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Theme code Index	3334 4223
Also known as	Balance a Straw, From the Man I Love, Tulip (The), Lads a Bunchum (1), Captain and His Whiskers (The), Captain with His Whiskers (The)
Composer/Core Source
Region	England
Genre/Style	English, Morris
Meter/Rhythm	Country Dance
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History	ENGLAND(East Midlands), ENGLAND(South Midlands)
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:William Clark
Book/Manuscript title	Book:William Clark (Lincoln) music manuscript collection
Tune and/or Page number	No. 18, p. 11
Year of publication/Date of MS	1770
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T:Balance a Straw [1]
M:C
L:1/8
R:Country Dance
S: William Clark of Lincoln music manuscript collection (1770, No. 18, p. 11)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
GA|B2 BB Bc dB|A2 AA A2 Bc|d2 cB c2 BA|G2 GG G2:|
|:gf|e2 dd d2 GA|B2 BB B2 gf|e2 dd d2 cA|AGFE D2 GA|
B2 BB B2 gB|A2 AA A2 Bc|dgdB c2 BA|G2 GG G2:|]

X:1
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T:Balance a Straw
M:C
L:1/8
R:Country Dance Tune
S:John Rook music manuscript collection (1840, p. 37)
N:Rook was a multi-instrumentalist from Waverton, near Wigton, Cumbria
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
GA|B2 B>B BdcB|A2 A>A A2 Bc|d2 cB c2 BA|[G2c2]G>G G2:|
gf|e2 d>d d2 GA|B2 B>B B2 gf|e2 d>d d2 c>B|AGAB D2 GA|
B2 B>B BdcB|A2 AA A2 Bc|d2 cB c2 BA|G2 GG G2||

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T:Balance the Straw [1]
M:4/4
L:1/8
A:Bledington
P:AAB(CB)2
K:G
P:A
|:DG|B2B2 BdcB|c2A2 A2Bc|d2B2 c2Ac|B2G2 G2:|
P:B
gf|e2d2 d2G2|B2B2 B2gf|e2d2 d2G2|GGFE D2DG|
B2B2 BdcB|c2A2 A2Bc|d2B2 c2Ac|B2G2 G2||
P:C
|:z2|D2G2 B4|B4 B2d2|\
c2B2 c4|A4 A2Bc|d2B2 c2Ac|B2G2 G2:|

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