Annotation:Stannerton Hopping
X: 1 T:Stannerton Hopping,aka. LW.019 M:9/8 L:1/8 Q:3/8=110 B:Lionel Winship MS, 1833, Wark, Northumberland Z:Village Music Project 2017 Anne Wride F:http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/Winship/WinshipL.abc K:G e |: dBd g2e f2d | g2d B2c d2e | dBd g2e f2d | a2A A2B c2e :| |: dBd g2e f2d | g2d B2c d2e | dBd gag fed | a2A A2B c2e :| |: dBG A2c B2G | dBG GBc d2e | dBG G2c B2G | AcA e2A c2e :| |: dBG GBG D2G | B2G GBc d2e | dBG GBG D2A | c2A A2B c2e :|
STANNERTON HOPPING AKA and see "Mile To Ride (A)," "Riding a Mile," "Stamfordham Hopping." English, Slip Jig and Air (9/8 time). England, Northumberland. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCCDD. "Stannerton Hopping" was entered by Northumbrian musician William Vickers in his music manuscript of 1770 (wherein versions also appear as “Mile to Ride (A)/A Mile to Ride” and "Stanhope in Weardale"). It also can be found as an untitled Slip Jig in the 1833 music manuscript of Northumbrian musician Lionel Winship. Stannerton presumably refers to the a small village of Stannington in central Northumberland which is now part of the Castle Morpeth district.
The title appears in Henry Robson's list of popular Northumbrian song and dance tunes ("The Northern Minstrel's Budget"), which he published c. 1800. In parts of England a ‘hopping’ refers to the harvesting of hops. See note for "Annotation:Mile to Ride (A)/A Mile to Ride” for more.
