Annotation:Flirt (The)

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 FLIRT, THE. AKA and see "Amorous Goddess." English, Reel. England, Northumberland. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. As "Amorous Goddess" the melody was printed in John Johnson's Choice Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 4 (London, 1748), in David Rutherford's Compleat Collection of 200 of the Most Celebrated Country Dances (London, 1756), and James Aird's Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 1 (Glasgow, 1782). It also was entered (as "Amorous Goddess") in the 1795 music manuscript copybook of Mansfield, Connecticut, musician Luther Kingsley.  Source for notated version: William Vickers' 1770 music manuscript collection (Northumberland) [Seattle].  Printed sources: Seattle (Great Northern/William Vickers), 1987, Part 3; No. 420.  Recorded sources:

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