Annotation:Trip to Carlisle (1) (A)
X:2 T:Trip to Carlisle [1], A M:6/8 L:1/8 B:Thompson’s Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 2 (London, 1765) Z:Transcribed and edited by Fynn Titford-Mock, 2007 Z:abc’s:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A A2c cfg|a>gf ecA|A2c cec|B>cB BGE| A2c cfg|a>gf b2a|gbg af^d|e3 E3:| |:E2(e e)dc|fga ecA|E2(e e)cA|GAB BGE| A2c cfg|agf edc|dfB ceA|dBG A3:| |:ecA fdB|ecA BGE|ecA fdB|fga ecA| ecA fdB|ecA BGE|fga ecA|dBG A3:||
TRIP TO CARLISLE [1], A. English, Country Dance Tune and Jig (6/8 time). A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. "Trip to Carlisle" was first printed in London by music publishers Charles and Samuel Thompson in their Compleat Collection, vol. 2 (1765). The melody was entered by Northumbrian musician William Vickers into his large c. 1770 music manuscript collection.
wikipedia:Carlisle is a border city and the county town of Cumbria (formerly Cumberland) as well as the administrative centre of the City of Carlisle district in North West England. It is the largest town in the county.
