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 Theme code Index    1114 3336
 Also known as    North Aston Frolick, North Ashton Frolic
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English
 Meter/Rhythm    Jig/Quadrille
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    
 Structure    AABBCC
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:John Johnson
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:A Choice Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances vol. 6
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 338
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1751
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 Score   (1)   




X: 1 T:North Ashton Frolick. Ru2.112 L:1/8 B:RUTHERFORD Complete Collection of 200 Country Dances Vol.2; 1759. Z:vmp.Mike Hicken 2015 www.village-music-project.org.uk N: * These three notes are not shown as a triplet in the original but have been changed to give the correct repeat. M:6/8 Q:3/8=110 K:G "*"(3D/E/F/|G2D G2D|GAB cBA|B2G B2G|Bcd edc| dcB ABG|FGE D2c|BGB AFD|G3-G2 :| |: f|gfg efg|abg fed|gfg efg|fge d3| cBc acA|BAB gfe|dcB AGF G3 G2 :| W: W: The first & 2d Cu: foot it & turn Partners .| W: The first Man foots it to the 2d Wo. his Partner to W: the 2d Man at the same time and turn :| W: Gallop down one Cu: up again & cast off .|. W: Right & Left at top :|.


X:1 T:North Ashton Frolick M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig and Country Dance Tune B:Walter Rainstorp music manuscript collection (1747, p. 37) F: https://collections.library.yale.edu/catalog/2057949 N:The cover is inscribed “Walter Rainstorp, 1747. Bought in Cheap Side, N:London, 1747”. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G D/E/F/|G2D G2D|GAB cBA|B2G B2G|Bcd edc| dcB ABG|FGE D2c|BGB AFD|G3- G2:| |:gfg efg|aba fed|gfg efg|fge d3| cBc acA|BAB gfe|dB AGF|G3 G3:| |:GDG BDB|GDG BDB|FDF AFA|c3 A3| GDG BGB|d3 c3|BGB ADF|G3 G3:|


X:1 T:North Aston Frolick M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:William Vickers' 1770 music manuscript collection (Northumberland) K:G DE/F/|G2D G2D|GAB cBA|B2G B2G|Bcd edc| dcB ABG|FGE D2c|BGB AFD|G3 G2:| |:de/f/|gfg efg|aba fed|gfg efg|fge d3| cBc acA|BAB gfe|dcB AGF|G3 G2:| |:B|GDG BdB|GDG BdB|GDG BdB|c3 A3| GDG BGB|d3 c3|B/c/dB cAF|G3 G2:|]


X:10 T:North Ashton Frolick. JBi.10 T:North Aston Frolic,aka. JBi.10 M:6/8 L:1/8 Q:3/8=110 S:James Biggins MS, Leeds, 1779. R:.Jig O:England A:Yorkshire N:Vickers has this tune in 3 parts Z:vmp.Nick Barber & Chris Partington K:G D/E/F/|G2DG2D|GAB cBA|B2GB2G|Bcd edc|! dcB ABG|FGED2c|BGB AFD|G3-G2:|! |:f|gfg efg|abg fed|gfg efg|fged3|! cBc acA|BAB gfe|dcB AGF|G3-G2:|