Annotation:Stepney's Rant
X:1 T:Stepney’s Rant M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:O’Farrell – Pocket Companion, vol. IV (1810) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D F/E/ | DFA def | ece dAF | GBG FAF | BGE E2F | DFA def | ece dAF | GBG FAF | DED D2 :| |: A | FGF FED | GBG GFE | FGF FED | BGE E2G | FGF FED | GBG GFE | GBG FAF | DFD D2 :|
STEPNEY'S RANT. English? Irish?; Jig (6/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. AABB. The first strain is shared with “Jackson's Fancy.” The provenance is probably Irish, but O'Farrell published tunes from Ireland, England and Scotland in his collection. The note perhaps refers to the downscale taverns and pleasure gardens at Stepney (see more at "annotation:Stepney Cakes and Ale)."
