Bells of Osley (The)

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 BELLS OF OSLEY. English, Country Dance Tune (2/4 time). A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Osley = perhaps Ousley. The melody was first published in Charles and Samuel Thompson's Compleat Collection, vol. 3 (London, 1773). It was entered into the 1840 music copybook of Cumbrian musician John Rook, along with several other tunes from the Thompson's 1773 collection (see &quot;Knights of the Garter&quot;). Printed source: Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 3), 1773; No. 156. __NORICHEDITOR__