Annotation:Down the Bank
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DOWN THE BANK. English, Reel. England, Northumberland. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. Northumbrian musician William Vickers setting [1] of this tune may be unique, according to the FARNE site, where it is identified as being a member of the family of tunes that includes "Aldivalloch", "Roy's Wife of Aldivalloch", "Ruffian's Rant", and David Young's similarly titled "Down on Yon Bank."
Source for notated version: William Vickers' 1770 Northumbrian music manuscript collection [Seattle].
Printed sources: Seattle (Great Northern/William Vickers), 1987, Part 3; No. 502.
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