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 Theme code Index    1257 672H5#H
 Also known as    St. James Bason, St. James's Bason, St. James's Basin, St. James Basane
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English
 Meter/Rhythm    Country Dance, Jig/Quadrille
 Key/Tonic of    C
 Accidental    NONE
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/4, 6/8
 History    ENGLAND(London and South East)
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:John Walsh
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:The Third Book of the Compleat Country Dancing-Master
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 198
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1735
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 Score   (1)   



X:1 T:St. James Bason M:6/4 L:1/8 R:Country Dance B:John Walsh - Caledonian Country Dances (c. 1745, p. 74) N:Published in London in several volumes and editions 1731-c. 1745 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:C C4 C2 D2E2F2|G4c2 B4G2|A4A2 B2c2d2|e4a2 ^g4e2| C4C2 D2E2F2|G4c2 B4G2|c2B2A2 G2E2G2|AB c2E2 TD4C2:| |:c2 g4 g2e2g2|B4 c2 de2B2G2|c2g4g2e2g2|c4a2 ^g4e2| c2g4 g2e2g2|B4c2 d2B2G2|AB c2A2 G2E2G2|AB c2 E2TD4 C2:|]


X: 1 T:St James's Bason. JJo1.018 B:J.Johnson Choice Collection Vol 1 after c1750? Z:vmp. Anne Wride 2015. www.village-music-project.org.uk M:6/4 Q:3/4=110 L:1/4 F:http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/Johnson/Johnson%20Vol1(Jan17).abc K:D D2D D>EF/G/ | A2d c2A | B2B B>cd/e/ | f2b a2f | D2D D>EF/G/ | A2d c2A | dcB AFA | B/c/d F E2 D :| |: d2 aafa | c2d ecA | d2a afa | d2b a2f | d2 aafa | c2d ecA | B/c/dB AFA | B/c/dF E2D :| W:The 1st Cu. Gallop down the middle & up to the Top & cast of W:The 2d Cu. do the same W:The 1st man turn the 3d Wo & 1st Wo. the 2d Man & turn Partners W:The 1st Man turn the 2d Wo. & 1st Wo. 3d Man & turn Partners W:The 1st Man & 2d Wo. Foot it and turn W:The 1st Wo. & 2d Man the same W:The 1st Cu. Cross over & Figure in W:Then Right & Left.


X:1 T:St. James Basane M:6/8 L:1/8 B:William Vickers’ 1770 music manuscript collection (Northumberland) B: http://www.farnearchive.com/show_images.asp?id=R0311002&image=1 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:C C2C DEF|G2c B2G|A2A Bcd|e2a ^g2e| C2C DEF|G2c B2G|cBA GEG|A/B/cE D2C:| |:cg2 geg|B2c dBG|c g2 geg|c2a ^g2e| cg2 geg|B2c dBG|A/B/cA GEG|A/B/cE D2C:|]


X: 1 T:St.James' Basin,aka. BF11.27 M:6/8 Q:120 F:http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/Browne/BROWNE11(12-4-16).ABC K:C C:Hand of James Lishman B:MS11,c1800?.,Browne Coll.,Lakes R:.Jig A:Cumbria, England Z:Village Music Project, 2000, Chris Partington K:C C2DE2F|G2cB2G|ABAB2G|A2ag2e| C2DE2F|G2cB2G|ABA GAB|cGF EDC:| |:c2e gec|B2c dBG|c2e gec|c2ag2e| c2e gec|B2c dBG|ABA GAB|cGF EDC:|