X:1
T:Red Rose [2], The
M:6/8
L:1/8
B:Thompson’s Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 2
B:(London, 1765)
Z:Transcribed and edited by Fynn Titford-Mock, 2007
Z:abc’s: AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Gmin
G/A/|BGG GAB|cAA ABc|BAG AG^F|GGG GGA|
BGG GAB|cAA ABc|BAG AG^F|GGG G2:|
|:B/c/|ddd gdd|Acc fcc|dBB cAA|BGG A^FD|
ddd gdd|Acc fcc|BGG A^FF|(G3 G2):||
RED ROSE [2], THE. English, Jig (6/8 time). G Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody is unique to London publisher Charles and Samuel Thompson’s 1765 country dance collection.
Additional notes
Printed sources : - Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 2), 1765; No. 76.