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The tune, as "Stagshaw Bank", also was entered into a c. 1887 manuscript compiled by the Society of Antiquities, entitled "Airs and dance tunes collected and constructed by the Melodies Committee of the Newcastle Antiquarian Society, 1857-1887," a compendium of their collecting work of local Northumbrian tunes over several decades.

Their work formed the basis from which much of the contents of Bruce & Stokoe's Northumbrian Minstrelsy is drawn, and continued for several years after the publication of that volume.

The tune is thought to be the work of Robert Bewick.

Stagshaw Bank Common is located just south of the Roman Wall in Northumberland.

For centuries it was the scene of two great annual fairs held on the day before Whit Sunday and on July 4th. From 1820 a third annual fair was held on November 24th.

The fairs gradually died out during the last half of the 19th century.

The following is an account of the fair c. 1850, written down in 1881 by Robert Forster^[1]:

...
England for one day and for business people came to it from all parts of the United Kingdom. Besides horses, sheep, cattle, and swine, various articles of merchandise were offered for sale, consisting of men's hats, boots and shoes, these articles generally filled several stalls, the former being mostly from Hexham, and a considerable quantity of the latter from Corbridge. Jewellery and hardware stalls were prominent; saddlery and farming goods, such as hay rakes, forks, &c., were always plentiful; and always a large supply of cooperage goods, such as tubs, barrel churns, &c. Webs of cloth coarse and fine were shown to advantage on the green carpet by the side of the pond. The far-famed gloves, known as the "Hexham Tans", suitable for all purposes and for all classes, always formed noticeable articles of sale. Care was always taken by some thoughtful business man to make provision for the better part of man's nature. A great variety of useful books were shown, suitable for the most profound thinker as well as useful for the general reader. On the south side of the Horse Fair, in the distance you saw a strong made man somewhat elevated, with a crowd around him offering articles for sale; on approaching, we observe that it is Mr. C..... from the once famous Dog Bank, Newcastle, selling watches by auction, being for the most part forfeited pledges, the auctioneer assuring the public that each watch he offered was far superior to the one just sold, as once belonging to some squire or gentleman whose name was well known in the neighbourhood This man regularly attended the fair for many years and had his share of business. Amidst all this whirl of busy life, the "little busy bee" was not forgotten, for there was always a good supply of "bee skeps," to meet the wants of those whose were after the sweetness of honey in the comb. In all the articles named and others not named, the day being favourable, a good trade was done, in fact this was almost the only opportunity during the whole year that numbers of persons, especially from the outlying districts, had of obtaining them.
...

...more at: Stagshaw Bank Fair - full Score(s) and Annotations

↑ Published on the web at Genuki [1].

[1] Published on the web at Genuki [1].

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-A country dance and tune which was extremely popular both in England and in America.
+The tune, as "Stagshaw Bank", also was entered into a c. 1887 manuscript compiled by the Society of Antiquities, entitled "Airs and dance tunes collected and constructed by the Melodies Committee of the Newcastle Antiquarian Society, 1857-1887," a compendium of their collecting work of local Northumbrian tunes over several decades.
-In the latter country it appears, for example, on page 28 of a dance MS of the Pepperell, Massachusetts, maid Nancy Shepley, c. 1766, and in the music manuscript copybook of Henry Livingston, Jr. (as "Colledge Hornpipe," set for the German flute). Livingston purchased the estate of Locust Grove, Poughkeepsie, New York, in 1771 at the age of 23. In 1775 he was a Major in the 3rd New York Regiment, which participated in Montgomery's invasion of Canada in a failed attempt to wrest Quebec from British control.
+Their work formed the basis from which much of the contents of Bruce & Stokoe's Northumbrian Minstrelsy is drawn, and continued for several years after the publication of that volume.
-An important land-owner in the Hudson Valley, and a member of the powerful Livingston family, Henry was also a surveyor and real estate speculator, an illustrator and map-maker, and a Justice of the Peace for Dutchess County. He was also a poet and musician, and presumably a dancer, as he was elected a Manager for the New York Assembly's dancing season of 1774–1775, along with his 3rd cousin, John Jay, later U.S. Chief Justice of Governor of New York.
+The tune is thought to be the work of Robert Bewick.
-Carr published in America the tune in Philadelphia publishers Benjamin and Samuel Carr's '''Evening Amusement''' (p. 15) about August, 1796, and a version was entered into the music manuscript copybook of musician M.E. Eames, frontispiece dated Aug. 22nd, 1859 (p. 39). Some fifty years following Eames, the tune was still popular for New England dances. Burchenal (1918) printed another contra dance of the same name to the tune, as Howe (c. 1867) did earlier. A variant is familiar to most modern people as the theme to the mid-20th century cartoon "Popeye the Sailor Man." See also note for "[[Annotation:Sailor's Hornpipe (1)]]."
+Stagshaw Bank Common is located just south of the Roman Wall in Northumberland.
-In England, musicologist William Chappell's editor concluded that it could not date from earlier than the second half of the 18th century, however Hornby finds a version in the music manuscript collection of Edward Winder dated as 1746, where it appears as "Sailor's Hornpipe"<ref>Hornby, '''The Winders of Wyresdale''', p. 149.</ref>. Chappell himself believed that the tune was an old sailor's song called "Jack's the Lad."
+For centuries it was the scene of two great annual fairs held on the day before Whit Sunday and on July 4th. From 1820 a third annual fair was held on November 24th.
-The melody became particularly associated with the nautical hornpipe type of dance which became popular solo step-dance on the stage at the end of the 18th century, and, in fact, it is popularly known as "The Sailor's Hornpipe" today. One of the earliest publications of the tune appears in a volume entitled '''Compleat Tutor for the German Flute''', published by Jonathan Fentum, London, c. 1766, the same year as Nancy Shepley's American dance MS. Another early British printing appears (as "Colledge Hornpipe") in Thompson's '''Compleat Collection of 120 Favourite Hornpipes''' (London, Charles and Samuel Thompson c. 1764–1780.) and the title was entered at Stationers' Hall in 1798 by J. Dale, London, as "The College Hornpipe."
+The fairs gradually died out during the last half of the 19th century.
-William Vickers included the tune in his music manuscript collection under the title "[[Old Lancashire Hornpipe]]," and the tune is contained in the 19th century Joseph Kershaw manuscript (it appears twice, as "[[Duke William's Hornpipe]]" and "Collidge Hornpipe"). Kershaw was a fiddle player who lived in the remote area of Slackcote, Saddleworth, North West England, who compiled his manuscript from 1820 onwards, according to Jamie Knowles. Ken Perlman (1996) dates the tune to the 17th century or earlier and states that it was used by Henry Purcell (c. 1658–1695) in his opera '''Dido and Aeneas'''. Perlman does not cite any substantiating data, nor where he obtained this information, and at present his assumption seems unlikely.
+The following is an account of the fair c. 1850, written down in 1881 by Robert Forster<ref>Published on the web at Genuki [https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/NBL/Corbridge/Fair]. </ref>:
-There is, or was, an English country dance called College Hornpipe. Some years after novelist (and musician) Thomas Hardy's book '''Under the Greenwood Tree''' was published, a man wrote to Hardy about the country dances that Hardy used as a setting for his characters. Hardy replied (c. 1925):
 <blockquote>
-''I am interested to hear that you have been attracted by the old English dances,''
+...
-''which gave me so much pleasure when I was a boy. The dance I was thinking of''
-''in "Under the Greenwood Tree" must have been "The College Hornpipe", as that''
+''England for one day and for business people came to it from all parts of the United''
-''is the only one I remember beginning with six-hands-round. I am sending you the''
+''Kingdom. Besides horses, sheep, cattle, and swine, various articles of merchandise''
-''figure as nearly as I can recall it sixty years after I last danced in it. This''
+''were offered for sale, consisting of men's hats, boots and shoes, these articles''
-''and other such figures have been revived on the stage here by 'The Hardy Players' (as''
+''generally filled several stalls, the former being mostly from Hexham, and a''
-''they call themselves) since they began making plays out of my stories. Only very''
+''considerable quantity of the latter from Corbridge. Jewellery and hardware stalls''
-''old country people remember the dances now. I have many such figures in old music books.''
+''were prominent; saddlery and farming goods, such as hay rakes, forks, &c., were''
+''always plentiful; and always a large supply of cooperage goods, such as tubs,''
+''barrel churns, &c. Webs of cloth coarse and fine were shown to advantage on the''
+''green carpet by the side of the pond. The far-famed gloves, known as the''
+''"Hexham Tans", suitable for all purposes and for all classes, always formed''
+''noticeable articles of sale. Care was always taken by some thoughtful business''
+''man to make provision for the better part of man's nature. A great variety of''
+''useful books were shown, suitable for the most profound thinker as well as useful''
+''for the general reader. On the south side of the Horse Fair, in the distance you''
+''saw a strong made man somewhat elevated, with a crowd around him offering articles''
+''for sale; on approaching, we observe that it is Mr. C..... from the once famous''
+''Dog Bank, Newcastle, selling watches by auction, being for the most part forfeited''
+''pledges, the auctioneer assuring the public that each watch he offered was far''
+''superior to the one just sold, as once belonging to some squire or gentleman whose''
+''name was well known in the neighbourhood This man regularly attended the fair for many''
+''years and had his share of business. Amidst all this whirl of busy life, the "little''
+''busy bee" was not forgotten, for there was always a good supply of "bee skeps," to meet''
+''the wants of those whose were after the sweetness of honey in the comb. In all the''
+''articles named and others not named, the day being favourable, a good trade was done,''
+''in fact this was almost the only opportunity during the whole year that numbers of''
+''persons, especially from the outlying districts, had of obtaining them.''
+...
 </blockquote>
 }}