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Thread #26320   Message #3562747
Posted By: Jack Campin
30-Sep-13 - 06:50 AM
Thread Name: British Grenadiers-why is tune called Sheffield?
Subject: RE: British Grenadiers-why is tune called Sheffield?
It was very common for compilers of hymn tune collections to rename tunes for places near the their own location. So I would guess this tune was used as a hymn by somebody from West Yorkshire. Diehl's hymn tune index should say when that name was first used for it.