Annotation:Tow House Polka
X:1 T:Tow House Polka S:fiddler Adam Gray (Northumberland) M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Polka K:G db b/a/g/f/|ag g/d/B/c/|dA A/B/c/A/|ed d/c/B/c/| db b/a/g/f/|ag g/d/B/c/|dA c/B/c/A/|GB G2:| |:BA A/B/c/A/ ed d/c/B/c/|BA A?B/c/A/ |ed d/c/B/c/| db b/a/g/f/|ag g/d/B/c/|dA c/B/c/A/|GB G2:| |:db b/a/g/f/|ag b>B|ce ^cA|G/F/G/B/ d/c/B/c/| db b/a/g/f/|ag b>B|ce F>D|GG G2:| |:GB B/A/B/c/|dc c/B/c/A/|FA A?B/c/A/|ed d/c/B/A/| GB B/A/B/c/|dc c/B/c/A/|FAA/B/c/A/|GB G2:|]
TOW HOUSE POLKA. English, Polka (2/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCCDD. The Tow House was located about a quarter of a mile from the Northumbrian village of Bardon Mill in the wildest part of the Tyne Valley, home of fiddler and policeman Adam Gray (b. 1903). Gray was also a shepherd and a self-taught musician, having made his first fiddle from an old cigar box. When he started he was very influenced by Scottish music and by the Border fiddler, Adam Jackson. However, on moving to join the police force in Northumberland in 1926 he took a great interest in collecting and reviving local tunes.
