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The Whitehaven Volunteers

barndance

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on November 6th 2006 by ceolachan.

This tune has been added to 5 tunebooks.

Also known as The White Haven Volunteer, The Whitehaven Volunteer.

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X: 1
T: Whitehaven Volunteers, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: barndance
K: Gmaj
|: d>c |
B2 (3BBB B>cB>A | G2 G2 G3 D | G2 B2 d2 B2 | e>dc>B (3ABA d>c |
B2 c>B A>cB>A | G2 (3GGG G3 D | E2 c2 A3 F | G2 G2 G2 :|
|: d>c |
B2 d2 d2 e>f | g2 d2 d3 c | B2 d2 d2 B2 | A>^GA>B (3ABA d>c |
B2 (3ddd d2 (3def | g>ag>f g4 | B2 G2 B>AG>F | G6 :|

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The Whitehaven Volunteers sheetmusic
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"Whitehaven Volunteers" ~ a tune of many guises

This tune can be used as a schottische/barndance with swing, or it can be played straight and almost in a march style, it can be accompany the Gei / Gay Gordons and also makes a great set with others for the contra dance Petronella...

"Petronella"
Key signature: Dmajor
Submitted on October 27th 2002 by SPeak.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1083

"Green Mountain Petronella"
Key signature: Gmajor
Submitted on July 8th 2005 by ceolachan.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/4695

# Posted on November 6th 2006 by ceolachan

"Whitehaven Volunteers" ~ notated as 2/4

"A Northern Lass: Traditional Dance Music of Northwest England"
Compiled and edited by Jamie Knowles
Dave Mallinson Publications, 1995
ISBN: 1-899512-16-0

Page 15: "Whitehaven Volunteers"

# Posted on November 6th 2006 by ceolachan

Noel, "Angels of the North" & "Gay Gordon"

"Earl Gray" ~ strathspey
Key signature: A Major
Submitted on July 6th 2005 by gian marco.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/4678

"Angels play this (Earl Grey) as a flat Cumbrian hornpipe and link it with "Whitehaven Volunteers" for the 'Gay Gordons'."
~ Noel

Now maybe that will bring Noel out of the woodwork and he'll add a transcription for the way they play it... And maybe Nox too?

# Posted on November 6th 2006 by ceolachan

Hetty? ~ Anybody up in Cumbria?

# Posted on November 6th 2006 by ceolachan

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