Annotation:Merry Salopians (The)
X:1 T:Merry Salesians B:John Walsh - Twenty Four New Country Dances for the Year 1718 (p. 14) M:3/2 L:1/8 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D d4 d2 cB A2d2|B2 AG F2G2 A4|BcdB cdec defg|fedc Bcde c2A2| d4 d2 cB A2d2|B2 AG F2G2 A4|BdBd cece|dfdf|egfa Adce d4:|| |:f4 f2 ed c2d2|e2 gf edcB ^A2 F2|dfdf dfdf cfcf|dfed cBA^c B3f| g4 g2 fe d2c2|a4 a2 gf e4|fafa eaea fafa|A2d2 cdec d4:||
MERRY SALOPIANS, THE. AKA and see "Women and Wine." English, Triple Hornpipe and Country Dance Tune (3/2 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody with country dance directions were published in London by John Walsh in his Twenty Four New Country Dances for the Year 1718 (p. 14). Dances in the publication were the work of dancing master Nathaniel Kynaston (1683-1757), who is associated with the town of Oswestry, in the county of Shropshire. Graham Christian (2015) records that the word 'Salopian' is from the name 'Salop', an ancient name for Shropshire. The tune was printed in later Walsh publications under the title "Women and Wine" but in modern times Brian Jenkins' composition "Old Mill (The)" has been employed as the vehicle for the dance.
