Annotation:Craftsman (The)
X:1 T:Craftsman, The M:C| L:1/8 N:”Longways for as many as will.” B:John Walsh – Complete Country Dancing-Master, Volume the Fourth B:(London, 1740, No. 4) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:F fgag f2f2|f2 ef g4|fgag f2f2|f2 ed c4:| |:ABcA dBf2|ABcA dBf2|ABcA dBfd|cBAG F4:|]
CRAFTSMAN, THE. English, Country Dance Tune (cut time). F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. In addition to the publications listed below, the melody can be found in the music manuscript collections of Walter Rainstorp (Cheapside, London, c. 1740) and Thomas Hammersley (London, 1790).