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X:1 T:Fumbler [2], The M:6/8 L:1/8 R: Jig B:James Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 3 (Glasgow, 1788, No. 520, p. 199) N:”Humbly dedicated to the Volunteers and Defensive Bands of Great Britain and Ireland” Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:F g|f/g/ag fcA|fcA f2g|fag fcA|GAG B2a| gfe fcA|FAc fcA|BgB AfA|GAG B2:| |:d|FA/B/c cAc|fcA fcA|(FA/B/c) c(A/B/c)|dBG dBG| (FA/B/c) c(A/B/c)|faf geg|fdf cAF|GAG B2:|]



FUMBLER [2], THE. AKA and see "Miss Newcomb's Jig." English, Jig (6/8 time). F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A different tune than "Fumbler (1) (The)." It appears in Johnson's Choice Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 6th (London, 1751), David Rutherford's Compleat Collection of 200 of the Most Celebrated Country Dances (London, 1756), and James Aird's Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 3 (Glasgow, 1788, No. 520, p. 199). Fr. John Quinn finds the tune in Elias Howe's Musician's Omnibus Nos. 6 & 7 (Boston, 1880-1882) under the title "Miss Newcomb's Jig."


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