Annotation:Cheshire Round (2)

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 CHESHIRE ROUND [2], A. English, "Old Hornpipe" (3/2 time). C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. A different tune than "Cheshire Rounds [1]." The melody was published in Walsh's third collection of Lancashire tunes (Lancashire Jiggs, Hornpipes, Joaks, etc.) around the year 1730. Source for notated version: Edward Jones' 1798 publication Popular Cheshire Melodies. Printed source: Knowles (A Northern Lass), 1995; p. 8.

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