Annotation:Guard House (The)

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 GUARD HOUSE, THE. AKA and see "Soldier's Dance," "Marchioness (The)," "Hullichan Jig (The)," "Chelmsford Races." English, Scottish; Jig. B Flat Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune goes back to the 18th century, first appearing in a Skillern collection of 1776 (London).  Source for notated version:  Printed sources: Harding's All-Round Collection, 1905; No. 103, p. 32-33.  Recorded sources:

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