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 Theme code Index    1H5H6H5H 1H5H75
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English
 Meter/Rhythm    Jig/Quadrille
 Key/Tonic of    C
 Accidental    NONE
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    ENGLAND(North West)
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Jaime Knowles
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Northern Frisk
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 46
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1988
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BUXTON RACES. English, Jig. England, North-West. C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The town of Buxton is in Derbyshire and was famous as a spa town. Mary, Queen of Scots, was allowed to visit it in 1573 in the hope the waters would improve her health.

Printed source: Knowles (Northern Frisk), 1988; No. 46.


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