Annotation:Milkmaid's Bob (The)
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MILKMAID'S BOB, THE. AKA - "Milke-Mayd's Bobb (The)." AKA and see "Oaken Leaves (2)." English, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. The melody appears in John Playford's The English Dancing Master [1] (1651), and was retained in the long-running series through the 10th edition of 1698.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Barlow (The Complete Country Dance Tunes from Playford's Dancing Master), 1985; No. 61, p. 29. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pp. 33 & 44.
Recorded sources: