Orig: Brothers in York (tune)

Subject: Orig: Brothers in York (tune)
From: GUEST,RTim
Date: 07 Jun 06 - 03:32 PM

Does anyone know the origin of the Tune - Brothers in York?
It was used as early as 1979 by Knots of May from Sussex for a Basque Garland Dance, and has since been used by Kirtlington Morris for the dance called - the Scottish Dance.
There is a version of the tune in one of Dave Townsend's books where it is called - Dribbles of Brandy.

Tim Radford

Subject: RE: Orig: Brothers in York (tune)
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 08 Jun 06 - 02:52 PM

It's in the Welch family manuscript of circa 1800, held in the collection of the Sussex Archaeological Society in Lewes, Sussex. The family lived in Bosham, West Sussex. The tune was included in 'A Sussex Tune Book' edited by Vic Gammon and Anne Loughran and published by the EFDSS in 1982, with music drawn by Martin Carthy. All the tunes in it came from Sussex manuscript sources. It's out of print but may reappear.

This tune and many others can be found on the Lewes Arms Folk Club website in midi, Noteworthy Composer and abc: go to http://members.aol.com/lewesarmsfolk/Lewesfav.html and follow the links.

You'll also find details of the Lewes Favourites tune book, which includes it with 179 other tunes popular in local English sessions.

Valmai (Lewes)

Subject: RE: Orig: Brothers in York (tune)
From: Geoff the Duck
Date: 08 Jun 06 - 02:58 PM

There's some good stuff in the Lewes Favourites.
Quack!
GtD.

Subject: RE: Orig: Brothers in York (tune)
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 08 Jun 06 - 03:02 PM

Cor, thanks. Andy Warburton is the main man behind it.

Anne Loughran was a founder member of the Knots of May.

Valmai (Lewes)