Annotation:Persian Ricardo

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PERSIAN RICARDO. AKA and see "Gallopede," "Persian Dance (A)," "Yarmouth Reel." English, Country Dance Tune. The melody, best known nowadays as "Gallopede," appears under this title in the John Clare MS. (c. 1830’s). However, the tune was originally published in Preston’s 24 Country Dances for 1801. Nathaniel Gow printed it as "Persian Dance" in 1812.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources:

Recorded sources: Pete Cooper and Richard Bolton - "The Savage Hornpipe" (2006).

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Hear a bite of fiddler Pete Cooper playing the tune [1]

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