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 Theme code Index    5331 225L5L
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English
 Meter/Rhythm    Country Dance
 Key/Tonic of    F
 Accidental    1 flat
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    
 Structure    ABCD
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Henry Playford
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Dancing Master (supplement to the 9th edition)
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 15
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1696
 Artist    
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Bury Fair M:C| L:1/8 N:”Longways for as many as will.” B:John Walsh – Complete Country Dancing-Master, Volume the Fourth B: (London, 1740, No. 145) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:F d2|c2A2A2F2|G4C3d|c2A2A2GF|F4F2:| |:f2|c2f2e2f2|g2G2G2f2|c2f2 efge|f6:| |:c2|dcBA BAGF|GFED C2c2|dcBA BAGF|F4:|| |:f2|c2f2e2f2|g2G2G2f2|c2f2 efge|f6:||


X:1 T:Bury Fair M:C| L:1/8 R:Country Dance Tune B:Elias Howe – Musician’s Omnibus Nos. 6 & 7 (Boston, 1880-1882, p. 615) B: http://ks4.imslp.net/files/imglnks/usimg/c/c7/IMSLP601433-PMLP562790-ONeill_Rare_Medium_M40_M8_v6.7_text.pdf Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:F d2|c2A2A2F2|G4 C3d|c2A2A2 GF|F4 F2S::f2|c2f2ef2|g2G2G2f2| c2f2 efge|f6::c2|dcBA BAGF|GFED C2c2|dcBA BAGF|F6S!D.S.!||


X:1 T:Bury Fair M:2/2 L:1/8 S:Sharp - Country Dance Tunes (1909) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:F d2 | (c2A2) (A2F2) | (G4 C3) (d | c2 A2) (A2 GF | F6) d2 | (c2A2) (A2F2) | (G4 C3) (d | c2A2) (A2GF | F6) || (f2 | c2).f2.e2.f2 | (g2G2) G2 (f2 | c2) .f2 (efge | f6) f2 | c2f2e2f2 | g2G2G2(f2 | c2).f2 efge | f6 || c2 | (dcBA) (BAGF) | (GFED C2) c2 | (dcBA) (BAGF | F6) c2 | (dcBA) (BAGF) | (GFED C2) c2 | dcBA (BAGF | F6) || (f2 | c2) .f2.e2.f2 | (g2G2) G2 (f2 | c2).f2 (efge | f6) c2 | (dcBA) (BAGF) | (GFED C2)c2 | (dcBA) (BAGF | F6) ||