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 Theme code Index    1444 1426
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 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English
 Meter/Rhythm    Country Dance, Jig/Quadrille
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    3 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    ENGLAND(North West)
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Jaime Knowles
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Northern Frisk
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 9
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1988
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BOLTON RANT. English, Rant (6/8 time). England, North-West. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Bolton is a town in Lancashire, North West England, close to the West Pennine Moors, about 10 miles north of the city of Manchester. It was known as a mill town for centuries, until recently, when the last mills closed down (1980's).

Printed source: Knowles (Northern Frisk), 1988; No. 9.


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