Annotation:I'm Ninety-Five

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I'M NINETY-FIVE. AKA and see "Gisburn Processional," "John of Paris," "New School (The)," "Ninety Five," "Old 95," "Old Ninety-Fifth (The)." English; Air and March (6/8 time). F Major: C Major (Carlin). Standard tuning (fiddle). AB, AA'B (Carlin). What began as a comic song ("I'm Ninety-Five" was introduced as a march in the British Rifle Brigade, 95th Regiment, in 1842. This was the green-uniformed light infantry unit who carried Baker rifles in the Peninsular Campaign and at Waterloo, famously depicted in Bernard Cornwall's 'Sharpe' novels. The march was also adopted by the 53rd Foot in 1862 and continued to be used until 1914 whenever the Regiment had to march at the double.

The tune also entered morris dance tradition in England, particularly in the north (see alternate titles). It was collected in the village of Gisburn, Yorkshire, and has become known as "Gisburn Processional."

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Carlin (Master Collection), 1987; No. 48, p. 37.

Recorded sources:

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