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.
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 :|
"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