Bull's Head Hornpipe

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Theme code Index	12 6L5L 4L3L 1L7L
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Composer/Core Source
Region	England
Genre/Style	English
Meter/Rhythm	Hornpipe/Clog, Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/8
History	ENGLAND(North West)
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:INWAC
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Jospeh Kershaw Manuscript (The)
Tune and/or Page number	No. 31
Year of publication/Date of MS	1993
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BULL'S HEAD HORNPIPE. English, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Despite the word 'reel' in the title, the jig is in 6/8 time. The melody is contained in the Joseph Kershaw manuscript. Kershaw was a fiddler who lived in Slackcote, Saddleworth, North West England, in the 19th century, and his manuscript dates from around 1820 onwards.

Printed source: The Joseph Kershaw Manuscript, 1993; No. 31.

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