Berkeley Castle

 X:1 T:Berkeley Castle M:C L:1/8 B:Thompson's Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 3 (London, 1773) Z:Transcribed and edited by Fynnian Titford-Mock, 2007 Z:abc's:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G G>A|B2 A>B G2 g>f|g2 d>B c2 e>c|A2 d>B G2 cB|AGFE D2 G>A|B2 A>B G2 g>f| gdBG c2 A>c|B>gd>B c>AF>A|G2 G>G G2::B>c|d2 B>c d2 e>f|g2 e>f g2 B>c| d2 B>c d2 cB|AGFE D2 B>c|d2 B>c d2 e>f|g2 e>f g2 A>c|B>gd>B c>AF>A|G2 G>G G2:||

 BERKELEY CASTLE. English, Country Dance Tune (whole time). G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The melody is unique to Charles and Samuel Thompson's third country dance collection (London, 1773). Berkeley Castle was originally a Norman Castle dating from the time of Henry II, near the town of Berkeley, Gloucestershire. The castle is still owned and occupied by the Berkeley family. Printed source: Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 3), 1773; No. 21. __NORICHEDITOR__