Annotation:Birmingham March
X:1 T:Birmingham March, The M:C L:1/8 B:John Moore music manuscript (Shropshire c. 1837-40, Book 2, p. 91) B: https://www.vwml.org/topics/historic-dance-and-tune-books/Moore2 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G dc|B2 BB BdcB|A2 A>A A2 B>c|edcB dcBA|G2 G>G G2 dc| B2 B>B BdBc|A2 A>A A2 Bc|d2 cB dcBA|G2 G>G G2:| |:gf|e2 d>d d2 GA|B2 B>B B2 gf|e2 d>d d2 cB|A2 A>A A2 d>c| B2 B>B BdcB|A2 A>A A2 B>c|d2 cB dcBA|G2 G>G G2:|]
BIRMINGHAM MARCH, THE. AKA and see Captain Money's March," "Annotation:Chimes,
Give me the girl that's ripe for joy." English, March. England, Shropshire. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The second strain of the tune is the same as the second part of the Adderbury stick dance tune "Lads a Bunchum (1)." American versions of the march can be found as title "Chimes" in the 1785 music manuscript collection of American flute player Henry Beck, and as "Captain Money's March" in the early 19th century editions of Alvan Robinson's Massachusett's Collection of Martial Musick (1818-1826).
The name Birmingham (Warwickshire) derives from the Anglo-Saxon place-name 'Beorma's ham', meaning 'the homestead of Beorma'.
