Annotation:Birmingham March
X:1 T:Birmingham March, The M:C L:1/8 B:John Moore music manuscript (Shropshire c. 1837-40, Book 2, p. 91) B: https://www.vwml.org/topics/historic-dance-and-tune-books/Moore2 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G dc|B2 BB BdcB|A2 A>A A2 B>c|edcB dcBA|G2 G>G G2 dc| B2 B>B BdBc|A2 A>A A2 Bc|d2 cB dcBA|G2 G>G G2:| |:gf|e2 d>d d2 GA|B2 B>B B2 gf|e2 d>d d2 cB|A2 A>A A2 d>c| B2 B>B BdcB|A2 A>A A2 B>c|d2 cB dcBA|G2 G>G G2:|]
BIRMINGHAM MARCH, THE. AKA and see Captain Money's March," "Annotation:Chimes,
Give me the girl that's ripe for joy." English, March. England, Shropshire. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The second strain of the tune is the same as the second part of the Adderbury stick dance tune "Lads a Bunchum (1)." Under the title "Chimes" the melody appears in the 1785 music manuscript collection of American flute player Henry Beck.
The name Birmingham (Warwickshire) derives from the Anglo-Saxon place-name 'Beorma's ham', meaning 'the homestead of Beorma'.
