The Long Room At Scarborough

slip jig

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on August 16th 2007 by daveball.

This tune has been added to 21 tunebooks.

Also known as Casks Of Brandy, Long Room At Scarborough, Long Room In Scarborough, The Long Room In Scarborough, Long Room Of Scarborough, The Long Room Of Scarborough, Miss Butler's Fancy.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• English Fiddle Tunes by Pete Cooper
• Hardcore English: 50 Tunes From Manuscript, Recorded And Aural Sources by Various Artists
• Trip To Harrogate by Canny Fettle

X: 1
T: Long Room At Scarborough, The
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
R: slip jig
K: Gmaj
|:G2G GBG Bcd| G2G GBG AFD| G2G GBG Bcd| EFE EFG AFD:|
|:g2g gag fed| g2g gfg afd| g2g gag fed| efg dBG AFD:|
|:BGB BGB c2d| BGB BGB AFD| BGB BGB c2d| EFE EFG AFD:|

Long Room at Scarborough

Nice 3 part slip jig from the north of England. It appears in a number of manuscripts including the Jackson m/s (1798) from Burton Leonard in North Yorkshire.

# Posted on August 16th 2007 by daveball

The first two parts of this tune appear in Peter Kennedy's Traditional Dance Music of Britain and Ireland (Slip Jigs & Waltzes) under the title Miss Butler's Fancy.

# Posted on October 9th 2010 by rwwt