Annotation:Bellingham Hiring
X:1 T:Bellingham Hiring M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel N:A flute setting? B:John Hall music manuscript collection (West Northumberland?, 1833) B:http://www.farnearchive.com/show_images.asp?id=W0204700&image=1 N:Nothing is known about John Hall, who may have been a wind instrument N:player from West Northumberland (per Matt Seattle, due to local titles). N:The second strain has a missing measure in the ms. Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D AS|Ad (de/f/) abaf|gfed ceeg|dAde/f/ abaf|gfed Add:| f/g/|abaf ad'af|gfed ceef/g/|abaf ad'af|gfed ceef| dA (de/f/)|abaf ad'af|fdd||
BELLINGHAM HIRING. English, Reel (cut time). England, Northumberland. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB.
| Bellingham | Saturday | Wednesday before Good Friday First Saturday after 15th September 12th May 12th November |
Hirings for servants on Saurday before 12th May, Saturday before 12th November. (Later changed to the Wednesday before Good Friday and the Saturday after 15th September?) |
