Annotation:Bend of the Little Horseshoe (The)
X:2 T:Plygiad y Bedol-fâch M:3/8 L:1/8 Q:"Maestoso" B:Edward Jones – Musical and Poetical Relicks of the Welsh Bards (1784, p. 46) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G V:1 d/c/|BGG|G2 d/c/|BGG|GAB|cc/d/e/d/|ccB|[FA][FA][GB]|[F2A2][GB]| c>ed/c/|BB/>c/A/>B/|GG/>B/A/>c/|(B>A) G/4A/4B/4c/4|dd/e/d/c/|BB/c/B/A/|BGF|G2:| V:2 clef = bass z|G,D,B,,|G,,2z|G,D,B,,|G,2G,|A,,2A,|A,A,G,|F,F,D|D,2z| A,>CB,/A,/|G,G,D,|B,,B,,D,|G,2G,,|B,B,/C/B,/A,/|G,G,/A,/G,/F,/|C,D,D,,|[G,,2G,2]:|
BEND OF THE LITTLE HORSESHOE, THE (Ploygiad y Bedol-fach). Welsh, Air (3/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. The tune first appears in Edward Jones' Musical and Poetical Relicks of the Welsh Bards, 1st ed., 1784 (p. 184). The odd title is explained by Phyllis Kinney[1] who traces the name to a sixteenth century ground that was a favorite with Welsh harpers, "Hunt's Up (The)." She writes:
- ↑ Phyllis Kinney, Welsh Traditional Music, 2016, p. 23.