Annotation:Boys of the Bunch
X: 1 T:Boys of the Bunch, Ascott M:6/8 L:1/8 A:Ascott P:A(AB)5 K:G P:A |:GFG BBA|GEE EFE|DED G2A|BGG G3:| P:B |:BAB d2B|AGA B3 |BdB AGA|BGF D3 | GFG BBA|GEE EFE|DED G2A|BGG G3:|
BOYS OF THE BUNCH. AKA and see "Orange in Bloom." English, Morris Dance Tune (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (x5). "Boys of the Bunch" was collected from the village of North Leigh, Oxfordshire, England, and used by Lionel Bacon for the dance from Ascot under Wychwood. There is a dance of 'Boys of the Bunch' from Ducklington, also called 'Lads a Bunchum', danced to another tune (note similarity of the titles). See also the musical variant "Orange in Bloom," from the village of Sherborne.
