Annotation:Sailor's Liberty (The)
X:23 T:Sailor's Liberty,The. WCa.23 M:6/8 L:1/8 Q:3/8=120 S:Wm. Calvert MS, 1812, Leyburn, Yorks. R:Jig O:England A:Yorkshire, N Z:vmp.Chris Partington, May 2003 B:Village Music project, Calvert, William K:C major G|c2cc2f|egeg3|egf edc|Bdc BAG|! c2cc2f|egeg3|egf edc|GcBc3:|! |:e2ee2g|abag3|faf edc|BdB BAG|! e2ee2g|abag3|faf edc|GcBc3:|
SAILOR'S LIBERTY, THE. English, Jig (6/8 time). C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. "The Sailor's Liberty" was entered into the c. 1812 music manuscript collection of musician William Calvert, originally from Kelso, Scotland, but who had removed to Leyburn, Yorkshire. Not to be confused with "Liberty for the Sailors", a different tune.