Annotation:Holmes's Fancy

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 HOLMES'S FANCY. English, Reel. England, Northumberland. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody is unique to John Peacock's (c. 1754-1817) collection of tunes for the Northumbrian pipes. Matt Seattle believes this rant may have been a local piper's piece.  Source for notated version:  Printed sources: Peacock (Peacock's Tunes), c. 1805; p. 13. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; p. 141.  Recorded sources:

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