Whitehaven Volunteer, The

X:388
T:Whitehaven Volunteer, The
R:polka 32
O:Cumbria
M:4/4
L:1/8
Q:1/4=180
S:ChristopherGeorge Partington <ChrisTheFiddlerPartington:Hotmail.com> tradtunes 2006-9-11
N:from Fiddler's Companion
N:WHITEHAVEN VOLUNTEERS.  English, Country Dance Tune  (2/4  time).   G  Major.
N:Standard.   AABB.   The  melody  is  in  a  similar vein as "Petronella." The
N:Whitehaven Volunteers were probably a local militia unit  raised  during  the
N:Napoleonic  Wars,  from  Whitehaven,  Cumbria,  England.  Knowles (A Northern
N:Lass), 1995; pg.  15.
K:G
%P:A
d2>c2|\
B2B2 BcAB|G2G2 G2D2|G2B2 d2B2|edcB A2dc|\
B2B2 BcAB|G2G2 G2D2|E2c2 BAGF|G4 ::\
%P:B
d2>c2| B2d2 d2ef|g2d2 dedc|B2de d2B2|AGAB A2dc|\
B2d2 d2ef|gfga g2dc|B2G2 BAGF|G4 :|

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