Annotation:Stamfordham Hopping
X:1 T:Stamfordham Hopping M:9/8 L:1/8 R:Slip Jig B:John Bell music manuscript collection (Northumberland, c. 1812) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G e|:dBd gag fed|g2B BcB d2e|dBd gag fed|a2A ABA c2e:| |:dBG G2G G2B|dBG GBG c2e|dBG G2G G2B|ecA ABA c2e:|]
STAMFORDHAM HOPPING. AKA and see "Fleet's a Coming," "Heathery Foldy," "Mile to Ride (A)," "Stanhope in Weardale." English, Pipe Tune and Air (9/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune appears under this title (a variant of a Northumbrian title “Stannerton Hopping”) in the c. 1812 music manuscript of John Bell (1783-1864).
