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'''WHEN I FOLLOWED A LASS.''' English, Air and Jig (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune is similar to “[[Cock o' the North (1)]]" and “[[Jumping John]].” | '''WHEN I FOLLOWED A LASS.''' AKA - "When I follow'd a lass that was froward and shy." English, Air and Jig (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The air appeared in a few 18th century ballad operas, such as Ciber Colly's '''Love in a Riddle''' (1729, Air 5, Act 1) and Arne & Bickerstaffe's '''Love in a Village''' (1795), and was published on song sheets. It also can be found in 18th century musicians' manuscript collections, such as that of flute player Aaron Beck (1786), George White (Cherry Valley, NY, 1790), and John Fife (Perthshire?, 1780). It was published in Joseph Hill's '''The Compleat Tutor for the German Flute''' (London, 1762). | ||
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WHEN I FOLLOWED A LASS. AKA - "When I follow'd a lass that was froward and shy." English, Air and Jig (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The air appeared in a few 18th century ballad operas, such as Ciber Colly's Love in a Riddle (1729, Air 5, Act 1) and Arne & Bickerstaffe's Love in a Village (1795), and was published on song sheets. It also can be found in 18th century musicians' manuscript collections, such as that of flute player Aaron Beck (1786), George White (Cherry Valley, NY, 1790), and John Fife (Perthshire?, 1780). It was published in Joseph Hill's The Compleat Tutor for the German Flute (London, 1762).
The tune is similar to “Cock o' the North (1)" and “Jumping John.”
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Aird (Selections of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. II), 1785; No. 95, p. 35.
Recorded sources: