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X:1 T:London Bridge [2] M:C L:1/8 R:Hornpipe S:Kerr - Merry Melodies, vol. 1, p. 44 (c. 1880) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D B>c|d2 A>F D2 F>A|d2 f>d e2 g>e|f>dc>d B>cd>e|f>dg>e d>cB>A| d2 A>F D2 F>A|d2 f>d e2 g>e|f>dc>d A>dc>e|f2d2d2|| d>e|f>dc>d B>dA>d|G>dF>d E>FD>F|G>FG>A B>cd>e|f>dg>e d>cB>A| B>eg>e A>df>d|G>Be>G F>Ad>A|g>fe>d A>dc>e|f2d2d2||



LONDON BRIDGE [2]. Scottish, English; Hornpipe. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Kerr's tune is cognate with an earlier untitled hornpipe (No. 1066) in the large mid-19th century music manuscript of Manchester, England, musician biography:John Roose.


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Printed sources : - Kerr (Merry Melodies, vol. 1), c. 1880; No. 19, p. 44. Jean White (100 Popular Hornpipes, Reels, Jigs and Country Dances), Boston, 1880; p. 4.






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