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GUARD HOUSE, THE. AKA and see "Soldier's Dance," "Marchioness (The)," "Hullichan Jig (The)," "Chelmsford Races." English, Scottish; Jig. B Flat Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune dates to the latter 18th century, first appearing in a Skillern collection of 1776 (London). Robert Petrie printed it in his 1st collection of 1790, under the title "Marchioness (The)."

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Harding's All-Round Collection, 1905; No. 103, p. 32-33.

Recorded sources:




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