Annotation:Jack Thompson's Fancy

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 JACK THOMPSON'S FANCY. English, Schottische. The tune was reconstructed by Northumbrian fiddler Jack Thompson after World War II. He was playing at a dance in Eglingham, according to Reg Hall (1998), when an elderly man requested the tune that used to be played for the dance The Ideal Schottische. Thompson barely remembered it, but the Cheviot Ramblers were able to fashion on the spot a version of the requested melody, which now bears the fiddler's name.  Source for notated version:  Printed sources:  Recorded sources: Topic 12TS222, The Cheviot Ramblers - "The Cheviot Hills" (1973). Topic TSCD 669, Cheviot Ranters (et al) - "Ranting and Reeling: Dance Music of the north of England" (1998).

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