Annotation:Valentine (1)
X:1 T:Valentine [1] M:6/8 C: S:Bacon (From E. Spring (RD)) N: A:Ascott-under-Wychwood O:English R:Jig %: %: %P:A.(AB$^3$)$^4$.A P:A.(AB3)4.A K:G I:speed 300 P:A d | gfe ede | edc cBc | dBg dBG | FAA A2 d | gfe ede | edc cBc | dBG DAF | GGG G2 || P:B B/2c/2 | ded dBd | BGG G2 A/2B/2 | cAc BGB | FAA A2B/2c/2 | ded dBd | BGG G2 d | efg dBd | BGG G2 ||
VALENTINE [1]. English, Morris Dance Tune (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABBB (x4), A. Collected from the Cotswold village of Ascot under Wychwood, Oxfordshire, England, prior to World War I. Unfortunately, the Ascot pre-war side did not survive the carnage of the war, including Reginald Tiddy, an Oxford University colleague of Cecil Sharp and a member of Sharp’s display team, who had moved to the village.