Annotation:Mrs. Edwards of Woodend's Jig

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X:1 T:Mrs. Edwards of Woodend’s Jig M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 4 B:(1796, No. 96, p. 38) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D B|AFD DFD|(d/c/B/c/d) AFD|GBG FAF|BGE E2B| AFD DFA|(d/c/B/c/d) AFD|GBG EFG|AFD D2:| |:g|f2d dfd|BdB AFD|GBG FAF|BGE E2g| [1 f2d dfd|BdB AFD|GBG EFG|AFD D2:| [2 afa geg|fdf ecA|Bcd efg|fdd d2|]


MRS. EDWARDS OF WOODEND'S JIG. AKA "Mrs. Eds of Woodend's Favourite." English, Scottish; Country Dance Tune (6/8 time). England, Yorkshire. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. The melody was published by Glasgow editor James Aird as "Mrs. Edwards of Woodend's Jig."


Additional notes
Source for notated version : - an MS collection by fiddler Lawrence Leadley, 1827-1897 (Helperby, Yorkshire) [Merryweather & Seattle].

Printed sources : - Aird (Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 4), 1796; No. 96, p. 38. Merryweather & Seattle (The Fiddler of Helperby), 1994; No. 61, p. 44 (as "Mrs. Eds of Wood End's Favourite").





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