X:1
T:Last of June, The
S:Rose Murphy (1976)
D:Topic 12TS316, Rose Murphy - "Milltown Lass" (1977)
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Polka
K:D
FA GB|Af f/a/f/d/|Ae e/g/e/c/|Ad d/c/B/A/|
FA GB|Af f/a/f/d/|Ae e/f/g/e/|fd d2:|
|:dB B/c/d/B/|AF F2|AE E/F/G/E/|FD DB/c/|
dB B/c/d/B/|AF FA|dc/d/ e/f/g/e/|fd d2:|
LAST OF JUNE. English, Country Dance Tune or Reel (cut time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. "Last of June" is a variant of "Jenny Lind (1)" AKA "Jenny Lind's Polka." The source for the tune is fiddle and melodeon player Rose Murphy, who was born in County Galway, Ireland, but who lived most of her adult life in Maltby, South Yorkshire.
Additional notes
Printed sources : - Barber (Nick Barber's English Choice), 2002; No 53, p. 26.
Recorded sources : - DMPCD 0204, Nick & Mary Barber with Huw Jones - "Lovely Nancy" (2002).
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