Annotation:Barley Cake (1)

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X:1 T:Barley Cake [1] M:C| L:1/8 B:David Young – “A Collection of Scotch Airs with the latest Variations” (AKA - The B:McFarlane Manuscript (c. 1741, No. 248, p. 287) F:https://rmacd.com/music/macfarlane-manuscript/collection/pdfs/barley_cakes.pdf N:The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland K:G G2{B}A2 B d2g|dBAG AFTED|G2A2 B d2g|dBTAG TA2G2:| |:gage abaf|gefd Te2d2|gage abaf|gdcB A2D2| G2A2 Bddg|dBAG AFTED|G2TA2 Bddg|dBAG TA2G2:|]

BARLEY CAKE [1]. English, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. The tune (of which Vickers' is a version) appears in John Walsh's Second Book of the Compleat Country Dancing Master (3rd Edition), published in London in 1735 (reissued in 1749); and in John Johnson's Choice Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 3 (London, 1744). It also appears in a few musicians manuscript collections, including William Vickers' (Northumberland, 1770), Walter Rainstorp (Cheapside, London, 1747), and Thomas Hammersley (London, 1790), and in David Young's MacFarlane Manuscript (c. 1740, p. 287).

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Source for notated version: -

Printed sources : - Seattle (Great Northern/William Vickers), 1987, Part 2; No. 298.

Recorded sources: -

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