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 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English, Morris
 Meter/Rhythm    Jig/Quadrille
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    England/South Midlands"England/South Midlands" is not in the list (IRELAND(Munster), IRELAND(Connaught), IRELAND(Leinster), IRELAND(Ulster), SCOTLAND(Argyll and Bute), SCOTLAND(Perth and Kinross), SCOTLAND(Dumfries and Galloway), SCOTLAND(South Ayrshire), SCOTLAND(North East), SCOTLAND(Highland), ...) of allowed values for the "Has historical geographical allegiances" property., England/South"England/South" is not in the list (IRELAND(Munster), IRELAND(Connaught), IRELAND(Leinster), IRELAND(Ulster), SCOTLAND(Argyll and Bute), SCOTLAND(Perth and Kinross), SCOTLAND(Dumfries and Galloway), SCOTLAND(South Ayrshire), SCOTLAND(North East), SCOTLAND(Highland), ...) of allowed values for the "Has historical geographical allegiances" property.
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BALANCE THE STRAW [2]. English, Morris Dance Tune (6/8 time). D Major (Bacon): G Major (Mallinson). Standard tuning. AABA (Bacon): AABB (Mallinson). From the Field Town area of England's Cotswolds. Bacon (1974) says this tune is a "new version of 'Balance the Straw' (which) has appeared in post-war years, and has become (an) accepted and effective part of the morris man's repertoire. The tune is a composed, or at least a modified one."

Printed sources: Bacon (The Morris Ring), 1974; pg. 151. Mallinson (Mally's Cotswold Morris Book), vol. 1, 1988; No. 29, pg. 20.

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