Annotation:Pepper's Black (2)
X:1 T:Pepper's Black [2] T:Kettledrum M:2/2 L:1/8 N:The dance is "Peppar's Black" to which Cecil N:Sharp directed the tune "Kettledrum" be played. S:Sharp – Country Dance Tunes (1909) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Amin efgf e2d2|A2f2A2f2|efgf e2d2|A2f2 d4| efgf e2d2|A2f2A2f2|efgf e2d2|A2f2 d4|| efga g3a|g3a g2e2|fg a2a2^g2|a6 fg| agfe defd|e4 A4|F2A2A2f2|d8||
PEPPER’S BLACK [2]. AKA and see “Kettledrum.” English, Country Dance Tune (2/2 time). D Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. A different tune than “Pepper's Black (1)." Sharp directed in his 1909 Country Dance Tunes that the tune "Kettledrum" be played for the dance Peppar's Black. He sometimes substituted tunes that he liked for others as the vehicle for dances.
