Annotation:Charles Street Bath (2)

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 CHARLES STREET BATH. AKA – “Talk:Charles Street Bank.” AKA and see “Talk:Charles Street Walk.” “Talk:Circus (2) (The).” English, Scottish; Reel. England, Northumberland. G Major. Standard tuning. AB (Howe): AAB (Gow): AABB (Peacock). Glen (1891) finds the tune earliest in print in Joshua Campbell's 1778 collection (pg. 34). Glasgow publisher James Aird printed the tune twice; in his first volume of Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs (1782) he gave it as “Charles Street Bank,” while in his vol. 4 (1786) he printed it as “Charles Street Bath.” London publishers Charles and Samuel Thompson called it “Charles Street Walk.” American musicians manuscripts (Henry Beck and George Bush) give it as “The Circus.” Charles Street is an exceedingly common street name in English speaking countries, however, there is a Charles Street in Bath, England. Source for notated version: Printed sources: Aird (Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 4), 1796; pg. 58. Gow (Complete Repository), Part 4, 1817; pg. 35. Howe (1000 Jigs and Reels), c. 1867; pg. 70. Johnson (A Further Collection of Dances, Marches, Minuetts and Duetts of the Latter 18th Century), 1998; pg. 13. Peacock ( Peacock’s Tunes), c. 1805; No. 15, pg. 6. Recorded sources:

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