Annotation:Twig the Mercer
X:1 T:Twig the Mercer M:2/4 L:1/8 B:Thompson’s Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1 (London, 1757) Z:Transcribed and edited by Fynn Titford-Mock, 2007 Z:abc’s:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Emix [E2B2e2] BG|ADFA|[E2B2e2] BG|Bcef|ecdB|ADFA|[E2B2e2] BG|BEGB:| |:(e/g/f/e/) (af)|fBdf|(e/g/f/e/) (af)|geaf|(ge)(af)|fBdf|[E2B2e2] BG|BEGB:||
TWIG THE MERCER. English, Country Dance Tune (2/4 time). E Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody is unique to London publishers Charles and Samuel Thompson’s 1757 country dance collection.
