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X:1 T:Oxford Castle M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig C:"by Miss C. D____le" (Dalrymple, who composed another tune in the collection) B:John Watlen - The Celebrated Circus Tunes (Edinburgh, 1791, p. 23) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:F f|FAc cAc|fdf cAc|dBd cAF|E<GG G2A| FAc cAc|fgf fcA|1 cfa bge|cff f2:| [2 cfa gec|cff f2||b|afa gec|f/g/af cAF| dBd cAf|E<GG G2b|afa gec|dfd cAF| A/B/cA GEC|CFF F2b|afa gec|dBf cAF|BdB cAc| E<GG G2A|FAc cAF|dBd cAF|A/B/cf dcB|AFF F2||

OXFORD CASTLE. Scottish, Jig (6/8 time). F Major (Watlen): G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. The jig was first printed by musician John Watlen in his Celebrated Circus Tunes (1791), attributed to "Miss C. D____le." "Miss Watson's Favorite" in the same collection is also attributed to "Miss C.D.", as is "Miss W. Dalrymple's Fancy". "Sir George Ramsay's Lament" is attributed to "Miss C. Dal_____e." Presumably the composer was also a Dalrymple.

Additional notes

Source for notated version: - copied from James Aird's Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs (1782-97) [O'Neill].

Printed sources : - Aird (Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 4), Glasgow, 1796; No. 122, p. 48. O'Neill (Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody), 1922; No. 121. Watlen (The Celebrated Circus Tunes), Edinburgh; 1791, p. 23.

Recorded sources: -

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