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'''BARWICK BILLY.''' AKA and see "[[Go to Berwick Johnny]]," "[[Berwick Johnny]]," "[[Berwick Jockey (2)]]," "[[New Road to Berwick (The)]]." English, Double Hornpipe (3/4 time). England, Northumberland. F Major. Standard tuning. AABBCCDD. Double [Ed. or 'Triple'] hornpipes are generally from Lancashire and Cheshire. "Barwick is an old spelling of Berwick (as in Berwick-On-Tweed). Time signature 6/8 (in William Vicker's original) but notes grouped in 3/4 throughout. This would appear to have been one of the most popular Double Hornpipes to judge by its many surviving versions; only the 'Dusty Miller' rivals it in this respect. Vicker's setting is the only one I have seen with four strains, others having two or three" (Seattle). | '''BARWICK BILLY.''' AKA and see "[[Go to Berwick Johnny]]," "[[Berwick Johnny]]," "[[Berwick Jockey (2)]]," "[[New Road to Berwick (The)]]." English, Double Hornpipe (3/4 time). England, Northumberland. F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCCDD. Double [Ed. or 'Triple'] hornpipes are generally from Lancashire and Cheshire. "Barwick is an old spelling of Berwick (as in Berwick-On-Tweed). Time signature 6/8 (in William Vicker's original) but notes grouped in 3/4 throughout. This would appear to have been one of the most popular Double Hornpipes to judge by its many surviving versions; only the 'Dusty Miller' rivals it in this respect. Vicker's setting is the only one I have seen with four strains, others having two or three" (Matt Seattle). | ||
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BARWICK BILLY. AKA and see "Go to Berwick Johnny," "Berwick Johnny," "Berwick Jockey (2)," "New Road to Berwick (The)." English, Double Hornpipe (3/4 time). England, Northumberland. F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCCDD. Double [Ed. or 'Triple'] hornpipes are generally from Lancashire and Cheshire. "Barwick is an old spelling of Berwick (as in Berwick-On-Tweed). Time signature 6/8 (in William Vicker's original) but notes grouped in 3/4 throughout. This would appear to have been one of the most popular Double Hornpipes to judge by its many surviving versions; only the 'Dusty Miller' rivals it in this respect. Vicker's setting is the only one I have seen with four strains, others having two or three" (Matt Seattle).
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Seattle (William Vickers), 1987, Part 2; No. 254. Stokoe & Bruce, Northumbrian Minstrelsy, 1882; p. 18 (appears as "Go to Berwick, Johnnie"). Mooney, Choicest Scots Tunes, 1982; p. 1 (appears as "Go to Berwick, Johnnie"). Seattle, Bewick's Pipe Tunes, 1986; No. 34 (appears as "Berwick Johnny"). Offord, John of the Greeny Cheshire Way, 1985; p. 3 (appears as "Berwick Jockey").
Recorded sources: