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X:1 T:Winifred's Knot T:Open the Door to Three [1] L:1/8 M:6/8 N:Miss-barred? Should be 9/8 time Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion S:Sharp - Country Dance Tunes K:G |:D|G2G B>cB|A2D G2G|B>cB c2c|d2d d>cB| A2D G>AG|B A2 G2||D|G2G B>cB A2D G2G| B>cB c2c|d2d d>cB|A2D G>AG|B A2 G2:|

WINIFRED'S KNOT. AKA and see "Open the Door to Three (1)." English, Country Dance Tune (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. The tune and dance directions are from John Playford's Dancing Master, 2nd edition (1652, p. 110), where it appears as "Winifred's Knot, or Open the Door to Three."

Additional notes

Printed sources : - Cecil Sharp (The Country Dance Book Part III),

Recorded sources : - Huntsup CD1, The York Waits - "The Punk's Delight" (1993).

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