William Winter's Quantocks tune book : country dance and popular tunes from the manuscript of a nineteenth century Somerset village shoemaker /
Winter, William,1774-1861.
Woolfe, Geoff.
Habron, Robert.
Kerr, Nancy,1975-prf
Rutter, Miranda.
Van Eyken, Tim.
Crowcombe : Halsway Manor Society,
2007.
Contains 377 dance and song tunes dating from the mid 18th century to the 1850s taken from a manuscript compiled by William Winter.
Pref. includes biographical information and editorial remarks.
Includes notes on the tunes.
CD containing demonstrations of 32 tunes, in pocket attached to inside back cover.
Errata (7 p.), inserted.
Robert Habron, English concertina; Nancy Kerr, fiddle; Miranda Rutter, fiddle; Tim van Eyken, melodeon.
Bibliography and refernces: p. 8-9 and p.137.
Jigs -- More 6/8 tunes -- Quicksteps -- 9/8 jigs -- Waltzes in 3/8 time -- Waltzes in 3/4 time -- Hornpipes -- Marches -- Quadrilles -- Dances and tunes in 2/4 time -- Polkas -- Tunes in 4/4 or cut time -- Some Scottish tunes -- A song.
Folk music
Fiddle tunes.