Annotation:Harper’s Fancy

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X:1 T:Harper’s Fancy M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Country Dance B:James Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 3 (Glasgow, 1788, No. 454, p. 176) N:”Humbly dedicated to the Volunteers and Defensive Bands of Great Britain and Ireland” Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D A|FADA|FADd|cdef|d/c/d/e/ dA/G/|FADA|FADd|cd f/e/d/c/|d2D:| |:d/e/|fd de/f/|gee f/g/|fddf|e/d/c/B/ Ad/e/|fd- de/f/|ge- e(f/g/)|fd f/e/d/c/|d2 D:|]



HARPER'S FANCY. AKA and see "Harper's Frolic (The)," "Turkish March," "Vetter Michael," "Yorkshire March." Scottish, Country Dance Tune (2/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody also appears in Thomas Ball's The Gentleman's Amusement Book 1 (Norfolk, 1815).

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Printed sources : - Aird (Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 3), 1788; No. 454, p. 176.

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