Annotation:Kingsbridge Assembly
X: 1 T:Kingsbridge Assembly. THO4.006 A:England; London O: T:Liberty for the Sailors,aka.. THO4.006, The M:6/8 L:1/8 Z:vmp. Peter Dunk 2010/11.from a transcription by Fynn Titford-Mock 2007 B:Thompson's Compleat Coll. of 200 Favourite Country Dances Vol.IV. 1773-80 Q:3/8=120 F:http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/Thompson/Thompson%20IV(12-4-16).abc K:D f2 e f2 e|dcd A2 A|BGB AFA|GEG F2 D| f2 e f2 e|dcd A2 A|BAG FGE|D2 D D3:| |:DFA AFD|GAB B3|Ace ecA|def f3| afd BcB|gec ABA|BAG FGE|D2 D D3:|
KINGSBRIDGE ASSEMBLY. AKA and see "Liberty for the Sailors." English, Country Dance Tune and Jig (6/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody for the country dance tune "Kingsbridge Assembly," printed in London in 1780 by the Thompsons, was used as the vehicle for the song "Liberty for the Sailors." The tune under the later title was re-absorbed into traditional instrumental repertory.
The jig appears under the garbled title "King Brigs Assemble" in the mid-19th century music manuscript of William Winter (1774-1861), a shoemaker and violin player who lived in West Bagborough in Somerset.
