Bristol Fair
X: 1 T: Bristol Fair. A Dance R: jig Z: 2014 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu> S: The Gentleman's Magazine v.23, September 1753, p. 483 N: Dots added to last note in each strain, to fix the rhythm. M: 6/8 L: 1/8 F:http://www.john-chambers.us/~jc/music/book/GM/1753/Bristol_Fair.abc K: G % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |:\ GAB TB3 | ABc Tc3 | (B/c/dB) c2B | ABG FED |\ GAB TB3 | ABc Tc2e | dcB AGF | G3 G,3 :| |:\ GBd gdB | gdB gdB | A^ce ae^c | ae^c ae^c |\ GBd gdB | gdB gdB | (A/B/cB) AGF | G3 G,3 :| % - - - - - - - - - - Dance description - - - - - - - - - - %%begintext align %% The 1st couple foot it to the 2d woman, hands three round .|, foot it to the 2d man, %% hands four round :|, lead down 2 coup. and cast up one coop. .|, and right and left :|. %%endtext
X:1 T:Bristol Fair M:6/8 L:1/8 B:Thompson's Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1 (London, 1757) Z:Transcribed and edited by Fynnian Titford-Mock, 2007 Z:abc's:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G GAB !trill!B3|ABc !trill!c3|B/c/dB c2B|ABG FED|GAB !trill!B3|ABc !trill!c2e|dcB AGF|G3 G,3:| |:GBd gdB|gdB gdB|A^ce ae^c|ae^c ae^c|GBd gdB|gdB gdB|(AB/c/B) AGF|G3 G,3:||
X:1 T:Bristol Fair M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig and Country Dance Tune B:Walter Rainstorp music manuscript collection (1747, p. 43) F: https://collections.library.yale.edu/catalog/2057949 N:The cover is inscribed “Walter Rainstorp, 1747. Bought in Cheap Side, N:London, 1747”. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G GAB TB3|ABc Tc3|(B/c/d)B c2B|ABG FED|GAB TB3|ABc Tc2e|dcB AGF|G3 G,3:| |:GBd gdB|gdB gdB|A^ce ae^c|ae^c ae^c|GBd gdB|gdB gdB|A/B/cB AGF|G3 G,3:|