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Annotation:Show Me the Way to Wallington (2)
X:1 T:Show Me the Way to Wallington [2] S:William Vickers 1770 music manuscript collection (Northumberland) M:9/8 L:1/8 R:Slip Jig F:http://www.farnearchive.com/show_images.asp?id=R0300803&image=1 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Ddor AFD BGE c3|GEC CDC EFG|AFD BGE d3|AFD DFD EFG:| |:f2d ecA c3|GEC CDC EFG|f2d ecA d3|AFD DED EFG| f2d ecA c3|ede cde efg|afd gec d3|AFD DFD EFG:|]
SHOW ME THE WAY TO WALLINGTON [2]. AKA - "Shew us the way to Wellington," "Way to Allington/Warrington." AKA and see "Barker's Maggot," "Cheshire Rolling Hornpipe," "New Stepny." English, Slip Jig (9/8 time). England, Northumberland. A quite different version than "Show/Shew's the Way to Wallington (1)," contained in Northumbrian musician William Vickers’ 1770 music manuscript collection. Vickers researcher and Northumbrian smallpipes musician Matt Seattle concludes the tune is of uncertain provenance, there being Scottish and English versions, in both major and minor keys, variously set in 9/8, 9/4 and 3/2 time. Seattle says that Vickers' version represents a diversion from the smallpipe version of the melody, "which seems however to be derived from this older fiddle tune of greater compass"[1]. Seattle compares the tune with "High Way to Warington" printed by McGlashan, and to "Altringham Round", AKA "Knutsford Heath."
