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Annotation:Willie's Rare and Willie's Fair (2)

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X:1 T:Willy's Rare & Willy's Fair [2] M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Country Dance B:Thompson's 24 Country Dances for 1781 B:Samuel, Ann & Peter Thompson -- Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 5 (1788, No. 177, p. 87) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D A|(A<F)d (d<A)f|(f<d)a (f<d)A|B>cd Adf|(f3-e2)A| (A<F)d (d<A)f|(f<d)a (f<d)A|(B>c)d (Ad)f|e3 d2:| |:(ec)A d2f|(ec)A d2f|(fd)B (BF)d|(c3 B2) (B/c/)| (d<A)F (A<F)D|E>FE e2f|(g<e)f (ge)d|c2 d2 e3| (d>e)f d2A|(d>e)f d2A|(B>c)d (Ad)f|(f3 e2)f/g/| (a<f)d (f<d)A|(B>c)d A2A|(A>B)A (Ad)f|e3 d2:|]



WILLIE'S RARE AND WILLIE'S FAIR [2]. English, Air and Country Dance Tune (6/8 time). G Major (Riley): D Major (Thompson). Standard tuning (fiddle). One part (Riley): AABB (Thompson). See note for "Willie's Rare and Willie's Fair" for more information.


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Printed sources : - Edward Riley (Riley’s Flute Melodies vol. 2), New York, 1817; No. 266, p. 72. Thompson's 24 Country Dances for 1781.  Samuel, Ann & Peter Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 5 ), 1788, No. 177, p. 87






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