Biography:John Rook
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John Rook
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Given name: | John |
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Family name: | Rook |
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Place of death: | Wigton, Cumbria |
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Profile: | Collector, Musician |
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Biographical notes
John Rook complied a manuscript of over 250 pages of songs, airs and dance tunes. Little is known about him, but his manuscript indicates he was a multi-instrumentalist and played a variety of instruments, including pipes and fiddle.