Annotation:First New Dutch Skipper (The)
X:53 T:The First New Dutch Skipper A:England;London M:6/4 L:1/4 Q:3/4=100 N:p26 missing in my copy; this is John Offord's version Z:Pete Stewart, 2004 <www.hornpipemusic.co.uk> with vmp revisions K:D D2AF2D|"NB"D2AF2D|ABcd2A|ABcd2D| D2AF2D|D2AF2D|ABcdcB|EF^GA3|| e2ee2c|d2ef3|efgf3|efgf3|gfegfe| fedc2B|d2AF2B|A2dc2d|e2eagf|efcd3|| M:6/8 L:1/8 K:Dmin Q:3/8=120 dDE FED|DDE FED|def eag|fed e^ca|dDE FED| DDE FED|def eag|fed edc|=BA^GA3|| A_Bc cdc|cdA BAG|=Bcd ded|fed e^cA| afd e^cA|fed e^cA|agf efg|Ad^cd2|| K:D a|dcd ABc|dAFD2d|def eag|fed cBA| dcd ABc|dAc eAe|fed cBA|AECA,2e|ecA ecA| efgg2f|efg gfe|dcB dcB|Bdf B/c/d/e/f|bfdB3| FGA FGA|dAF GFE|GBe GBe|Bcd cBA| def ecA|def ecA|dcd ABc|dAFD3|]
FIRST NEW DUTCH SKIPPER, THE. AKA and see "New Dutch Skipper." English, Jig (6/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCCDDEEFF. The melody appears in Walsh's Third Collection (1730) of Lancashire tunes. See note for "Annotation:New Dutch Skipper" for more information.
