Annotation:John Locke's Polka

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 JOHN LOCK(E)'S POLKA. English, Polka. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. The melody was transcribed from a wax cylinder recording made perhaps by English collector Cecil Sharpe around 1909. The musician on the recording is tought to be gypsy fiddler John Lock(e), of Leominster. Barry Callaghan (2007) points out that although the tune is known by the 'polka' title, it may be more properly considered a hornpipe.  Source for notated version:  Printed sources: Callaghan (Hardcore English), 2007; p. 39.  Recorded sources: Fledg'Ling Records, John Kirkpatrick - "The Duck Race" (2004).  See also listing at: Hear John Locke's cylinder recording at EFSS (scroll to bottom of page, find #2 under "Music")

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