Tune 262 - Dearest Dickie - Field Town

A morris dance tune from Field Town.

X:1475
T:Dearest Dicky - Field Town
M:6/8
K:G
D|G2 G BAB|cBc def|gfg edc|BAG FED|
G2 G BAB|cBc def|gfg AB^c|d3 d2:|
B/2c/2|dGB cde|cAB cBc|dGB cde|
cAB c2 d|e2 d eaf|g3 gfe|dcB AGF|GAG G2||
B/2c/2|dGB cde|cAB cBc|dGB cde|cAB c2 d|(2ed e3|
(2ea f3|(2ga g3|(2gf e3|(2dc B3|(2AG F3|(2GA G3|G3-G2|

Tune 261 - Grandfather's Clock

The tune for a song written in 1876 by Henry Clay Work, the author of Marching Through Georgia.

X:179 
T:Grandfather's Clock 
M:4/4 
L:1/8 
K:G 
DD|G2 FG A2 GA|B2 cB E2 AA|G2 GG F2 EF|G6:| 
Bc|d2 BA G2 FG|AGFE D2 Bc|d2 BA G2 FG|A6 DD| 
G z3 A z3|B/BB/ cB E2 AA|G4 F4|G6|] DD|
G2 DD EE D2|B,2 D2 B,2 D2|G2 DD EE G2|
B,2 D2 B,2 D2| G z3 A z3|B/BB/ cB E2 AA|G4 F4|G6|]

Tune 260 - Perfect Cure

The Perfect Cure is often thought of as a quintessential Norfolk tune, one of several jigs collected in the county that were played for the Long Dance. For more info go to

http://www.eatmt.org.uk/tracing_tunes.htm

X:367
T:Perfect Cure
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
Bcd G2 g|f2 e d2 c|Bcd G2 B|A3-A dc|
Bcd G2 g|f2 e d2 c|Bcd def|g z2 d2 c|
Bcd G2 g|f2 e d2 c|Bcd G2 B|A3-A dc|
Bcd G2 g|f2 e d2 c|Bcd def|gde fga||
bag a2 g|f2 e d2 a|bag f2 g|a3-a d'c'|
bag a2 g|f2 e d2 c|Bcd def|gde fga|
bag a2 g|f2 e d2 a|bag f2 g|a3-a d'c'|
bag a2 g|f2 e d2 c|Bcd def|g z2 d2 c||

Tune 259 - Trumpet Hornpipe

The Captain Pugwash theme music, not one of my favourites so sorry for the rendition :(


X:504
T:Trumpet Hornpipe
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
|:D4|(3G2G2G2 G4|(3G2G2G2 G3d|B3G B3d|g3d B3G|
(3D2D2D2 D4|(3D2D2D2 D3A|F3D F3A|c3A F3A|
(3G2G2G2 G4|(3G2G2G2 G3d|B3G B3d|(g4g3)g|
f3a g3f|e3g f3e|d4d4|d4:|
|:B3c|(3d2d2d2 d4|(3d2d2d2 d4|e3f g3f|e3d c3B|
c3d e3d|c3B A3G|F3G A3F|D4D4|
(3G2G2G2 G4|(3=F2F2F2 F4|(3E2E2E2 E4|(3_E2E2E2 E4|
D3g f3e|d3c B3A|G4B4|G4:|

Tune 258 - Getting Upstairs - Headington

A morris dance tune from Headington.

X: 1
T:Getting Upstairs
M:2/2
L:1/8
K:Gdc | B2 G2 D2 G2 | FGAB c2 dc | B2 G2 D2 G2 
|1 FGAF G2 :|2 FGAF G4 || B3 c d2 G2 | B2 c2 d2 G2 | e3 d c2 B2 | A2 B2 c2 dc |
B2 G2 D2 G2 | FGAB c2 dc | B2 G2 D2 G2 | FGAF G4 :|

Tune 257 - Kettle Drum

A tune from the Playford's Dancing Master.

X:234 
T:Kettle Drum 
M:4/4 
L:1/8 
K:Am 
Bcdc B2 AG|E2 c2 E2 c2| 
Bcdc B2 AG|E2 c2 A4:|| 
Bcde d3 e|d3 e d3 B| 
cd e2 e3 d|e4- eGcd| 
edcB ABcA|B4 E4| 
C2 E2 E2 c2|A8||

Tune 256 - Midnight on the Water

An old timey waltz by the Texan fiddler Luke Thomasson.

X:299 
T:Midnight on the Water 
C: Luke Thomasson
M:3/4 
L:1/8 
K:G 
GA|B2 B2 BA|B2 B2 BA|B2 d3 e|dB AG GA| 
B2 g2 (3efe|d3 B GA|B2 dB AB|G4 GA| 
B2 B2 BA|B2 B2 BA|B2 d3 e|dB AG GA| 
B2 g2 (3efe|d3 B GA|B2 dB AB|G4 (3def|| 
g3 f ga|gf ed ef|g3 e dB|G4 g2| 
a4 b2|a2 g2 a2|b2 d'3 b|c'b ag ef| 
g3 fga|gf ed ef|g3 e dB|G4 GA| 
B2 g2 (3efe|d3 B GA|B2 dB AB|G4||

Tune 255 - Staines Morris - Longborough

A morris dance tune from Longborough and also a tune for a song made famous by Steeleye Span.

X:463
T:Staines Morris
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Em
B2 e2 ^c2 ^d2|e2 dc B3 c|dedc B2 AG|FEFG E4:||
GABc B2 AG|FEFG E4|GABc B2 AG|FEFG E4||
G2 GG D2 D2|EFGA B3 c|dedc B2 AG|FEFG E4:||

Tune 254 - Young Collins - Oddington

A morris dance tune from Oddington.

X:552
T:Young Collins - Oddington
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
GABc d2 d2|c2 dc B3 B|c2 Ac B2 GB
|1 A2 F2 G4:|2 A2 F2 G3||
F|E2 E2 EFGA|B2 B2 B3 B|c2 c2 BcBG|
d2 d2 d4|G2 Bc d2 d2|e2 dc B4|
c2 Ac B2 GB|A2 F2 G4||

Tune 253 - Ode to Joy

The Ode to Joy is from Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D minor. It is used as the Anthem of Europe by the European Union. It is on the blog today as it is Europe Day.

X:336
T:Ode to Joy
M:4/4
K:G
B2 B2 c2 d2|d2 c2 B2 A2|G2 G2 A2 B2|B3 A A4|
B2 B2 c2 d2|d2 c2 B2 A2|G2 G2 A2 B2|A3 G G4||
A2 A2 B2 G2|A2 Bc B2 G2|A2 Bc B2 A2|G2 A2 D4|
B4 c2 d2|d2 c2 B2 A2|G2 G2 A2 B2|A3 G G4||