X:1
T:Holmes's Fancy
M:C
L:1/8
B:Peacock's Tunes (c. 1805. No. 32)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
B|GB/c/ dB ecdB|GB/c/ dB cA (3cde|GB/c/ dB ecdB|(3cde dc BGG:|
|:g|fdec dBGg|fdec d2 (3efg|GgAg Bgcg|d>edB G2G:||
HOLMES'S FANCY. English, Reel. England, Northumberland. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody is unique to John Peacock's (c. 1754-1817) collection [1] of tunes for the Northumbrian pipes. Matt Seattle believes this rant may have been a local piper's piece.
Additional notes
Source for notated version: -
Printed sources : - Peacock (Peacock's Tunes), c. 1805; p. 13. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; p. 141.
Recorded sources: -Park Records PRKCD90, Kathryn Tickell - Strange but True" (2006).
