Annotation:Fanny the Fair
X:122 T:Fanny the Fair M:6/8 L:1/8 B:Thompson's Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 2 (London, 1765) Z:Transcribed and edited by Fynn Titford-Mock, 2007 Z:abc's:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A a3 ecA|f3 e2a|efe edc|BcA GFE| a3 ecA|f3 e2a|gfe gbf|eee e3:| |:e3 ecA|def ecA|G2A B2c|BcA BGE| e3 ecA|def egb|ecA dBG|AAA A2:||
FANNY THE FAIR. English, Jig. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody is unique in published collections to London publisher Charles and Samuel Thompson's 1765 country dance collection. A faithful version of the Thompson's tune was entered into the large c. 1850 music manuscript collection of Manchester, England, musician biography:John Roose.
