X:45
T:Poyntins whim
A:England;London
M:4/4
L:1/8
Q:1/2=100
S:J.Walsh,Third Book of the most celebrated jiggs,etc 1731
Z:Pete Stewart, 2004 <www.hornpipemusic.co.uk> with vmp revisions
K:F
cB|A2F4GA|Bcde fgab|e2g4fg|afge fdec|dBcA fdcB|A2F4||
fg|agaf bagf|efge fagf|e2g4fg|afge fdec|dBcA fdcB|A2F4|]
POYNTIN’S WHIM. English, Country Dance Tune (4/4 time). F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Offord): AABB (Walsh). The melody appears in Lonson publisher John Walsh’s third collection of Lancashire tunes (Lancashire Jiggs, Hornpipes, Joaks, etc.) published in 1731.
Additional notes
Printed sources : - Offord (John of the Green: Ye Cheshire Way), 1985; p. 62.
