Lester's Tune-a-Day

Cranbrook is a hymn tune composed in the 1790s Thomas Clark, a cobbler from Canterbury. Also used for On Ilkla Moor Baht'at X:510 T:While Shepherds Washed Their Flocks T:Cranbrook     L:1/8 M:4/4 K:G g2 d>e dc BA|G4 -G3 d|gfed edcB|B4 A4| d2 d>e fd ef|g8|a2 a>gfa ef|d4 -d3 d| g>g gd g3 a|b>b ba b3 b|a2 g2 g2 f2|g8||

An old time fiddle tune collected by John Lomax. X:509 T:Angeline the Baker M:4/4 L:1/8 K:D dB|A2 B2 d3 A|B2 d4 dB|A2 B2 dB A2| B6 dB|A2 B2 d3 e|f2 e2 d3 e|f2 e2 d2 B2|A3 B A2:| fg|a2 f2 e2 de|f2 e2 d2 fg|a2 f2 e2 d2|B3 B B2 fg| a2 f2 e2 de|f2 e2 d2 de|f2 e2 d2 B2|A3 B A2:

Originally a tune for the hymn What a Friend we Have in Jesus, used in the 1969 film, Oh! What a Lovely War with the title "When This Bloody War Is Over". X:508 T:When This Bloody War is Over T:What a Friend We Have In Jesus M:4/4 L:1/8 K:G d3 d edBG|G4 E4|D3 G BGdB|A4- A4| d3 d edBG|G4 E4|D3 G BAGF|G4- G4| A3 B cBcA|B4 d4|e3 e dBcB|A4- A4| d3 d edBG|G4 E4|D3 G BAGF|G4- G4|

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:|