Barwick Billy

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Theme code Index	516 513
Also known as	Go to Berwick Johnny, Berwick Billy, Berwick Bully, Berwick Johnny, Berwick Jockey (2), New Road to Berwick (The)
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Northumbrian/Borders, Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double), Triple Hornpipe
Key/Tonic of	F
Accidental	1 flat
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	3/2
History	England/North East"England/North East" is not in the list (IRELAND(Munster), IRELAND(Connaught), IRELAND(Leinster), IRELAND(Ulster), SCOTLAND(Argyll and Bute), SCOTLAND(Perth and Kinross), SCOTLAND(Dumfries and Galloway), SCOTLAND(South Ayrshire), SCOTLAND(North East), SCOTLAND(Highland), ...) of allowed values for the "Has historical geographical allegiances" property.
Structure	AABBCCDD
Editor/Compiler	Biography:William Vickers
Book/Manuscript title	Book:William Vickers' manuscript collection
Tune and/or Page number	No. 254
Year of publication/Date of MS	1770
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BARWICK BILLY. AKA and see "Go to Berwick, Johnny," "Berwick Johnny," "Berwick Jockey [2]," "The New Road to Berwick." English, Double Hornpipe (3/4 time). England, Northumberland. F Major. Standard tuning. AABBCCDD. Double [Ed. or 'Triple'] hornpipes are generally from Lancashire and Cheshire. "Barwick is an old spelling of Berwick (as in Berwick-On-Tweed). Time signature 6/8 (in William Vicker's original) but notes grouped in 3/4 throughout. This would appear to have been one of the most popular Double Hornpipes to judge by its many surviving versions; only the 'Dusty Miller' rivals it in this respect. Vicker's setting is the only one I have seen with four strains, others having two or three" (Seattle).

Seattle (William Vickers), 1987, Part 2; No. 254. Stokoe & Bruce, Northumbrian Minstrelsy, 1882; pg. 18 (appears as "Go to Berwick, Johnnie"). Mooney, Choicest Scots Tunes, 1982; pg. 1 (appears as "Go to Berwick, Johnnie"). Seattle, Bewick's Pipe Tunes, 1986; No. 34 (appears as "Berwick Johnny"). Offord, John of the Greeny Cheshire Way, 1985; pg. 3 (appears as "Berwick Jockey").

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