Annotation:Squire of Bensham
X:1 T:Squire (of) Bensham M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig K:C c|edc A2c|G2c E2c|edc g2c|B2d d2c| edc A2c|G2c E2c|def e2d|e2c c2:| |:c|edc g2c|c'2a g2c|edc g2c|Adc BAG| edc g2c|c'2a g2g|abc' gag|e2c c2:|
SQUIRE (OF) BENSHAM. English, Jig (6/8 time). England, Northumberland. C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. In the 19th century Bensham was a fashionable suburb of Gateshead, north east England, now absorbed into the city. The name Bensham is thought to have derived from the Saxon beornic’s ham or 'Beornic's homestead'.
