Railway Hornpipe (2)
Tune annotations
X: 1 T:Railway Hornpipe [2], The M:4/4 L:1/8 S:James Nuttall MS, c 1830?, Rossendale, East Lancs. R:Hornpipe O:England A:East Lancashire N:The title provides some parameters as to the date of this collection, N:ie certainly post 1825 (Stockton and Darlington Railway, first public N:steam hauled freight railway opened, with passengers being horse N:drawn), almost certainly post 1830 (opening of Liverpool and Manchester N:Railway, first steam hauled passenger carrying railway,a great N:sensation,and not beyond walking distance of Rossendale) ...CGP N:Originally beamed in pairs, rebeamed in fours.CGP Z:vmp.Manchester Morris Men K:D fe|dAFA DFAF|EGBG FAdc|Bggf fedc|c2 a2 a2 fe|! dAFA DFAF|EGBG FAdc|Bggf fedc|d2 d2 d2:|! |:cd|eAAA eAAA|fAAA fAAA|gAgA fAfA|A2 g2 g2 fe|! dAFA DFAF|EGBG FAdc|Bggf fedc|d2 d2 d2:|]