Annotation:Villagers (The)
X:1 T:Villagers, The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig K:G d/c/|B2B cBc|dBG AFD|G2G A2A|Bcd A2d/c/| B2B cBc|dBG AFD|G2G A2B|cAF G2:| |:d/c/|B2d ded|g2d ded|B2d B2c|dcB A2d| B2d ded|g2d ded|B2d B2d|cBA G2:|]
VILLAGERS, THE. AKA - "Cottager." English, Country Dance Tune (6/8 or 2/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. In addition to the Moore ms. (noted below), the tune appears in the 19th century music manuscript collections of the Welch family (Bosham, Sussex), Robert Hughes (Whitchurch, Shropshire, 1823), James Nuttal (Rossendale, east Lancashire, 1830), and Tiller (unknown origin). While the melody is usually set in triple time, at least one version (Hughes) is set in duple time.
