Farther Ben the Welcomer (The)
Tune Annotations
X:1 T:Farther ben the welcomer, The M:C L:1/8 B:publisher Daniel Wright’s “Aria di Camera” (London, 1727) N:“being A Choice Collection of Scotch, Irish & Welsh Airs N:for the Violin and German Flute by the following masters N:Mr. Alex. Urquahart of Edinburgh, Mr. Dermot O'Connar of Limrick N:Mr. Hugh Edwards of Carmarthen” Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A B2|E3 e BGBc|d2d2 {E}D3F|E3e BcAB|G2 FE e3c| Bcde faef|d2f2 {E}D3F|EFGA BGBc|e2 E4:| |:gf|e2B2 g3e|afde fgaf|efge gabc’|bagf efec| Bcde faef|d2f2 {E}D3F|EFGA BGBc|e2E4:| |:c^d|eBGB cBGB|d2D4 c^d|eBGB cBGB|eBGB cBGc| ecdB cABc|d2 D4 ga|bgaf gef^d|e2 E4:| |:gf|efge fgag|faef defd|efge gabc’|bagf efec| Bcde faef|dedF DEFD|EFGA BGAF|e2 E4:|]
X:1 T:Further Been the Welcomer, The S:John Rook music manuscript collection (1840, p. 91, Wigton, Cumbria) M:C L:1/8 R:Reel Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D A2|D3A dAFA|c2 c4 FE|D2d2 ABGA|F2 ED dcde| ABcd efge|c2c2 c3E|DEFG ABFA|d2 D4||ag| d2d2 f3a|ge=ce efge|defd efge|agfe dcde| ABcd egfe|c2B2 c3E|DEFG ABFA|d2 D4|| Bc|d2 AF A2 FD|=c2 [C4c4] Bc|dAFA BAFA|dAFA BAFA| dcdA BAFG|c2 [C4c4] Bc|dBcA BGAF|d2 D4||af| defg afdf|gece ecge|defd efge|agfe dcdA|