Annotation:Haul Away the Hawser (1)

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HAUL AWAY THE HAWSER [1]. English, Reel (cut time). England, Northumberland. G Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Source William Vickers did not indicate any flats or sharps in his original [1], although the tune plays well with one sharp (key of 'G').

Source for notated version: William Vickers' 1770 Northumbrian music manuscript [Seattle].

Printed sources: Seattle (Great Northern/William Vickers), 1987, Part 2; No. 267.

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