Blakney

 BLAKNEY. English, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. This country dance melody (not quite a reel) appears in the William Clarke (Lincoln) manuscript, dated 1770, where it is titled "Blackney Dance." Printed source: Callaghan (Hardcore English), 2007; p. 30.

X: 1 T:Blakney. WCl.10 M:C| L:1/8 Q:140 S:William Clarke MS,Lincoln,1770. R:Country Dance. O:Lincoln A:England N:Barry had this as a reel, but I've ascribed it to the unsatisfactoy N:group of Country Dance., which I suppose ought really to be "Country Dan N:". It N:is a large group and contains many tunes later to become well-known as N:Polka tunes..CGP.. Z:vmp.Barry Callaghan K:C cdcG cdcG|AGFE FD-D2|cdcG cdcG|GFED EC-C2::! gage fgfd|efec Bd-d2|gage fgfd|egdg ec c2::! cBAG AGFE|FEDC B,D-D2|cBAG AGFE|FEGF EC-C2:|

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