Annotation:Down the Wagon Way (1)

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 DOWN THE WAGON WAY [1]. AKA and see "The Beer Stains." English, Reel. England, Northumberland. D Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. The tune appears in the 1770 music manuscript book of Northumbrian musician William Vickers, about whom unfortunately little is known. The alternate title is Vickers'. The tonality is odd, perhaps because accidentals were omitted. "The Beer Stains" was Vickers' alternate title.  Source for notated version:  Printed sources: Seattle (Great Northern/William Vickers), 1987, Part 2; No. 271.  Recorded sources:

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