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Thread #132301   Message #3128568
Posted By: Jack Campin
04-Apr-11 - 06:29 PM
Thread Name: london folk songs
Subject: RE: london folk songs
All the tunes for the old London broadsides are right here on Mudcat, in the ABCs on Bruce Olson's archived site.

You can convert them using the resources on http://abcnotation.com . Here is an example search for one of the most famous of all London broadside tunes:

http://abcnotation.com/searchTunes?q=packington&f=c&o=a&s=0

That search has found three different versions of Packington's Pound, all from Bruce Olson's work. One the one screen you get staff notation and playable MIDIs for all three. It's a very elegant user interface.