Annotation:New Belle Catherine
X:1 T:New Belle Catherine M:C| L:1/8 R:Country Dance B:Samuel, Ann & Peter Thompson - Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 5 (1788, p. 100) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D d2d2 fdfa|g2 e2 e4|f2d2d2 cd|edcB AGFE| d2d2 fdfa|g2 ga b2g2|fafd egec|d2d2 d4:| |:A2 AB A2c2|d2ded2f2|g2e2f2d2|cdec AGFE| A2 AB A2c2|d2 de d2f2|g2e2f2d2|a8:|]
NEW BELLE CATHERINE. English, Country Dance Tune (cut time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune appears to be unique to the Thompson's Compleat Collection...vol. 5 (London, 1788). The name aims to ride on the popularity of "Belle Catharine (1) (La)."
