Wood Picker (The)

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X:1 T:Wood Picker, The T:AKA - "Woodpecker [1], The." M:2/4 L:1/8 B:John Burks music manuscript collection dated 1821 N:Nothing is known of Burks, although the provenance of his N:ms. is English. His music ms. surfaced in the United States, and had N: possibly been in the possession of his descendants until the N:mid-20th cent. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D A|.d(d/d/) d/e/f/d/|.e(e/e/) e>e|.f(e/d/) .d(c/d/)|e/c/d/B/ .A(A/A/)|.d(d/d/) .d(c/d/)| .e(e/e/) e z/A/|.a(f/d/) B (G/G/)|.A(B/c/) d/e/f/g/|.a(f/d/) .B(G/G/)|.A(B/c/) d2||(A/A/)| .A(G/F/) E(B/B/)|.B(A/G/) .F (f/f/)|.f(f/f/) d/f/z|.f(f/f/) d/f/f|f/e/d/c/ B(B/B/)| .d(d/d/) .B(B/B/)|.e(e/e/) .c(c/c/)|.f(f/e/) .d(e/f/)|.g(f/f/) e(d/d/)|.d(c/^c/) (B/B/)z| e/e/ (dc) A/A/|.a(f/d/) B/B z/G/|A/A/B/c/ d/e/f/g/|.a(f/d/) B/B/z/G/|AB/c/ .d2||

X: 1 T:Wood Picker,The. JGi.086 T:Woodpecker [1],The,aka. JGi.086 O:Tealby,Lincolnshire M:C| L:1/8 Q:1/4=130 S:Joshua Gibbons MS,1823,Tealby,Lincs. R:Air Z:VMP/R.Greig, 2009 K:D A4|d2ddd2cd|e2eee3e|f2edd2cd|ecdBA2AA| d2ddd2 (cd)|e2eee2A2|a2fdB2GG|A2Bc defg| a2fdB2GG|A2Bcd2||AA|A2GFE2BB|B2AGF2ff| f2fed2ff|fedc B2BB|d2dd B2BB|e2eec2cc| f2fed2ef|g2ffe2dd|d2c^cBBzB|eed2c2AA| a2fd BBzG|AABc defg|a2fd BBzG|AAc2d2:|

X: 1 T:Woodpecker [1]. JC.015 R:March S:John Clare,Poet,Helpston. (1793-1864) N:b5 4SQs are 4Qs in MS. b13,21,23, the last notes, Quavers in the MS, N:are given as Semi Quavers to match other bars.MR. N:An almost identical tune by the same name in the Hardy MS. O:England A:Northamptonshire Z:vmp.P. Headford M:2/4 L:1/16 Q:1/4=90 K:D A2|\ d2dd defd|e2ee e3e|f2ed d2(cd)|ec d3B A2AA|! d2dd edcd|e2ee e2zA|a2fd B2GG|A2Bc (defg)|! a2fd B2GG|A2Bc d2 AA|A2GF E2 BB|B2AG F2 ff|! f2f2f2zf|(fe)(dc) B2BB|d2dd B2BB|e2ee c2cc|! f2fe d2ef|ag ge e2 dd|d2c=c BBzA|ee d2c2 AA|! a2fd BBzG|A(ABc) d(efg)|a2fd BBzG|A2Bc d4|] W:An almost identical tune by the same name in the Hardy MS.

X: 1 T:Woodpecker [1] O:No 74 Wm Clarke MS Feltwell, Norfolk (1858) I:abc2nwc Q:"Slow" M:2/2 L:1/8 K:C G2|c2cc c2Bc|(ed)(dd) d2cd|e2dc cBce|dBcA GGAB|c2cc c2Bc| (ed)(dd) d2ef|g2ec A2FF|G2AB cdef|g2ec A2FF|G2AB {d}c2:| |:GG|G2FE D2AA|A2(GF) (FE)cd|eeee ce ze|edcB A2AB|c2(cB) (BA) zA| d2(dc) (cB) zG|e2(ed) (dc)"^*" (3cde|f2fee{d}d zG|c2(cB) (BA) zA| d2(dc) (cB) ef|g2ec A2FF|G2AB cdef|g2ec A2FF|G2AB {d}c2:|

X: 1 T:Wood-Pecker [1], The M:C L:1/8 R:Air S:William Mackie ms. (early 19th cent. small-pipes ms. from Aberdeen) N:the second strain is 7 measures long in the ms. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:C G>F|EG c>c c2 Bc|edd>d d2 c>d|e2 dc c2 B>c|d>B (d/c/)(B/A/) G2 G>F| (EG) c>c c2 B>c|edd>d d2 (c/d/)(e/f/)|g2 ec AFEF|G2 AB cdef| g2 ec AFEF|G2 AB c2::GG|G2 FE Ez A>A|A2 GF E>G z/c>c| e2 e>d c>e z2 ze|(ed)cB A2 G>G|c2 (_B>A) Az A>A|d2 d>c Bz (c/d/)(e/f/)| g2 ec AFEF|G2 AB cdef|g2 ec AFEF|G2 AB c2:||