Day  M:6/8 L:1/8 P:AB  K:G D|G2 D A2 D|B2 G GAB|c2 B A2 G|FGA DEF| G2 D A2 D|B2 G GAB|cBA DEF|G3 G2:| B2 d dBd|e2 c c2 B|c2 c cAc|d2 B B2 D| G2 D A2 D|B2 G GAB|cBA DEF|G3 G3:

The tune appears in the music manuscript collections of fiddlers William Irwin (1838, Langdale, Cumbria) and Joseph Barnes (1762, Carlisle, Cumbria). X:501 T:Portobello Hornpipe M:4/4 K:G (3DEF|G2 G>A G2 d>e|d>c B>A G>A B>G|A2 A2 A2 G>A|B>A B>G E2 (3DEF| G2 G>A G2 d>e|d>c B>A G>A B>c|d>B G>B c>A F>G|A2 G2 G2:| B>c|d2 d>e d2 e>f|g>f e>d e4|e>d c>B c>B A>G|F>G A>F D2 B2| c2 e>c B2 d>B|A>B c>A G>A B>c|d>B G>B c>A F>G|A2 G2 G2:|