John Locke - Revision history

Chris Partington at 21:44, 14 February 2022

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	This tune is often referred to as "John Locke’s Polka" but in the [http://www.mustrad.org.uk/articles/waifs.htm Musical Traditions article "Name that tune"] Philip Heath-Coleman argues strongly that the tune as played by Locke was clearly a hornpipe - also that it is a version of the [[Bristol Hornpipe]].		This tune is often referred to as "John Locke’s Polka" but in the [http://www.mustrad.org.uk/articles/waifs.htm Musical Traditions article "Name that tune"] Philip Heath-Coleman argues strongly that the tune as played by Locke was clearly a hornpipe - also that it is a version of the [[Bristol Hornpipe]].


			To [[English Traditional Players]]

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	'''John Locke''', gipsy fiddler from Leominster, [[Herefordshire]]; born 1872, date of death ~~not known~~.		'''John Locke''', gipsy fiddler from Leominster, [[Herefordshire]]; born 1872, date of death 1947
			[https://www.geni.com/people/John-Locke/6000000172276349847]

	[[Cecil Sharp]] collected several tunes from Locke around 1909 - see http://www.btinternet.com/~radical/thefolkmag/jlocke.htm		[[Cecil Sharp]] collected several tunes from Locke around 1909 - see http://www.btinternet.com/~radical/thefolkmag/jlocke.htm

			David Sutcliffe has an entry on his website [https://cecilsharpspeople.org.uk/locke-john.html Sharps People]

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	[[Cecil Sharp]] collected several tunes from Locke around 1909 - see http://www.btinternet.com/~radical/thefolkmag/jlocke.htm		[[Cecil Sharp]] collected several tunes from Locke around 1909 - see http://www.btinternet.com/~radical/thefolkmag/jlocke.htm

	A cylinder recording of Locke playing an unnamed hornpipe is held by the British Library Sound Archive~~, and~~ can be heard at http://eds.efdss.org/back_copies/EDS_Winter2006.html
			A cylinder recording of Locke playing an unnamed hornpipe is held by the British Library Sound Archive. This can be heard at http://sounds.bl.uk/View.aspx?item=025M-C0037X1590XX-0100V0.xml (where it follows an unnamed singer singing "There is an ale house [Died for Love]"); or on its own at http://eds.efdss.org/back_copies/EDS_Winter2006.html


	This tune is often referred to as "John Locke’s Polka" but in the [http://www.mustrad.org.uk/articles/waifs.htm Musical Traditions article "Name that tune"] Philip Heath-Coleman argues strongly that the tune as played by Locke was clearly a hornpipe - also that it is a version of the [[Bristol Hornpipe]].		This tune is often referred to as "John Locke’s Polka" but in the [http://www.mustrad.org.uk/articles/waifs.htm Musical Traditions article "Name that tune"] Philip Heath-Coleman argues strongly that the tune as played by Locke was clearly a hornpipe - also that it is a version of the [[Bristol Hornpipe]].


	[[Category: Musician]]		[[Category: Musician]]

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'''John Locke''', gipsy fiddler from Leominster, [[Herefordshire]]; born 1872, date of death not known.

[[Cecil Sharp]] collected several tunes from Locke around 1909 - see http://www.btinternet.com/~radical/thefolkmag/jlocke.htm

A cylinder recording of Locke playing an unnamed hornpipe is held by the British Library Sound Archive, and can be heard at http://eds.efdss.org/back_copies/EDS_Winter2006.html

This tune is often referred to as "John Locke’s Polka" but in the [http://www.mustrad.org.uk/articles/waifs.htm Musical Traditions article "Name that tune"] Philip Heath-Coleman argues strongly that the tune as played by Locke was clearly a hornpipe - also that it is a version of the [[Bristol Hornpipe]].

[[Category: Musician]]
[[Category: Fiddle-player]]
[[Category: Herefordshire]]
[[Category: Gipsy]]