Annotation:Death of Parker
X:05 C:Page 03 T:Death of Parker. MBe.05 A:England;Cumbria;Towcett B:Matthew Betham MS, Towcett Cumbria, 1815 Z:VMP - Hugh Taylor, 2012 T:President Parker,aka. MBe.05 T:Constant Billy,aka. MBe.05 T:Cease Your Funning,aka. MBe.05 M:6/8 L:1/8 Q:3/8=100 R: N:See the song of the same name in the Hammond & Gardiner collection K:G D|G2 G GBd|c2 A AFD|B2 G E2 D|DEF G2 D| G2 G GBd|c2 A AFD|B2 G E2 D|DEF G2|| c|cBc e2 c|ABc dBG|GBd d^cd|AB^c d2 e| dBG GBd|c2 A AFD|B2 G E2 D|DEF G2|]
DEATH OF PARKER. AKA and see "Cease Your Funning (1)," "Constant Billy," "Lofty Mountains." English, Country Dance Tune and Jig (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. "Death of Parker" is contained in the 1815 music manuscript collection of Matthew Betham, of Towcett, Cumbria, although the ms. shows entries in several hands.
