Annotation:Vandalls of Hammerwich (2)

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VANDALLS OF HAMMERWICH [2]. English, Morris Dance Tune (2/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABB ABB ABB ABB AABB. The tune is a variant of "Vandall's of Hammerwich (1)" and accompanies a stick dance (see Annotation:Vandalls of Hammerwich (1) for more). Raven includes a quote from the Staffordshire Pleas of the Forest (14th, Jan., 1262): "...a certain heath was burnt by the vills of Hamerwich, to the injury of the King's game..."

Source for notated version: From the area of Lichfield, England, "Noted by F.C. Phillips, as remembered by many citizens."

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See the morris dance performed on youtube.com [1]

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