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Thread #122117   Message #2675919
Posted By: SteveMansfield
09-Jul-09 - 03:01 PM
Thread Name: Morris Tunes??
Subject: RE: Morris Tunes??
I'll post the precise quote (*) later on today, unless someone else gets there first.

Journal of the English Foilk Dance and Song Society, Vol. 1 no. 2 (Dec 1933) pp. 101 - 103
Author : Maud Karpeles
Title : Upton-on-Severn Morris Dances

Quote:--
The tune given below was noted from Mr. Malon Hamilton, aged 85, at East Orange, Vermont, U.S.A. It has no connection with the Upton dances, but it is suggested as a suitable accompaniment for those who wish to perform the stick dance.
The title of the tune was said to be 'The Twin Sisters', but it has no relationship with another tune of that name noted in Maine.
--:End quote

And what follows (in A) is the Upton tune we all know and love (although don't necessarily use).

If anyone wants a copy of the PDF of the whole article (Vaughan, yours is on the way already), PM me.