Annotation:Bonny Kate (3)
X:1 T:Bonny Kate [3] S:Joseph Kershaw ms. M:C| L:1/8 K:D AFED AFED|B2 Bc d2 cB|AFED AFED|E2 EF G2 FE|...
BONNY KATE [3]. AKA - "Bonny Kate of Aberdeen." English, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. No relation to "Bonnie Kate (1)." The tune is contained in the 19th century Joseph Kershaw Manuscript. Kershaw was a fiddle player who lived in the remote area of Slackcote, Saddleworth, North West England, who compiled his manuscript from 1820 onwards, according to Jamie Knowles. A close version of the tune appears in the 1760's music manuscript collection of musician Joseph Barnes of Carlisle, Cumbria, under the title "Bonny Lass of Aberdeen (2)."
