Hello! Ask me (almost) anything about traditional music.
Annotation:Joyful Days is Coming
(Redirected from Joyful Days is Coming)
X:1 T:Joyful Day is Coming M:9/8 L:1/8 S:William Vickers' 1770 music manuscript collection K:D d3 AcA eAB|e3 AcA BGB:| |:a2e f/g/a/g/ f/e/ aec|a2e f/g/ a/g/f/e/ gdB| a2e f/g/ a/g/f/e/ ecd|fde g2d BGB:|]
JOYFUL DAYS IS COMING. AKA and see "Durham Old Women." English, Jig (9/8 time). England, Northumberland. D Major (Vickers): G Major (Bruce & Stokoe). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The first strain is but a fragment. Matt Seattle notes the 2nd strain is perhaps related to "How She’ll Ne’er be Guided", or "Faraway Wedding (1) (The)." See also note for "Talk:Durham Old Women."