Annotation:Oaken Leaves (2)
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OAKEN LEAVES [2]. English, Country Dance Tune (6/8 time). F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part (Sharp): AAB (Barnes). The tune was first published in John Playford's Dancing Master, 4th edition (1670) as "Oaken Leaves" [1]. It was retained in subsequent editions through the eighth edition of 1690, after which it disappears from the long-running series.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Barlow (Complete Country Dances from Playford's Dancing Master), 1985; No 206, p. 54. Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes), 1986. Sharp (Country Dance Tunes), 1909; p. 41.
Recorded sources: