Annotation:Stanhope in Weardale
X:1 T:Stanhope in Wardale T:Stanhope i’ Weardale M:9/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B://www.farnearchive.com/show_images.asp?id=R0303003&image=1 S:William Vickers manuscript collection (1770, p. 80) K:G ded Bed BGB|d2B BdB d2e|ded Bed BGB|c2A AcA c2e:| |:GAB gag fed|edB gdB d2e|GAB gag fed|ecA AcA c2e:|
STANHOPE i' WEARDALE. AKA and see "Fleet's a Coming (The)," "Heathery Foldy," "Mile to Ride (A)," "Riding a Mile," "Stannerton Hopping," "Stamfordham Hopping." English, Slip Jig (9/8 time). England, Northumberland. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody can be found under the "Stanhope in Weardale" title in Northumbrian musician William Vickers 1770 music manuscript collection (p. 80). Stanhope in Weardale is the name of a town in Northumberland in the upper valley of the River Wear. The tune is also found in Northumberland manuscript collections by the alternate titles.
