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All on the Tongo Island. GS.054

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All on the Tongo Island. GS.054 - staff notation
X:54
T:All on the Tongo Island. GS.054
T:King of the Cannnibal Islands,aka. GS.054
T:Nottingham Swing,aka. GS.054
T:See notes
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:3/8=120
S:George Spencer m/s, Leeds,1831
R:Jig
O:England
A:Yorkshire - Leeds
N:CGP.I have difficulty quite often in assigning a "Rhythm" to a tune,
N:and they end up as "miscellaneous" as in this case. The problem here is
N:that the tune is not used for a jig or a quadrille dance nowadays (if
N:ever) but is very strongly associated with the dance "Nottingham
N:Swing",a hop-step dance usually done to Schottisches or Spotty
N:Hornpipes eg Keel Row, Nae guid Luck(!a 6/8 tune).
H:1831
Z:vmp.Cherri Graebe
B:Village Music project, Spencer, George
K:C major
G | e2d c2 B | "qu"c2 A G2 E | (FE) F D2 F | E2FG2c |!
A2Fc2A | A2Fc2c |(Bc)d G2B | c3 H c2||!
d | e2ee2d | e2ee2d | e2ef2e | d2dd2B |!
c2cc2B | c2cc2B | c2 A d2 c | B2A G2 B ||!
ccc (BA)G | A2Bc2B |  ccc BAG | A2Bc2^c  |!
d2^cd2c | d2d (de) ^f | g2G GAB | c3 c2 |]

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