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'''LUMPS OF PLUM PUDDING [1].''' English, Jig (irregular) or Morris Dance Tune (6/8 time). G Major ( | '''LUMPS OF PLUM PUDDING [1].''' English, Jig (irregular) or Morris Dance Tune (6/8 time). G Major (Bacon–Bampton & Field Town, Mallinson–Bledington): A Major (Bacon–Bledington, Carlin). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABABAA (Bacon–Bampton): ABCBCB (Bacon & Mallinson–Bledington, Bacon–Fieldtown): AABBC (Carlin). A major key form of the tune "[[Lumps of Puddings (2)]]". Morris dance versions are from the villages of Bampton (Oxfordshire), Bledington (Gloucestershire) and Leafield (AKA – Field Town, Oxfordshire), in England's Cotswolds. A solo jig was danced to the Bleddington version, while words were sung in Bampton: | ||
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''Source for notated version'': Cecil Sharp's ms., whose major source of information was Billy "Jinkey" Wells ( | ''Source for notated version'': Cecil Sharp's ms., whose major source of information was Billy "Jinkey" Wells (1868–1953), one-time fool and fiddler for the Bampton side [Bacon]. | ||
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''Printed sources'': Bacon ('''The Morris Ring'''), 1974; pp. 54, 90 & 164. Carlin ('''Master Collection'''), 1984; No. 51, p. 39. Mallinson ('''Mally's Cotswold Morris | ''Printed sources'': Bacon ('''The Morris Ring'''), 1974; pp. 54, 90 & 164. Carlin ('''Master Collection'''), 1984; No. 51, p. 39. Mallinson ('''Mally's Cotswold Morris Book, vol. 2'''), 1988; No. 36, p. 18. Sharp & MacIlwaine ('''Morris Dance Tunes'''), Set V, p. 24 and Set IX, p. 14. | ||
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''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal>Folktrax FTX-384, Billy Wells | ''Recorded sources'': | ||
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Folktrax FTX-384, Billy Wells – "Constant Billy." | |||
Sanctuary Records, Etchingham Steam Band – "The Guv'nor vol. 4" (2010). | |||
Topic TSCD458, John Kirkpatrick – "Plain Capers" (1976/1992). | |||
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LUMPS OF PLUM PUDDING [1]. English, Jig (irregular) or Morris Dance Tune (6/8 time). G Major (Bacon–Bampton & Field Town, Mallinson–Bledington): A Major (Bacon–Bledington, Carlin). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABABAA (Bacon–Bampton): ABCBCB (Bacon & Mallinson–Bledington, Bacon–Fieldtown): AABBC (Carlin). A major key form of the tune "Lumps of Puddings (2)". Morris dance versions are from the villages of Bampton (Oxfordshire), Bledington (Gloucestershire) and Leafield (AKA – Field Town, Oxfordshire), in England's Cotswolds. A solo jig was danced to the Bleddington version, while words were sung in Bampton:
Lumps of plum pudding and pieces of pie,
Me mother she gave me for telling a lie;
She gave me so much I fear I shall die
From lumps of plum pudding and pieces of pie.
Source for notated version: Cecil Sharp's ms., whose major source of information was Billy "Jinkey" Wells (1868–1953), one-time fool and fiddler for the Bampton side [Bacon].
Printed sources: Bacon (The Morris Ring), 1974; pp. 54, 90 & 164. Carlin (Master Collection), 1984; No. 51, p. 39. Mallinson (Mally's Cotswold Morris Book, vol. 2), 1988; No. 36, p. 18. Sharp & MacIlwaine (Morris Dance Tunes), Set V, p. 24 and Set IX, p. 14.
Recorded sources:
Folktrax FTX-384, Billy Wells – "Constant Billy."
Sanctuary Records, Etchingham Steam Band – "The Guv'nor vol. 4" (2010).
Topic TSCD458, John Kirkpatrick – "Plain Capers" (1976/1992).
See also listing at:
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [1]