Annotation:Nancy Dawson's Fancy
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NANCY DAWSON'S FANCY. English, Country Dance Tune (whole time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody, unrelated to other "Nancy Dawson" tunes, is unique to London publisher Charles and Samuel Thompson's 1765 country dance collection. See note for "Nancy Dawson (1)" for more on dancer Nancy Dawson.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 2), 1765; No. 98, p. 52.
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