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This list is based on the one in the '''Hardcore English''' tune book published by the [[EFDSS]]. It represented, in April 2007, the majority of the manuscripts that were known to the English tune playing community, but we hope to see more lines added. Feel free to add information, links, etc.
This is a list of what are often referred to as Fiddler's Tunebooks, though they were sometimes evidently written by flute players or other instrumentalists. As well as dance tunes, they often contain psalms, hymns, songs and militia tunes. Though many of these MSS may be inaccessible to the general reader, their presence on the list will give some flavour of what was once out there. 
Some minor MSS have been omitted as being based on uncertain information, or containing too few dance tunes. Most of the items are 18th/19thC, though a historically significant 20thC MS may occasionally merit inclusion.
It is based on the database of historical dance tune manuscripts compiled for the [[Village Music Project]]. It represents the majority of the significant manuscripts containing a useful number of dance tunes on record as existing somewhere, but it is admittedly at this time weighted towards English manuscripts (even when the MS presently resides elsewhere). We hope to see more lines added. Feel free to add information, links, etc.


* ALEXANDER,James MS 1730 New York USA New York Historical Soc. x
Chris Partington
* ANDREW,William MS, late19thC Sheepstor,Devon Sabine BaringGould coll. Plymouth City Lib. VMP, part published by Wren Trust
 
* ASTON-ON-CARRANT MS Aston-on Carrant,Glos. identical with Berkely,Rowland MS x
 
* [[ATKINSON,Henry MS]], 1694 Morpeth,Northumberland Newcastle Society of Antiquarians VMP & Farne
Some of these collections have been transcribed into [[ABC notation]].
* AYLMORE,William MS, 1796 W.Wittering,Sussex Lib.Sussex Archeo.Soc, Lewes part published in 'SussexTB'
 
* [[BARNES,Joseph MS]], 1762 Carlisle,Cumbria Cumbria R.O, Carlisle VMP
Some of these collections are available as facsimiles, as indicated.
* BATY,John MS, 1840-60 Bethel, Northumberland Chantry Bagpipe Museum, Morpeth Farne
 
* BENNET,Thomas MS, 1718 unknown place of origin VWML, QM 7404 VMP
VWML is the [http://www.vwml.org/browse/browse-collections-dance-tune-books Vaughan Williams Memorial Library] website, where you will find facsimiles of some of the collections.
* BERKELEY,Rowland MS, 1770 Aston-on-Carrant,Glos Private Coll, Glos. published in 'Coleford Jig'
 
* BEST,Miss MS, c1850 unknown place of origin VWML x
VWML "With ABC Transcriptions" indicates the ABC transcription will display and play next to the scanned facsimiles by following the vwml link.
* BETHAM,Matthew MS, 1838 Newby Head,Cumbria VWML, QM P7415or9721? x
 
* BIGGINS,James MS, 1779 Leeds,W.Yorks. Leeds Central Library, Yorks VMP
VMP indicates that a [http://www.village-music-project.org.uk/ Village Music Project] ABC transcription of the collection is available by following the link.
* BROWN,William MS, 1797 Romford,Essex USA Sutro Lib.,San Francisco x
 
* BROWNE Family MSs, various dates Troutbeck,Cumbria ArmittLib, Ambleside, Cumbria VMP
EDS (erstwhile English Dance & Song) refers to the magazine of the [http://www.efdss.org/ English Folk Dance & Song Society].
* BURNETT,Joshua MS, early19thC Worsborough,S.Yorks D.Malkin.Private Coll? part published in 'South Riding TB'
 
* CALVERT,William MS, 1812 Leyburn,N.Yorks. Lynn Wood private coll. VMP
FMJ is The Folk Music Journal, the annual academic publication of the EFDSS.
* CANFIELD MS, 1823 Hartford, Connecticut USA Hartford Library? x
 
* CARLISLE MS, 1810 Carlisle,Cumbria VWML, QM9732,part of VMP
FARNE - "The FARNE - Folk Archive Resource North East was an exciting and innovative project tasked with bringing Northumbrian music to people's homes across the world. Supported by the New Opportunities Fund in 2001-2003, FARNE gathered unique material from a range of museums, libraries and archives across North East England to create a folk music archive on the Internet. Material including song lyrics, tunes, sound recordings and photographs are all available online from the Archive at FARNE Archive" - taken from Gateshead Council website. There are some manuscripts referenced below with links to their hugely useful website, but it has changed location several times and the links sometimes don't work, or behave strangely depending on which browser you use. It is still out there but may be difficult to find. Try to find it via the Gateshead Council [https://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/9793/FARNE website]
* CARTER, John MS, 1792 unknown place of origin Brit.Lib, GM.MS A.22 x
 
* CLARE,John MS, c1820 Helpstone,Northants Northampton R.O. VMP, & publ. in 'John Clare & the Folk Tradition'
EASMES is [http://www.cdss.org/elibrary/Easmes/index.html Early American Secular Music and its European Sources]. Most of the EASMES mss referred to are late eighteenth century or early nineteenth and contain much/mostly British material, often with a leavening of Yankee Doodle and Revolutionary War marches.
* CLARK(L),William MS, 1770 Whereabouts unknown - possibly private ownership. VMP [[William Clark Ms]]
 
* CLARKE(F),William MS, 1858 Feltwell,Norfolk Lyn Law private coll. VMP
North American music manuscripts have very recently been the beneficiaries of a large amount of funding, resulting in a very significant digitisation project, which I have yet to incorporate into this list as it's not the simple matter it should be, but which can be found at [http://popmusic.mtsu.edu/manuscriptmusic/default.aspx Digital Collections from the American Antiquarian Society and the Center for Popular Music]. Be prepared to spend a significant amount of time if you want to browse this, as it's a little tiresome to do. To access the list of collections you must use "manuscript" as the search term.
* CLOUGH,Tom MSS various dates Northumberland Clough Family private coll. Farne
 
* COCKS,W.Collection various dates Northumberland Chantry Bagpipe Museum, Morpeth Farne
 
* COOKE,Benjamin MS, c1770 Leeds,W.Yorks [[Frank Kidson|Kidson]]  coll, Mitchell Lib, Glasgow VMP
* ADAMS,William MS, 1795, USA, Lib.Congress, cited in Litton
* CRAWHALL,Joseph MS, 1872 Northumberland Beamish Museum Farne
* ALEXANDER,James MS 1730, USA New York, New York Historical Soc.
* DAVOLL,FW MS, 19thC perhaps Staffordshire? Chris Beaumont private coll. published in 'Coleford Jig'
* ALLEN,Jacob MS, 1792, USA Walpole Ma., Uni.of New Hampshire, Special Coll. of CDSS(photo)
* DOEY,Jean MS, early1thC unknown place of origin VWML, QM9733,part of. x
* ALLEN,Joel MS, 1800, USA Southington CT, CT Hist.Soc. Hertford CT
* FIFE,John MS, c1780 Perth, Scotland Nat.Lib. of Canada x
* ALLEN,Robert Clough MS, no date, UK Northumberland, Chantry Bagpipe Mus. Morpeth
* FORSTER, A.MS, Wallridge Fell, Northumberland Beamish Museum
* ALLEN,Wilkes MS, 1790, USA, Lib.Congress
* FOX,Charles James MS, 1830 Beverley,E.Yorks [[Frank Kidson|Kidson]] coll, Mitchell Lib, Glasgow VMP
* ALLEN,Wm MS, early 19thC, UK Cornwall, Courtney Lib. Royal Institution of Cornwall, pub by M.O'Connor as "Dons an Garrow" 2005. [http://www.lyngham.co.uk/catalogue.html]
* [[GIBBONS,Joshua MS,]] 1823 Market Rasen,Lincs North East Lincs Archives published as 'Lincolnshire Colls,vol1'
* [[William Andrews|ANDREWS,Wm]] MS, late19thC, UK Sheepstor Devon, Sabine Baring Gould coll. Plymouth City Lib., part published by Wren Trust as "The William Andrews Tunebook"
* GILES,William Henry MS, 1830 Bampton,Glos VWML x
* ANON MS(Alston), UK Alston Cumbria, Beamish Museum, cited in "The Lads Like Beer"
* GREEN,William Thomas MS, 1851 Northumberland W.Cocks Coll, Chantry, Morpeth Farne
* ANON MS(BL34204), 1700, UK, Brit.Lib. Add.34204, French,English and Scots Dance tunes for one or two flutes
* GREET MS, early19thC Winchcombe,Glos. Peter Hill private coll. published in 'Coleford Jig'
* ANON MS(c95), 1710, UK, Bodleian Lib. MusSchMS.c95, info from P.Holman "Division Recorder"
* HALL,John MS, 1833 Northumberland Graham Wells private coll. Farne
* ANON MS(RCM2095), c1800, UK, Royal Coll. of Music, ref. MS2095
* HAMMERSLEY,Thos. MS, 1790 London Brit.Lib. ADD.29371 x
* [[ANON MS(Rival Knights)]], c1810, UK, Private Collection, 80 tunes with basses, many Scots.[https://archive.org/details/Rivals PDF at Internet Archive]
* HARDY,Thos. MS, early19thC Dorset Lock-Hardy papers, Dorsetshire Mus, Dorset part published in 'The Musical Heritage of..'
* ANON MS(Staffs), 1820, UK Staffordshire, Private collection, , [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs]
* [[Ashover Ms|HARRISON & WALL MS]], c1770 Ashover,Derbyshire Derby Public Library VMP
* ANON MS(WC/mu39), 19thC, UK Northumberland, Chantry Bagpipe Museum, Morpeth,W.CocksColl, [http://www.farnearchive.com/browse_by_collection.asp Farne website], [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs]
* [[HARRISON,Rev. Robt. MS]], 1820 Brampton,Cumbria Private Coll. VMP
* ANON MS(WC/193), 19thC, UK Northumberland, Chantry Bagpipe Museum, Morpeth,W.CocksColl, info from M.Seattle "Morpeth Rant", [http://www.farnearchive.com/browse_by_collection.asp Farne website], [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs]
* HASLINGDEN,James MS, 1827 Midlands or South VWML, QM9728 x
* ANON MS(WC/Mu187), 19thC, UK Northumberland, Chantry Bagpipe Museum, Morpeth,W.CocksColl, info from M.Seattle "Morpeth Rant"
* HIGGOTT,Wm MS, c1800 Cumbria? VWML, QM4606 x
* ANON MS(WC/?Mu), 19thC, UK Northumberland, Chantry Bagpipe Museum, Morpeth,W.CocksColl, info from M.Seattle "Morpeth Rant"
* HUBBARD,Matthew MS, 1794 Louth, Lincolnshire - Private Coll - unviewed.
* ARMSTRONG,G.C. MS, no date, UK Northumberland, Chantry Bagpipe Museum, Morpeth,W.CocksColl, info from M.Seattle "N'brian Pipers Pocket Book, Yellow" (NPPBY)
* HUDDESWELL,G MS Leeds,W.Yorks identical with Kidson,F (Hornpipes) x
* ARMSTRONG,Jack MS, 20thC, UK N'land Carrick Elsdon, Border Library,Hexham, info from M.Seattle "NPPBY"
* IRWIN,Willam MS, 1838 Langdale,Cumbria VWML, QM9732,part of VMP
* ARMITAGE MSS, early 19thC, UK West Yorks Calderdale, Private collection
* JACKSON,HSJ.MS, 1823 Wyresdale,Lancashire Winder Family private coll. VMP
* [[Ashover Ms|ASHOVER MS]], see Harrison & Wall MS
* JACKSON,Joshua MS, 1798 nr.Harrogate,N.Yorks Jackson Family private coll. part publ. in 'Tunes,Songs & Dances From..'
* ASTON-ON-CARRANT MS, UK Aston-on Carrant,Glos., identical with, and see Berkely, Rowland  MS
* KERSHAW,Joseph MS, 1820 Oldham,E.Lancs VWML published as 'The Joseph Kershaw MS'
* [[ATKINSON,Henry MS]], 1694, UK N'land Morpeth, Newcastle Society of Antiquarians, [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Atkinson_manuscript Wiki Article], [http://www.farnearchive.com/browse_by_collection.asp Farne website]
* KIDSON,F MS(Hornpipes), c1900 Leeds,W.Yorks [[Frank Kidson|Kidson]] VWML, QM9723,part of published by Ashton & Dyson
* AUSTEN,Jane & Family MSS, UK, Chawton, Hampshire. Resources digitised by the Library Digitisation Unit, University of Southampton, Eighteen printed and manuscript music books owned by members of the Austen family, including the writer Jane Austen, [https://archive.org/details/austenfamilymusicbooks Online at Internet Archive]
* LAMBERT,Thomas MS, c1860 Ferrybridge,Yorks. VWML, QM9733,part of. x
* AYLMORE,William MS, 1796, UK W.Wittering,Sussex, Lib.Sussex Archeo.Soc, Lewes, part pub. 'SussexTB'
* LEADLEY,Laurence MSS, early19thC Thirsk,N.Yorks Leadley Family private coll. part published in 'The Fiddler of Helperby'
* BARLOW,James MS, 1845, UK Lancashire Helmshore, Private collection, [[File:BarlowMS.PDF]], [http://archive.org/details/JamesBarlowMusicManuscriptBook1845 PDFs at Internet Archive]
* LIDDELL, Christopher (Kit) MS, 19thC Private coll
* [[BARNES,Joseph MS]], 1762, UK Carlisle,Cumbria, Cumbria RO, Carlisle,DX74/2, Film# 866, [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs]
* LISTER,William Hall MS, mid19thC East Boldon,nr Newcastle Lockey Coll, Beamish Museum Farne
* BARNSLEY,Alice & J.Hall MS, c1790, UK Derbys Peak Forest, Private collection
* [[LITTEN, William MS]], 1800-18802, Dukes County Historical Society, Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA
* BATY,John MS, 1840-60, UK N'land Bethel, Chantry Bagpipe Museum, Morpeth, [http://www.farnearchive.com/browse_by_collection.asp Farne website], [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs]
* MALECOT, George MS, 1776 Whitehaven,Cumbria USA New Hampshire Uni, Ralph Page Coll. x
* BEACH,John MS, 1801, USA Gloucester MA, Uni.of Kansas, Spencer Lib. KS.MS.E23, info from EASMES website
* MILLER,John MS, 1799 Perth,Scotland Bell Library, Perth VMP
* BECK,Henry MS, 1785, USA Lib.Congress, Facs.M63.B4.Case, a MS cited in Litton
* MITTELL,Wm MS, 1799 New Romney,Kent Dransfield private coll. (lost, copy in VWML) VMP, part publ. in 'William Mittell His Book'
* BEEMER,Peter MS, 1860s, USA IdahoDance Music Collected in the Gold Mining Camp of Warren's Diggins, Idaho in the 1860's. [http://www.voyagerrecords.com/Beemer.htm website]
* MOORE(T),John MS, 1841 Tyneside Paul Burgess private coll. VMP
* BELKNAP,Elisha MS, 1784, USA Framlington Mass, Harvard Uni. MS MUS.124, info from EASMES website
* MOORE(S),John MS, 1820 Ironbridge,Shropshire VWML, acc.4494 published as 'The Ironbridge Hornpipe'
* BELL,Jane MS, 1866, Tarn Hows, Cumbria See Dobson MS below
* MS 21(Jean Doey) see Jean Doey VWML x
* BELL,John MS, no date, UK N'land, Newc Soc of Ants, NSA/Mu33, info from M.Seattle "NPPBY" and "Master Piper", a large miscellaneous collection [http://www.farnearchive.com/browse_by_collection.asp Farne website]
* MS 23(H.Weddell) see Henry Weddell VWML x
* BENNETT,George Wilkins, MS 1860 UK Chedzoy, Somerset, England. Huronia Museum, Midland, Ontario. See Becky Dellow's Blog [https://fiddlerstunebooks.wordpress.com/]
* MS 28(Anon,c1755) unknown place of origin VWML, QM9722, French & Scottish Airs x
* BENNET,Thomas MS, 1718, UK, VWML QM 7404, [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs]
* MS 34(Wolsnoume) see Wolsnoume VWML, QM9733, part of x
* BERKELEY,Rowland MS, 1770, UK Aston-on-Carrant,Glos, Private Collection, published in Mentieth & Burgess "Coleford Jig"
* MS 36 unknown place of origin VWML x
* BEST,Miss MS, c1850, UK, VWML, info from B.Callaghan
* MS 42(T.Lambert) see Lambert VWML x
* BETHAM,Matthew MS, 1838, UK Cumbria Newby Head, VWML, QM P7415or9721, aka(erroneously)Docker [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs]
* MS 9725 ANON, c1850 unknown place of origin VWML, QM9725 x
* BEWICK,Robert Elliot MS, 19thC, UK N'land, Gateshead Public Library, info M.Seattle "Morpeth Rant"
* NEAL,John 1732 Dublin published colls. uncertain whereabouts x
* BIGGINS,James MS, 1779, UK W.Yorks. Leeds, Leeds Central Library, Yorks [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs]
* NICHOL,John MS, 1840-1900 Northumberland Chantry Bagpipe Museum, Morpeth Farne
* BLACKSHAW,James MS, 1837, UK Shropshire, Private coll, [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs] Article in EDS Autumn 2007 pp12-14
* NUTTALL,James  MS, 1830 Rossendale,E.Lancs Rossendale Museum, E.Lancs. VMP
* BOTTLE,RT MS, 1781, UK Kent, Harrietsham, Centre for Kentish Studies, Maidstone, Kent. Pub.as Lenham Camp, Faversham Papers #10, Faversham Soc. 2010, pub as facsimile
* OLDFIELD,Isaac MS, 1820 Belper,Derbs. Neil Wayne,Ho. Mitchell private colls. x
* BOYNTON,Elias MS, 1799, USA Pepperell MA, Private collection, info from EASMES website
* OWEN,Rodert Dale  MS, 1826 New Lanark,Scotland USA Uni.of Illinois, New Harmony MSS VMP
* BRIDGES,Kitty MS, see MS Anon(8084), [https://github.com/Gubbledenut/ABC_TuneBooks GithubABCs]
* PYLE,Richard MS, 1822 Nether Wallop,Hants. Hampshire R.O, Winchester, 210M87/1 part published in 'Hampshire Dance Tunes'
* BRITTON,Thomas MS, 1697, UK, Brit.Lib. Add.MS.22098, info from P.Holman "Division Recorder"
* RUSSELL,Edward MS, 1812 Monmouth,Wales Nat. Army Museum, Cat 6207 x
* BROOKE, Arthur , early 19thC. I have rumour of a MS belonging to this gent, possibly the one who in his youth was a fan of the harp and the flageolet. Perhaps in the library of the Great Oakley family seat.
* SANDS,Thomas MS  Lincolnshire Private Collection
* BROWN,Jeremiah MS, 1782, USA Seabrook NH, Eames D181, Am.Ant.Soc., info from EASMES website, C'place book 234 melodies
* SENHOUSE MSS coll. various dates Maryport,Cumbria Senhouse Fam. Papers, Cumbria R.O. x
* BROWN,William MS, 1797, UK Romford Essex, USA Sutro Lib.,San Francisco, info from EASMES website
* SHOOSMITH,Thomas MS, early19thC Arlington,Sussex Lib.Sussex Archeo.Soc, Lewes part published in 'SussexTB'
* BROWNE Family MSS (4), various dates, UK Troutbeck Cumbria, Armitt Lib, Ambleside, Cumbria, [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs]
* SPENCER,George MS, 1831 Leeds,W.Yorks Kidson coll, Mitchell Lib, Glasgow VMP
* BURKS,John MS, 1821, UK N.England, Private Collection, current owner and whereabouts unknown [https://archive.org/details/@crispiefry Images at Internet Archive]  [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs]
* [[STABLES,Henry MS, 1881]] Walthwaite,Cumbria VWML VMP
* BURNETT,Joshua MS, early 19thC, UK Worsborough,S.Yorks, VWML, part published in PP.Davenport "South Riding Tunebook", [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs], Links to images of the manuscript on this [http://www.hallamtrads.co.uk/downloads.html page]
* STAFFS,Anon. MS, 1820 Staffordshire Whereabouts unknown VMP
* BUTTREY,John MS, UK Lincolnshire, early 19th century. A very large interesting manuscript currently in private ownership by his descendants in Canada. Work is in progress by a team of Village Music Project transcribers to make available an ABC file. Images of the MS and a history of it are on the [https://buttreymilitarysocialtunes1800.wordpress.com/ Buttrey website]
* SURTEES,CJ MS, 1819 Northumberland W.Cocks Coll, Chantry, Morpeth Farne
* [[CALVERT,William MS]], 1812, UK N.Yorks. Leyburn, private collection [http://archive.org/details/WilliamCalvertsMusicManuscriptBook PDF at Internet Archive] [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs]
* TILL,George MS, 1866 Stone,Glos. Gloucester R.O. published in 'Coleford Jig'
* CANFIELD MS, 1823, USA Hartford, Connecticut, Hartford Library? info from EASMES website
* TILLER MS unknown place of origin MS not traced at time of printing x
* CARLISLE MS, 1810, UK Carlisle,Cumbria, VWML part of QM9732, [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs]
* TOPLIFF, 1815 Northumberland Darlington Public Library Farne
* CARTER, John MS, 1792, UK, Brit.Lib, GM.MS A.22, info from EASMES website
* TURNER,Michael, 1842-52 Warnham,Sussex West Sussex R.O, Chichester part published in 'SussexTB'
* CARY,Eleazer MS, 1797, USA Mansfield CT, Conn.Hist.Soc. Hertford C.T., MS.74251(Storrs,A1797), info from EASMES website
* TYLDESLEY,William MS, c1860 Swinton,Lancs. Swinton Pub.Lib, Lancashire. VMP
* CATT,George MS, 1790, UK, VWML one of F.Kidson's MSS MS-22, AGG transcription?, Folk Music Journal IV#1 p20
* VICKERS,William MS, 1770 Northumberland Newcastle Soc. of Antiquarians Farne, pub. in 'The Great Northern Tune Book'
* [[CLARE,John MS]], c1820, UK Helpstone Northants, Northampton R.O or pub.lib. publ. in 'John Clare & the Folk Tradition', [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs]
* VOICE,Wm MS, early19thC Handcross,Sussex Lib.Sussex Archeo.Soc, Lewes part published in 'SussexTB'
* [[CLARK,William Southern, MS|CLARK,William Southern MS]], mid-19thC, Nat. Lib. Wales, NLW MS 20067A
* WATSON,George Henry MS, 1850-80 Swanton Abbott,Norfolk Gearge Frampton private coll. VMP
* CLARKE,Wm(of Feltwell,Norfolk) MS, 1858, UK Norfolk Feltwell, Private collection, Article in EDS Summer 2006 pp20/21, [http://www.maryhumphreys.co.uk/William_Clarke.php Article and ABCs etc. on Mary Humphreys' website]
* WATTS,Thomas MS, late18thC Peak Forest,Derbyshire Jenny Coxon private coll. x
* [[William Clark Ms|CLARKE,Wm(of Lincoln) MS]], 1770, UK Lincolnshire, Private collection? [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs]. Follow internal link to PDFs. [http://archive.org/details/WmclarkeOfLincolnMusicManuscriptBook1770 Also PDF at Internet Archive] [http://imslp.org/wiki/William_Clarke,_Lincoln,_Manuscript_Tunebook_1770_%28Various%29 Petrucci]
* WEDDEL,Henry MS, late18thC unknown place of origin VWML, QM9733, part of x
* CLEWS,John MS, 1832, UK Shropshire,Stoke on Tern, Private collection, [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs]
* WELCH Family MSs, 1800+ Bosham,Sussex Lib.Sussex Archeo.Soc, Lewes part published in 'SussexTB'
* CLOUGH,Tom Collection of MSS various dates, UK N'land, Clough Family private coll. [http://www.farnearchive.com/browse_by_collection.asp Farne website]
* West Midlands MS,Anon, mid19thC W.Midlands P.Davenport private coll. part published in 'South Riding TB'
* CLUTTERBUCK, see TILL
* WHINHAM,Robert MS, c1860 Morpeth,Northumberland various sources published in 'Remember Me'
* COCKS,W.Collection of MSS various dates, UK N'land, Chantry Bagpipe Museum, Morpeth, see [http://www.farnearchive.com/browse_by_collection.asp Farne website]
* WILLIAMSON,Elisabeth MS, 1790 unknown place of origin VWML, QM11749 x
* COCKS Anon MS#1, early 19th C, in Cocks' Collection, [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs]
* WINDER,James MS, 1835 Wyresdale,Lancs. Winder Family private coll. VMP
* COCKS Anon MS#2, early 19th C, in Cocks' Collection, [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs]
* WINDER,John MS, 1789 Wyresdale,Lancs Winder Family private coll. VMP
* COLLINGE,Wm MS, 1881, UK Lancs. Bacup, Private collection, cited in FMJ 1986
* [[Ann Winnington Ms|WINNINGTON,Ann MS]], c1815 UK+New York,USA Lynn Wood private coll. VMP
* COLLINGWOOD MS, no date, UK N'land, Beamish Museum, info M.Seattle "The Lads Like Beer"
* WINSHIP,Lionel, MS, 1833 Wark,Northumberland Beamish Museum Farne
* COOKE,Benjamin MS, c1770, UK Leeds,W.Yorks, [[Frank Kidson|Kidson]]  coll, Mitchell Lib, Glasgow [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs]
* WINTER,J MS, 1833 Stanton,Glos. Morris Ring? x
* COOPER/COWPER,Thomas MS, c1770 (various dates and spellings given, probably originally Cowper) Cumbria (Westmorland), perhaps Appleby Dufton, Private collection. Accounts, prayers, hymns and psalms and some dance tunes. [[File:TCooper.PDF]],  [http://www.myspace.com/scrapethebarrel/photos/albums/manuscript-photos/779239#mssrc=SitesPhotos_SP_AlbumTitle_ViewAlbum Photos] , [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs]
* WINTER,William MS. 19thC West Bagborough,Somerset Margaret Grant Lib., Halsway Manor [http://www.halswaymanor.org.uk] Added by --[[User:Geoff woolfe|Geoff woolfe]] 12:19, 8 June 2009 (BST)
* CRAWFORD,Elizabeth MS, 1794, USA, Howard Uni. TheatreCol.MSThr.286, info from EASMES website
* WOLSNOUME MS, c1798 Lancashire VWML, QM9733, part of. x
* CRAWHALL,Joseph MS, 1872, UK Northumberland, Beamish Museum, [http://www.farnearchive.com/browse_by_collection.asp Farne website]
* YOUNG,David MS, 1734 Creiff,Perthshire,Scotland Bodleian Library x
* CROMPTON,Samuel[https://www.boltonlams.co.uk/museum/museum-collection-highlights/local-history/the-life-of-samuel-crompton] MS, c1770, UK Lancs.,Bury, Old Hall Museum Bury Lancs
* CROTCH,JB MS, 19thC, UK, Brit.Lib. Add.30272
* CUMMINGS,Patrick MS, 1723?, UK Scotland, ex-Kidson MS-G, sold to Edin,Uni,Lib.NLS MS1667, info FMJvol4#1p15
* DALTON,Robert C. MS, 1841, UK Sheffield Attercliffe. Private Coll, via Geoff Woolfe
* DARLING,William MS, 1808, UK Bamburgh, Private Collection, on loan to Grace Darling Museum, Bamburgh, EDS Spring 2012 p14
* DAVIDSON,Jack"Kielder Jock" MS, early 20thC, UK N'land Bellingham, copy in Chantry Bagpipe Mus. Morpeth
* DAVOLL,FW MS, 19thC, UK perhaps Staffordshire? Private coll. published in Mentieth & Burgess "Coleford Jig"
* DICKENSON,Silas MS, 1800, USA Amherst.MA, New York Pub.Lib., Perf.Arts.MNZ.Mus.Res, info from EASMES website
* [[DIXON,(2) MS]], 1811, unidentified MS from the Dixon Family Papers in Lincolnshire Archives, [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs], [http://archive.org/details/AnonymousDixonFamilyMusicManuscript1811abc ABCs] at Internet Archive
* DIXON,Thomas John MS, 1798    Holton-le-Moor, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire  Lincolnshire Archives Dixon 21/1/1 and 21/1/2 [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs]
* DIXON,Wm MS, 1733, UK N'land Morpeth, Perth Lib, Scotland, pub. M.Seattle "The Master Piper - 9 Notes That Shook The World" [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Dixon_manuscript Wiki article]
* Dobson/Bell MS, 1850s, Brampton, Cumbria. Dobson at one end, Jane Bell at the other. Not sure of whereabouts.
* DOCKER, see BETHAM
* DOEY,Jean MS, early19thC, UK, Part of FK collection MS-21, VWML part of QM9733
* DOVASTON,JohnFM MS, early 19thC, UK Shropshire Oswestry, Brit.Lib. Add.63512
* DURHAM,anon MS, no date, UK N'land, Private collection? pub. P.Davenport "South Riding Tunebook"
* EELLS,Cushing MS, 1789, USA Norwich CT, Connecticut Hist.Soc. Hertford CT, info from EASMES website
* FARRON,James Edmond,MSS, 1834 UK, Private collection, MS#6 [http://archive.org/details/JamesEdmondFarronMusicMs6 PDF] MS#8, [http://archive.org/details/JamesEdmondFarronMusicMs8 PDF]
* FENWICK,James William MS Late 19thC, UK, North Shields, Private Collection [http://northshieldsnsp.co.uk/the-j-w-fenwick-collection-of-northumberland-small-pipe-music/]
* FIFE,John MS, c1780, UK Perth, Scotland, Nat.Lib. of Canada
* FISHER,Ruben MS, late18thC, USA Richland County Ohio,
* FORDE,William MS, c1845, Ireland, cited in Joyce(1908)Old Irish Folk Music & Songs
* FORSTER,A MS, UK Wallridge Fell Northumberland, Beamish Museum
* FOX,Charles James MS, 1830, UK Beverley East Yorks, [[Frank Kidson|Kidson]] coll, Mitchell Lib, Glasgow [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs]
* [[WIDECOMBE MSS|FRENCH,Richard MSS]], early 19thC, UK Widecombe Dorset, Private collection, cited in English Dance and Song Winter 2009 p18
* FROBISHER,CR MS, 1793, exUK Canada Montreal, Ottawa Pub.Lib?x
* GAIRDYN MS, 1710-35,An important early Scottish collection of songs, marches, minuets, sarabands, country dances, etc.. Glen Collection of Printed Music, National Library of Scotland, [http://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/pageturner.cfm?id=90496378 PDF]
* GAYLORD,Major John MS, 1816,USA CT, Trinity College CT, Watkinson Lib. AshenMS MusicBooks, info from EASMES website
* [[GIBBONS,Joshua MS,]] 1823, UK Tealby Market Rasen Lincolnshire, N.E.Lincs Archives published as 'Lincolnshire Colls,vol1' [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs]
* GIBBS,Giles MS, 1777, USA East Windsor CT, Hertford CT Conn.Hist.Soc. MS79249, info from EASMES website
* GIDDY,John MS, c1740, UK Cornwall Kea, Cornwall RO Truro, pub by M.O'Connor as "Memories of Old Kea" 2001. [http://www.lyngham.co.uk/catalogue.html]
* [[GILES,William Henry MS]], 1839, UK Oxon Bampton,VWML 2286 [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs]
* GLASS,J. MS, 1835, UK Devon Devizes, Private collection, cited in FMJ 1986
* GREEN,William Thomas MS, 1831, UK N'land, W.Cocks Coll. Chantry Hse. Morpeth, [http://www.farnearchive.com/browse_by_collection.asp Farne website], [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs]
* GREENFIELDS C'place MS, 1811, USA, Litchfield Hist.Soc. CT, info from EASMES website
* GREENWOOD,John MS, 1785, USA, New York Hist.Soc.,MS Music BU SEC, info from EASMES website, 80 tunes, songs and marches, [http://digitalcollections.nyhistory.org/ PDF] at New York Historical Soc. Lib.(go to the search box and ask for "Music Book")
* GREET MS, early19thC, UK Winchcombe Glos., Private collection, pub. in Mentieth & Burgess "Coleford Jig"
* GREGORY,Tom MS, 1825, UK Cornwall Padstow, Courtney Lib., info from Mike O'Connor
* [[Gresley MS|GRESLEY MS]], circa1500, UK.  The Gresley Manuscript was discovered in 1984. It contains very early descriptions of music and dance in England, and was made sometime between 1480 and 1520.
* HALL,John(1) MS, 1833, UK N'land, Private collection, [http://www.farnearchive.com/browse_by_collection.asp Farne website], [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs]
* HALL,John(2) MS, late 19thC. UK Northumberland, Spittal, nr Berwick. info [http://www.mustrad.org.uk/articles/j_hall.htm here]
* HAMMERSLEY,Thos. MS, 1790, UK London, Brit.Lib. ADD.29371
* HAMPTON, Thomas (1844-96), MS, UK Hereford. See Becky Dellow's Blog [https://fiddlerstunebooks.wordpress.com/]
* HARDY,Thos. MS, early19thC, UK Dorset, Dorsetshire Mus.Lock-Hardy papers, part published in 'The Musical Heritage of..', Article in EDS Summer 2007 pp10/11
* [[Ashover Ms|HARRISON & WALL MS]], c1770, UK Derbyshire Ashover, Derby Pub. Lib.? current whereabouts uncertain, [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs] [[File:AshoverMS.PDF]], [http://archive.org/details/AshoverHarrisonWall18thcMusicDanceManuscriptBook PDFs at Internet Archive], [http://imslp.org/wiki/Ashover/Harrison/Wall_Music_Manuscript_18thC_Music_Manuscript_%28Various%29#IMSLP254887 Petrucci]
* [[HARRISON,Rev. Robt. MS]], 1820, UK Cumbria Brampton, Private collection, since donated to VWML,  [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs], [http://www.vwml.org/browse/browse-collections-dance-tune-books PDFs at VWML with ABC Transcriptions]
* HASLINGDEN,James MS, 1827, UK Midlands or South, VWML QM9728
* HAWKINS,Micah MS, 1794, USA NY, New York Pub.Lib. Perf.Arts.AmericanaJOC72-11, info from EASMES website
* HAYNES FAMILY MS, mid 19thC, USA, Oregon. A manuscript of tunes hand written by musicians from this family who played for dancing in the Willamette Valley, Oregon, in Pioneer times. [http://www.voyagerrecords.com/Haynes.htm website]
* HENRITSON,Francis MS, 1791, UK North Yorkshire Middlesborough (perhaps), Private Collection, 33pp Psalms, 11pp dance tunes, [https://archive.org/details/henritsonms PDF at Internet Archive]
* HEPPLE,George MS, mid 20thC, UK Cumbria Haltwhistle, info M'Seattle "The Lads Like Beer"
* HEPPLE,Thomas MS, 1855, UK N'land, Mainly songs, Newc Soc of Ants, [http://www.farnearchive.com/browse_by_collection.asp Farne website]
* HERNE,Annie MS, early 19thC, UK Dorset Widecombe, Private collection, cited in EDS Winter 2009 p18
* HIGGOTT,Wm MS, c1800, UK Cumbria, VWML QM4606
* HOFFJohn MS, 1797, USA Lancaster PA, Lancaster County Hist.Soc., PA, info from EASMES website
* HOLMES,Edward MS, 1820?, UK E.Yorks Beverley, East Yorks. Records Office, [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs]
* HOLMES,Mathew and others MSS, early 17thC various lute MSS [http://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/music Digital copies]
* HOOVES,Joseph MS, 1817, USA New Ipswich MA,Dedham Hist.Soc. MA, info from EASMES website
* HORN,Francis MS, 1864, UK Bucks. Aylesbury, Aylesbury Mus, ref.223.72/2,in store
* HOSMER,James MS, 1798, USA East Hartford CT, Conn Hist.Soc. Hertford Conn, info from EASMES website
* HUBBARD,Matthew MS, 1794, UK Lincolnshire Louth, Private collection
* HUGHES,AlbertJ MS, early 19thC, UK Shropshire Whitchurch, Private collection, [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs] Article in EDS Autumn 2007 pp12-14
* HUGHES,Edward MS, 1811, UK Wiltshire Westbury, Bristol Record Office Ref#40358 (clarinet secundo part only)
* HUGHES,Richard MS, 1823, UK Shropshire Whitchurch, Private collection, [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs] Article in EDS Autumn 2007 pp12-14
* [[Henry Huntlea|HUNTLEA]],Henry MS, 1884, UK Cambridge, VWML 5233 [http://library.efdss.org/cgi-bin/dancebooks.cgi?refno=5233 PDFs at VWML]
* [[IRWIN,William]] MS, 1838, UK Cumbria Langdale, VWML, part of QM9732, [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs]
* [[IRWIN,William]], Folio MS, early 19thC, UK Cumbria Langdale, VWML part of QM9731, [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs]
* JACKSON,HSJ.MS, 1823, UK Lancashire Wyresdale, Private collection, [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs], Published in The Winders of Wyresdale [http://www.andyhornby.net/Winders.html]
* JACKSON,Isaac MS, 1822, UK Lancs. Wyresdale, missing, last seen 1960 with the Edward Winder MS
* JACKSON,Joshua MS, 1798,UK  N.Yorks Harrogate, Private collection, publ. in 'Tunes,Songs & Dances From..'etc
* JACKSON,M MS, 1790, UK, Brit.Lib. Add.25073-78
* JENKINS,John and Henry MS UK West Sussex, [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/rd/fb2338fa-530b-4baf-a90e-99aedf145c95 ref]
* JOHNSON,Seth MS, 1807, USA Woburn MA, Mid Tennessee State Uni. Centre For Popular Music, info from EASMES website
* JONES,John MS, 1801, UK Shropshire Whitchurch, Private collection, [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs] Article in EDS Autumn 2007 pp12-14
* JULIAN,Arthur MS, late 19thC, UK Cornwall, M.O'Connor suspects MS exists
* KERSHAW,Joseph MS, 1820, UK E.Lancs Oldham, [https://www.vwml.org/search?q=kershaw&is=1 VWML], pub. by INWAC "The Joseph Kershaw MS"
* [[Frank Kidson|KIDSON,Frank]] (Hornpipes MS), c1900, UK W.Yorks Leeds, [[Frank Kidson|Kidson]]Kidson coll. Mitchell Lib. Glasgow M18055, Kidson's own compilation, using spare pages in empty Huddeswell MS [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs]
* [[Frank Kidson|KIDSON,Frank]] (Yorkshire Dance Music MS), 20thC, UK Yorkshire VWML part of QM9723, pub. Ashton&Dyson "Yorkshire Dance Tunes", Kidson's own compilation, using spare pages in QM9723 MS [http://library.efdss.org/cgi-bin/dancebooks.cgi?refno=5233 PDFs at VWML]
* KILLEY,William MS, 1825, Isle of Man, "William Killey's Flutebook", missing since 1957 but ABC and PDF of transcriptions from photocopy available on the [https://www.mannincloud.info/music/music.html mannincloud website]
* KNOWLES,Ellis MS, 1847, UK Lancs. Manchester Radcliffe, Greater Manchester RO(1980), part pub by PlainBrownWrapperBand,Index
* LAMBERT,Thomas MS, c1860, UK Yorks. Ferrybridge, VWML, part of QM9733,
* LEADLEY,Laurence MSS, early19thC, UK N.Yorks Thirsk, Private collection, part published in 'The Fiddler of Helperby'. ms#4 [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs]
* LIDDELL, Christopher (Kit) MS, 19thC, UK N'land, Private collection, info M.Seattle "NPPBY"
* LIGHTFOOT,R MS, no date, UK N'land Harlow Hill, Beamish Museum Lockey Collection
* LISHMAN MS, part of and see Browne family MS, early 19thC, UK Cumbria
* LISTER,William Hall MS, mid19thC, UK  Newcastle East Boldon, Lockey Coll, Beamish Museum, [http://www.farnearchive.com/browse_by_collection.asp Farne website], [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs]
* [[LITTEN, William MS]], 1800-1802, USA, Dukes County Historical Society, Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Mass, pub. as "W.Litten's Fiddle Tunes" by Gale Huntington, Hines Point Publishers. [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs]
* LIVINGSTON,Henry MS, c1780, USA New York, Private collection, [http://www.iment.com/maida/familytree/henry/music/index.htm Owner's website]
* LLEWELIN,Thomas David MS, mid 19thC, UK Wales Aberdar, Nat.Lib.Wales NLW MSS 329-337 pub.by R.H.Bowen as "Llewelin Alaw"
* LOCKEY Collection of MSS, UK N'land, Beamish Museum Lockey Collection
* [[J.MALCHAIR|MALCHAIR]],Jean Baptiste MS, c1780, UK Oxford, VWML 3619, cited in FMJ IV#4 [http://library.efdss.org/cgi-bin/dancebooks.cgi?refno=5233 PDFs at VWML]
* MALECOT, George MS, 1776, UK Cumbria Whitehaven, USA New Hampshire Uni, Ralph Page Coll.
* MAUNSELL MS. an anonymous 18th C MS from Thorpe Manor, Northamptonshire. N'shire Record Office.  as "One Long Whitson Holyday" 1991.
* MATTHEWS,George MS, 1839, UK Leighland/Leyland?, Private collection
* MILLER,John MS, 1799, UK Scotland Perth, Bell Library Perth, [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs]
* [[MITTELL,Wm]] MS, 1799, UK Kent New Romney, Private collection (Private collection, copy in VWML), part publ. in D.Roberts "William Mittell His Book", [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs]
* [[John Moore of Tyneside Ms|MOORE,John(Tyneside) MS]], 1841, UK Tyneside, Private collection, [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs]
* [[John MOORE of Shropshire|MOORE,John]] MS(Shropshire), 1820, UK Shropshire Ironbridge, VWML, acc.4494, published by G.Ashman "The Ironbridge Hornpipe" [http://library.efdss.org/cgi-bin/dancebooks.cgi?refno=5233 PDFs at VWML] Three books are listed, David Jacobs transcribing Book1,2 ,& 3  as of Feb 2016, The last four tunes in book 1 are in a different hand, the original hand however is back at the start of book 2.
* Morris,Wm MS, 1776, USA Hunterdon County New Jersey, militiaman's tunebook, c70pp, [http://digitalcollections.nyhistory.org/ PDF] at New York Historical Soc. Lib.(go to the search box and ask for "Music Book")
* MORVAL MSS, c1770, UK Cornwall Looe, Antony House Lib. Cornwall. BC/27/41, pub by M.O'Connor "Petticoats Tight, Petticoats Loose" 2006. [http://www.lyngham.co.uk/catalogue.html]
* MOUNT,Wm Sidney MS, mid 19thC, USA Long Island Setauket, Long Island Mus. of Art, info from Fiddlers Companion
* MS Anon, UK, various anonymous MSS in the AGG bequest, VWML
* MS Anon, UK, various MSS from Frank Kidson in the AGG bequest, VWML
* MS Anon(7408)(Flwrs of Ed), c1850, [http://www.vwml.org/browse/browse-collections-dance-tune-books PDFs at VWML]
* MS Anon#2(3049)(called VWMLa in VMP), late 18thC, 175pp, UK, unknown origin, perhaps Yorkshire or Lincolnshire, VWML, (presented by Mr.D.N.Kennedy, ex libris Yarborough (Lincs) Anderson, died 1917) [http://library.efdss.org/cgi-bin/dancebooks.cgi?refno=5233 PDFs at VWML], [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs], [https://github.com/Gubbledenut/ABC_TuneBooks GithubABCs]
* MS Anon(5218), ca1820, 24pp, UK, unknown origin(presented by Miss Hannah Mawson)  [http://library.efdss.org/cgi-bin/dancebooks.cgi?refno=5233 PDFs at VWML]
* MS Anon(8084), (recently has aquired the name Kitty Bridges), 1745, 21pp, UK, unknown origin, donated by Major C. L. King in 1976, English Dance & Song;Summer2009, Vol. 71 Issue 2, p16, [http://library.efdss.org/cgi-bin/dancebooks.cgi?refno=5233 PDFs at VWML],  [http://www.vwml.org/browse/browse-collections-dance-tune-books/browse-bridges1745 JPGs at VWML with ABC Transcriptions], [http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/book/KittyBridges/1745/  JC's ABCs], Published By Bob Shatwell as ''Kitty Bridges Rides Again:A Select Collection of Country Dances'', [https://github.com/Gubbledenut/ABC_TuneBooks GithubABCs]
* MS Anon(8198), ca1800, 10pp, UK, unknown origin [http://library.efdss.org/cgi-bin/dancebooks.cgi?refno=5233 PDFs at VWML]
* MS Anon(9723)('Old Reels & Dance Tunes'), early 19thC, unknown origin, numbered 37, MS in two hands, small number of well-known tunes, FK uses spare pages at the back for YDT [http://library.efdss.org/cgi-bin/dancebooks.cgi?refno=5233 PDFs at VWML]
* MS Anon(9725), mid 19thC, 51pp, UK, Mostly Scottish,Strathspeys + Polkas, unknown origin [http://library.efdss.org/cgi-bin/dancebooks.cgi?refno=5233 PDFs at VWML]
* MS INGLIS 12,NLS MS.3327''Book of Scottish...''Anon. late 18th century. 104pp, much of interest, [http://archive.org/details/msbookofscottish00unse PDF at Int Arch.]
* MURPHY,Edward MS, 1790, USA Newport RI, Lib.Congress, MT356C62MF music3060
* MUNDY,Stephen MS, 1789 - 1862, Kennington Farm, OXON. Berks Records Office (acc. 7976) (http://ww2.berkshirenclosure.org.uk/calmview/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=DEX2020&pos=1) Contents listed at http://ww2.berkshirenclosure.org.uk/calmview/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=DEX2020%2f12&pos=2
* NEAL,John, 1732, Dublin, published colls. uncertain whereabouts
* New Harmony MS, 1795?, USA New Harmony Ind., Uni.of Illinois, poss. the RDOwen MS?, info from EASMES website
* NICHOL,John MS, 1840-1900, UK Northumberland, Chantry Bagpipe Museum, Morpeth, [http://www.farnearchive.com/browse_by_collection.asp Farne website], [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs]
* Nicholson,J, see Carlisle MS
* [[NIXON,T,&LONG,J. MS]], no date, USA Danbury CT, Framingham Hist.Soc.,MA, info from EASMES website. Info and images are available at the museum [http://www.framinghamhistory.org/framinghamhistory/Default/exhibit4/vexmain4.htm website]
* NORTHCLIFFE MS, UK, poss. Kidson coll. Mitchell Lib. Glasgow,not found yet, mentioned by FK
* [[WIDECOMBE MSS|NOSWORTHY,Tom MSS]], early 19thC, UK Dorset Widecombe, Private collection, cited EDS Winter 2009 p18
* NUTTALL,James  MS, 1830, UK E.Lancs Rossendale, Rossendale Museum, [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs]
* NUTTALL,John MS, 1795-1814, UK E.LancsRossendale, Rawtenstall Lib.
* OLD,John MS, 1808, UK Cornwall Par, Private collection, pub. by M.O'Connor "No Song No Supper" 2002. [http://www.lyngham.co.uk/catalogue.html]
* OLDFIELD,Isaac MS, 1808, UK Derbyshire Belper, Private collection
* OWEN,Rodert Dale  MS, 1826, UK Scotland New Lanark, Uni.of Illinois, see New Harmony MSS,
* Parry,John MS, mid 18thC, UK Wales Rhiwabon Maelor, Nat.Lib.Wales, various MSS pub.by Robin Huw Bowen, 1991
* PATTEN,William MS, 1800, USA Philadelphia PA, Ivorytown C.T.,Company of Fifers&Drummers, info from EASMES website
* PEARSALL,John MS, 1726, UK Bristol Willsbridge, Brit.Lib. Add.39549
* PERKINS,Whittier MS,  1790, USA Mass., Columbia Uni,Rare Book & MS Coll. X780.973C68, info from EASMES website, circa 150 dance tunes, mostly British, some American (Yankee Doodle etc)
* PICKERING,Thomas MS, UK, poss. Kidson coll. Mitchell Lib. Glasgow,not found yet, mentioned by FK
* Pigot,John E. MS, c1845, Ireland, pub in Joyce Old Irish Music & Songs, info from Ceolas website
* PITT,William MS, 1722, UK, Brit.Lib. Add.47446
* PRIDEAUX,Francis MS, 1788, UK Cornwall Padstow, Private collection, pub. by Mike O'Connor as "Pride of Place" 2007. [http://www.lyngham.co.uk/catalogue.html]
* PYLE,Richard MS, 1822, UK Hants. Nether Wallop, Hampshire R.O. Winchester 210M87/1, part published in "Hampshire Dance Tunes", Article in EDS Autumn 2006 p14-16
* QUINNEY,Tom MS, late19thC, UK N'land, Private collection, pub. in P.Davenport "South Riding Tunebook"
* RAINSTORP,Walter MS, 1747, UK London Cheapside, Yale Uni. Beineke Lib. Osborne Coll. MS.12 Yale Uni, Beineke Lib., info from EASMES website [http://www.iment.com/maida/familytree/henry/music/index.htm Family website]
* RAMSAY,Alan MS, no date, UK, VWML AGGb transcript from FK numbered series, cited in FMJ VII#4, AGGa copy from FK #series
* REDDISH,John MS, 1780-1805, UK East Bridgford, Nottinghamshire. A family manuscript containing accounts, songs, marches, country dances, miscellany. A PDF facsimile plus a PDF    transcription, and an academic investigation forming a MPhil thesis by Anne Cockburn, deposited at  [https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/13962/ Nottingham University]
* REEVE,Thos,& G.SORESBY MS, 1800, UK Derbys Brailsford, Private collection
* RENSELLAER,Eliz van MS, 1782, USA Boston MA, Trinity College CT, Watkinson Lib, Music Books,Allen MSS, info from EASMES website
* RICHARDS,Mary MS, early 19thC, UK Wales Darowen, Nat.Lib.Wales, various MSS, pub.by R.H.Bowen, 1991
* RIDGLEY,HenryM MS, 1799, USA, Dover State Archives, Ridgely Paper box257 DSA, info from EASMES website
* RILEY,Thomas MS, 1841, UK Durham W.Aukland, VWML?,cited in EDS.Winter '04.p.20
* ROBSON,John MS 1874, UK N'land Spithope, Alnwick Pipers Soc. [http://www.farnearchive.com/browse_by_collection.asp Farne website]
* ROOK,John MS, 1840, UK Cumbria Waverton Nr.Carlisle, Private collection, Copy in School of Scottish Studies, [http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/musicfiles/rook/ online PDFs],  [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rook_manuscript Wikipedia article]
* ROOSE,John MS, early 19thC,UK Manchester, Private collection, cited in FMJ VI#3. [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs]
* ROSE,Benjamin MS, 1820, UK Dorset Belchalwell, Private collection, published as Benjamin's Book; Thompson,Colin & Tim Laycock; Shoreham-by-Sea, Article EDS Winter 2010 p18
* ROWLAND,John MS, 1696, UK, Brit.Lib. Add.38189
* RUSSELL,Edward MS, 1812, UK Wales Monmouth, Nat. Army Museum, Cat 6207
* SAILES,James MS, c1830, UK, Lincolnshire Scotter, Lincs. Museum Scunthorpe, Ethel Rudkin papers. [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs]
* SANDERS,George MS, 1758, UK N'land Ryton, Beamish Museum,copy
* [[Thomas Sands Ms|SANDS,Thomas MS]], 1810,  UK Lincolnshire, Donated to VWML, [[File:SandsMS.PDF]], [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs]
* SENHOUSE MSS large collection various dates, UK Cumbria Maryport, Senhouse Fam. Papers, Cumbria R.O. Carlisle, [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs]
* SHAACK,Puan MS, 1820, USA Kinderhook NY, Sturbridge MA, Old Sturb.Vil.1965.35BV, info from EASMES website
* SHATTUCK,Abel MS, 1801, USA Colrain MA, Lib.Congress, M63.S5 Case
* SHERMAN,Marianne MS,1806, UK Harpenden, Herts. England. Article in [http://www.harpenden-history.org.uk/page/marianne_shermans_music_and_dance_manuscripts_1806 Harpenden History]
* SHEPHERD,John MS, 1787, UK, Nat.Army Mus, London, Cat 7809-48, info from EASMES website
* SHEPLEY,Nancy MS, 1794, USA Pepperell MA, Worcester MA, American Antiquarian Soc, MS Coll., info from EASMES website
* SHOOSMITH,Thomas MS, early19thC, UK Sussex Arlington, Lib.Sussex Archeo.Soc, Lewes, part pub. Gammon 'SussexTB'
* [[SKENE,John MS]], early ca1630, UK Scotland Aberdeenshire, VWML QM7206,VWML QM7205, Frank Kidson's Transcriptions from 'Ancient Scottish Melodies (1838), [http://library.efdss.org/cgi-bin/dancebooks.cgi?refno=5233 PDFs at VWML]
* SKENES ''Tunebook 1'';  Frank Kidson's Transcriptions from 'Ancient Scottish Melodies (1838); [http://www.vwml.org/browse/browse-collections-dance-tune-books/browse-skenes1 JPGs at VWML]
* SKENES ''Tunebook 2'';  Frank Kidson's Transcriptions from 'Ancient Scottish Melodies (1838);[http://www.vwml.org/browse/browse-collections-dance-tune-books/browse-skenes2 JPGs at VWML]
* SMITH MS, 1829, UK, Private collection, cited in FMJvol4#1p1
* SMITH,John MS, c1840, UK Northumberland Cresswell, Indexed only: orig in possession of NPS. Smith was a stonemason by day and probably a fiddler. He lived on the Cresswell estate, landlords Cresswell-Baker, although himself born in N. Tyne valley
* SNOWS HILL MANOR MS, no date, UK Glos. Snowshill Manor NT Coll
* SPENCER,George MS, 1831, UK Leeds, Kidson coll, Mitchell Lib. Glasgow, [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs]
* [[STABLES,Henry MS, 1881|STABLES,Henry MS]], 1881, UK Cumbria Walthwaite,VWML QM7406, [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs]
* STANWAY,Joshua MS, 1702, UK Brit.Lib. MS Mus.135
* STOREY,George MS, 20thC, UK N'land, cited in "Charlton Memorial Tunebook"
* STRAFFEN,John MS, 1848, UK Northumberland Angerton . Fiddle MS from a family of estate gardeners. Abc in progress: orig in possession of NPS, arrived with the Forster Charlton collection of archives, (my notes say Beamish Museum)
* SUMNER,M MS, 1836, UK Surrey, Private collection
* SURTEES,CJ MS, 1819, UK N'land, W.Cocks Coll Chantry Mus Morpeth, [http://www.farnearchive.com/browse_by_collection.asp Farne website], [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs]
* SWALLOW MS, 1818, Leeds FUK, Kidson coll. MS-H Mitchell Lib. Glasgow, not found yet, mentioned by FK
* SWINDELLS,Ralph MS, 1856, UK Derbys. Tideswell, Private collection
* SYKES-LYMAN,Elisha MS, 1821, Canada Montreal, Benjamin Wales Lib, Carillon, Quebec
* [[TAYLOR,James MS]], early19thC, UK Lancashire Bury Tottington, Bury Archive,CNR/17/1
* [[Eliza Tennyson Ms|TENNYSON,Eliza MS]], 1822, UK Lincolnshire. Tennyson Research Centre, Lincoln Central Reference Library, [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs] [http://archive.org/details/ElizaTennysonMusicManuscriptBook1822 vmpABCs] at Internet Archive
* [[John Thomas|THOMAS,John MS]], 1752, UK Wales, Images at [https://viewer.library.wales/5130424#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&manifest=https%3A%2F%2Fdamsssl.llgc.org.uk%2Fiiif%2F2.0%2F5130424%2Fmanifest.json&xywh=-879%2C-235%2C4470%2C4687 Nat.Lib.Wales], NLW.J.Lloyd Williams MS39, pub. Cass Meurig "Alawon John Thomas" Nat.Lib.Wales 2004
* THOMPSON,Aaron MS, 1777, USA N.J., Yale Uni, Sterling Lib, Misc.MSS72,MF44, info from EASMES website
* THORNE,Havilak Jane MS, 1830, Canada Nova Scotia, whereabouts unknown to me
* THURSTON,John & Mary MS, 1736, UK Glos. Thornbury, Private collection, pub. as John & Mary Thurston Music Book,The; Challen,Christopher; Thornbury; Vox Humana Press; 2007; Facsimile of 1736 Cotswolds tunebook; also media at [http://glostrad.com/thurston-manuscript/ Glostrad}/John+and+Mary+Thurston+Music+Book.html]
* TILL,George MS,aka Clutterbuck, 1866, UK Glos. Stone, Gloucester R.O., pub Mentieth & Burgess in "Coleford Jig". Media at [http://glostrad.com/tunes-from-george-till-manuscript/ Glostrad]. See also Becky Dellow's Blog. [https://fiddlerstunebooks.wordpress.com/]
* TILLER MS, unknown date or place of origin, cited by B.Callaghan in "Hardcore English", MS not traced
* [[TITLEY,William MS]], 19thC, UK Shropshire Newport, Private collection, cited by J.Kirkpatrick on Brass Monkey album cover. This MS is currently (Feb 2016) being transcribed into ABC.
* TOWNSEND,J.MS, 1821, UK Manchester, Manchester Central Lib., cited in Knowles "Northern Lass"
* TREAT,John MS, 1779, UK Durham, Mid Tennessee State Uni, Center For Popular Mus, info from EASMES website
* TUBBS,Robert MS, 1752, UK London, Brit Lib. Add.56487, flute inc. songs
* TURNER,John MS, 1788, USA Norwich CT, Hertford Conn, Conn.Hist.Soc, X.SheererMF MS79656, info from EASMES website
* TURNER,Michael MS, 1842-52, UK Sussex Warnham, West Sussex R.O, Chichester, part published in Gammon "Sussex Tunebook"
* TYLDESLEY,William MS, c1860, UK Lancs. Swinton, Swinton Pub.Lib, [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs]
* [[William Vickers Ms|VICKERS,William MS]], 1770, UK N'land, Newcastle Soc. of Antiquarians, [http://www.farnearchive.com/browse_by_collection.asp Farne website], pub. M.Seattle "The Great Northern Tune Book"
* VOICE,Wm MS, early19thC, UK Sussex Handcross, Lib.Sussex Archeo.Soc. Lewes, part published in Gammon "Sussex Tunebook"
* WALLACE,Geo.  MS, 1849, UK Cumbria Alston, Beamish Museum (info from Northumbrian Piper's Green Pocket Book)
* WATSON,George Henry MS, 1850-80, UK Norfolk Swanton Abbott, Private collection, [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs]
* WATTS,Thomas MS, late18thC, UK Derbyshire Peak Forest, Private collection
* WEDDEL,Henry MS, late18thC, UK, VWML part of QM9733
* WEEKS,Clement MS, 1783, USA Greenland NHamps, American Antiquarian Soc. Worcester MA,, MS Coll., info from EASMES website
* WELCH Family MSs, 1800+, UK Sussex Bosham,Lib.Sussex Archeo.Soc, Lewes, part published in Gammon "Sussex Tunebook"
* West Midlands MS,Anon, mid19thC, UK W.Midlands, Private collection, part pub. P.Davenport "South Riding Tunebook"
* W.G. MS, n.d. early 19thC, UK, VWML 2222, [http://library.efdss.org/cgi-bin/dancebooks.cgi?refno=5233 PDF at VWML With ABC Transcriptions]. [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs], [https://github.com/Gubbledenut/ABC_TuneBooks GithubABCs]
* WHITE,George MS, 1790, USA Cherry Valley NY, Valatie,New York, Ray Hauley Coll., info from EASMES website
* [[WIDECOMBE MSS]]; aka and see Richard French and Tom Nosworthy MSS
* WILKINSON, George MSS, no date, UK Glos.?, VWML?, info from P.Roberts, piping mag Said to be 2 MSs, one from 19thC, Alderley,Westun under Edge, Glouc.
* WILLCOX,Asa MS, 1793, USA New Hartford CT, Chicago Ill, Newberry Lib., info from EASMES website
* WILLIAMS,Elisabeth MS, 1798, UK, VWML QM11749
* WILLIAMS,Jno MS, 1799, USA Salem NY, Worcester MA, American Antiquarian Soc, MS Coll., info from EASMES website
* WILLIAMS,William MS, 1775, USA Pautuxit RI, Brown Uni, John Hay Lib, P76WA863p2HarrisWaterman, info from EASMES website
* WILLIAMSON,Elisabeth MS, 1790 unknown place of origin VWML, QM11749
* WILSON,Andrew MS, 1782, USA, Lib.Congress, AIM Case,(H98237?) aka Ed&John, info from EASMES website
* WINDER,Edward MS(not James), 1834, UK Lancs. Wyresdale, Private collection, microfilm in Liverpool Uni.Library, Pub as Data CD by Cock Robin Music, c.h.poll@btinternet.com, Chris Pollington.  There is a website and a book about the Winder family tunebook collection [http://www.andyhornby.net/Winders.html here].
* WINDER,James MS(not Edward), 1835, UK Lancs, Wyresdale, Private collection, [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs]. There is a website and a book about the Winder family tunebook collection [http://www.andyhornby.net/Winders.html here].
* WINDER,John MS, 1789, UK Lancs, Wyresdale, Private collection, [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs],  There is a website and a book about the Winder family tunebook collection [http://www.andyhornby.net/Winders.html here].
* [[Ann Winnington Ms|WINNINGTON,Ann MS]], c1815, UK+New York USA, Private collection, [http://archive.org/details/AnnWinningtonsMusicManuscriptBook PDF at Internet Archive]
* WINSHIP,Lionel, MS, 1833 Wark,Northumberland Beamish Museum [http://www.farnearchive.com/browse_by_collection.asp Farne website], [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs]
* WINTER,J MS, 1833, UK Glos. Stanton, Morris Ring?, cited by B.Callaghan in "Hardcore English"
* WINTER,William MS, 19thC, UK Somerset West Bagborough, Margaret Grant Lib. Halsway Manor [http://www.halswaymanor.org.uk Halsway Manor] Added by --[[User:Geoff woolfe|Geoff woolfe]] 12:19, 8 June 2009 (BST), see EDS,spring2006,p38, pub G.Woolfe, see also EDS Winter 2007 pp14-16
* [[Winterton Mss|WINTERTON MSS]], early 19thC, UK Lincolnshire, Winterton Parish Church
* WOLSNOUME MS, c1798, UK Lancashire, VWML  part of QM9733
* WOODRUFF,Morris MS, 1803, USA?, Litchfield CT, Litchfield Hist.Soc., info from EASMES website
* YARKER MS, 1797, UK, Cumbria, VWML 5234, 125pp  [http://folkopedia.efdss.org/wiki/File:Yarkers.txt ABC file as txt here] [http://library.efdss.org/cgi-bin/dancebooks.cgi?refno=5233 PDF at VWML VWML(ABC)], [http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/ChrisPartingtonsLinksPage.html vmpABCs]
* YOUNG,David MS, 1734 or 1740?, UK Scotland Perthshire Creiff, Bodleian Library, 'This has the most fashionable dances of that year in Edinburgh, with tunes and detailed dance instructions'. [http://www.campin.me.uk/Music/YoungBodleian.abc Jack Campin's ABCs] of the tunes and dance instructions.

Latest revision as of 18:14, 20 September 2024

This is a list of what are often referred to as Fiddler's Tunebooks, though they were sometimes evidently written by flute players or other instrumentalists. As well as dance tunes, they often contain psalms, hymns, songs and militia tunes. Though many of these MSS may be inaccessible to the general reader, their presence on the list will give some flavour of what was once out there. Some minor MSS have been omitted as being based on uncertain information, or containing too few dance tunes. Most of the items are 18th/19thC, though a historically significant 20thC MS may occasionally merit inclusion. It is based on the database of historical dance tune manuscripts compiled for the Village Music Project. It represents the majority of the significant manuscripts containing a useful number of dance tunes on record as existing somewhere, but it is admittedly at this time weighted towards English manuscripts (even when the MS presently resides elsewhere). We hope to see more lines added. Feel free to add information, links, etc.

Chris Partington


Some of these collections have been transcribed into ABC notation.

Some of these collections are available as facsimiles, as indicated.

VWML is the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library website, where you will find facsimiles of some of the collections.

VWML "With ABC Transcriptions" indicates the ABC transcription will display and play next to the scanned facsimiles by following the vwml link.

VMP indicates that a Village Music Project ABC transcription of the collection is available by following the link.

EDS (erstwhile English Dance & Song) refers to the magazine of the English Folk Dance & Song Society.

FMJ is The Folk Music Journal, the annual academic publication of the EFDSS.

FARNE - "The FARNE - Folk Archive Resource North East was an exciting and innovative project tasked with bringing Northumbrian music to people's homes across the world. Supported by the New Opportunities Fund in 2001-2003, FARNE gathered unique material from a range of museums, libraries and archives across North East England to create a folk music archive on the Internet. Material including song lyrics, tunes, sound recordings and photographs are all available online from the Archive at FARNE Archive" - taken from Gateshead Council website. There are some manuscripts referenced below with links to their hugely useful website, but it has changed location several times and the links sometimes don't work, or behave strangely depending on which browser you use. It is still out there but may be difficult to find. Try to find it via the Gateshead Council website

EASMES is Early American Secular Music and its European Sources. Most of the EASMES mss referred to are late eighteenth century or early nineteenth and contain much/mostly British material, often with a leavening of Yankee Doodle and Revolutionary War marches.

North American music manuscripts have very recently been the beneficiaries of a large amount of funding, resulting in a very significant digitisation project, which I have yet to incorporate into this list as it's not the simple matter it should be, but which can be found at Digital Collections from the American Antiquarian Society and the Center for Popular Music. Be prepared to spend a significant amount of time if you want to browse this, as it's a little tiresome to do. To access the list of collections you must use "manuscript" as the search term.


  • ADAMS,William MS, 1795, USA, Lib.Congress, cited in Litton
  • ALEXANDER,James MS 1730, USA New York, New York Historical Soc.
  • ALLEN,Jacob MS, 1792, USA Walpole Ma., Uni.of New Hampshire, Special Coll. of CDSS(photo)
  • ALLEN,Joel MS, 1800, USA Southington CT, CT Hist.Soc. Hertford CT
  • ALLEN,Robert Clough MS, no date, UK Northumberland, Chantry Bagpipe Mus. Morpeth
  • ALLEN,Wilkes MS, 1790, USA, Lib.Congress
  • ALLEN,Wm MS, early 19thC, UK Cornwall, Courtney Lib. Royal Institution of Cornwall, pub by M.O'Connor as "Dons an Garrow" 2005. [1]
  • ANDREWS,Wm MS, late19thC, UK Sheepstor Devon, Sabine Baring Gould coll. Plymouth City Lib., part published by Wren Trust as "The William Andrews Tunebook"
  • ANON MS(Alston), UK Alston Cumbria, Beamish Museum, cited in "The Lads Like Beer"
  • ANON MS(BL34204), 1700, UK, Brit.Lib. Add.34204, French,English and Scots Dance tunes for one or two flutes
  • ANON MS(c95), 1710, UK, Bodleian Lib. MusSchMS.c95, info from P.Holman "Division Recorder"
  • ANON MS(RCM2095), c1800, UK, Royal Coll. of Music, ref. MS2095
  • ANON MS(Rival Knights), c1810, UK, Private Collection, 80 tunes with basses, many Scots.PDF at Internet Archive
  • ANON MS(Staffs), 1820, UK Staffordshire, Private collection, , vmpABCs
  • ANON MS(WC/mu39), 19thC, UK Northumberland, Chantry Bagpipe Museum, Morpeth,W.CocksColl, Farne website, vmpABCs
  • ANON MS(WC/193), 19thC, UK Northumberland, Chantry Bagpipe Museum, Morpeth,W.CocksColl, info from M.Seattle "Morpeth Rant", Farne website, vmpABCs
  • ANON MS(WC/Mu187), 19thC, UK Northumberland, Chantry Bagpipe Museum, Morpeth,W.CocksColl, info from M.Seattle "Morpeth Rant"
  • ANON MS(WC/?Mu), 19thC, UK Northumberland, Chantry Bagpipe Museum, Morpeth,W.CocksColl, info from M.Seattle "Morpeth Rant"
  • ARMSTRONG,G.C. MS, no date, UK Northumberland, Chantry Bagpipe Museum, Morpeth,W.CocksColl, info from M.Seattle "N'brian Pipers Pocket Book, Yellow" (NPPBY)
  • ARMSTRONG,Jack MS, 20thC, UK N'land Carrick Elsdon, Border Library,Hexham, info from M.Seattle "NPPBY"
  • ARMITAGE MSS, early 19thC, UK West Yorks Calderdale, Private collection
  • ASHOVER MS, see Harrison & Wall MS
  • ASTON-ON-CARRANT MS, UK Aston-on Carrant,Glos., identical with, and see Berkely, Rowland MS
  • ATKINSON,Henry MS, 1694, UK N'land Morpeth, Newcastle Society of Antiquarians, vmpABCs Wiki Article, Farne website
  • AUSTEN,Jane & Family MSS, UK, Chawton, Hampshire. Resources digitised by the Library Digitisation Unit, University of Southampton, Eighteen printed and manuscript music books owned by members of the Austen family, including the writer Jane Austen, Online at Internet Archive
  • AYLMORE,William MS, 1796, UK W.Wittering,Sussex, Lib.Sussex Archeo.Soc, Lewes, part pub. 'SussexTB'
  • BARLOW,James MS, 1845, UK Lancashire Helmshore, Private collection, File:BarlowMS.PDF, PDFs at Internet Archive
  • BARNES,Joseph MS, 1762, UK Carlisle,Cumbria, Cumbria RO, Carlisle,DX74/2, Film# 866, vmpABCs
  • BARNSLEY,Alice & J.Hall MS, c1790, UK Derbys Peak Forest, Private collection
  • BATY,John MS, 1840-60, UK N'land Bethel, Chantry Bagpipe Museum, Morpeth, Farne website, vmpABCs
  • BEACH,John MS, 1801, USA Gloucester MA, Uni.of Kansas, Spencer Lib. KS.MS.E23, info from EASMES website
  • BECK,Henry MS, 1785, USA Lib.Congress, Facs.M63.B4.Case, a MS cited in Litton
  • BEEMER,Peter MS, 1860s, USA IdahoDance Music Collected in the Gold Mining Camp of Warren's Diggins, Idaho in the 1860's. website
  • BELKNAP,Elisha MS, 1784, USA Framlington Mass, Harvard Uni. MS MUS.124, info from EASMES website
  • BELL,Jane MS, 1866, Tarn Hows, Cumbria See Dobson MS below
  • BELL,John MS, no date, UK N'land, Newc Soc of Ants, NSA/Mu33, info from M.Seattle "NPPBY" and "Master Piper", a large miscellaneous collection Farne website
  • BENNETT,George Wilkins, MS 1860 UK Chedzoy, Somerset, England. Huronia Museum, Midland, Ontario. See Becky Dellow's Blog [2]
  • BENNET,Thomas MS, 1718, UK, VWML QM 7404, vmpABCs
  • BERKELEY,Rowland MS, 1770, UK Aston-on-Carrant,Glos, Private Collection, published in Mentieth & Burgess "Coleford Jig"
  • BEST,Miss MS, c1850, UK, VWML, info from B.Callaghan
  • BETHAM,Matthew MS, 1838, UK Cumbria Newby Head, VWML, QM P7415or9721, aka(erroneously)Docker vmpABCs
  • BEWICK,Robert Elliot MS, 19thC, UK N'land, Gateshead Public Library, info M.Seattle "Morpeth Rant"
  • BIGGINS,James MS, 1779, UK W.Yorks. Leeds, Leeds Central Library, Yorks vmpABCs
  • BLACKSHAW,James MS, 1837, UK Shropshire, Private coll, vmpABCs Article in EDS Autumn 2007 pp12-14
  • BOTTLE,RT MS, 1781, UK Kent, Harrietsham, Centre for Kentish Studies, Maidstone, Kent. Pub.as Lenham Camp, Faversham Papers #10, Faversham Soc. 2010, pub as facsimile
  • BOYNTON,Elias MS, 1799, USA Pepperell MA, Private collection, info from EASMES website
  • BRIDGES,Kitty MS, see MS Anon(8084), GithubABCs
  • BRITTON,Thomas MS, 1697, UK, Brit.Lib. Add.MS.22098, info from P.Holman "Division Recorder"
  • BROOKE, Arthur , early 19thC. I have rumour of a MS belonging to this gent, possibly the one who in his youth was a fan of the harp and the flageolet. Perhaps in the library of the Great Oakley family seat.
  • BROWN,Jeremiah MS, 1782, USA Seabrook NH, Eames D181, Am.Ant.Soc., info from EASMES website, C'place book 234 melodies
  • BROWN,William MS, 1797, UK Romford Essex, USA Sutro Lib.,San Francisco, info from EASMES website
  • BROWNE Family MSS (4), various dates, UK Troutbeck Cumbria, Armitt Lib, Ambleside, Cumbria, vmpABCs
  • BURKS,John MS, 1821, UK N.England, Private Collection, current owner and whereabouts unknown Images at Internet Archive vmpABCs
  • BURNETT,Joshua MS, early 19thC, UK Worsborough,S.Yorks, VWML, part published in PP.Davenport "South Riding Tunebook", vmpABCs, Links to images of the manuscript on this page
  • BUTTREY,John MS, UK Lincolnshire, early 19th century. A very large interesting manuscript currently in private ownership by his descendants in Canada. Work is in progress by a team of Village Music Project transcribers to make available an ABC file. Images of the MS and a history of it are on the Buttrey website
  • CALVERT,William MS, 1812, UK N.Yorks. Leyburn, private collection PDF at Internet Archive vmpABCs
  • CANFIELD MS, 1823, USA Hartford, Connecticut, Hartford Library? info from EASMES website
  • CARLISLE MS, 1810, UK Carlisle,Cumbria, VWML part of QM9732, vmpABCs
  • CARTER, John MS, 1792, UK, Brit.Lib, GM.MS A.22, info from EASMES website
  • CARY,Eleazer MS, 1797, USA Mansfield CT, Conn.Hist.Soc. Hertford C.T., MS.74251(Storrs,A1797), info from EASMES website
  • CATT,George MS, 1790, UK, VWML one of F.Kidson's MSS MS-22, AGG transcription?, Folk Music Journal IV#1 p20
  • CLARE,John MS, c1820, UK Helpstone Northants, Northampton R.O or pub.lib. publ. in 'John Clare & the Folk Tradition', vmpABCs
  • CLARK,William Southern MS, mid-19thC, Nat. Lib. Wales, NLW MS 20067A
  • CLARKE,Wm(of Feltwell,Norfolk) MS, 1858, UK Norfolk Feltwell, Private collection, Article in EDS Summer 2006 pp20/21, Article and ABCs etc. on Mary Humphreys' website
  • CLARKE,Wm(of Lincoln) MS, 1770, UK Lincolnshire, Private collection? vmpABCs. Follow internal link to PDFs. Also PDF at Internet Archive Petrucci
  • CLEWS,John MS, 1832, UK Shropshire,Stoke on Tern, Private collection, vmpABCs
  • CLOUGH,Tom Collection of MSS various dates, UK N'land, Clough Family private coll. Farne website
  • CLUTTERBUCK, see TILL
  • COCKS,W.Collection of MSS various dates, UK N'land, Chantry Bagpipe Museum, Morpeth, see Farne website
  • COCKS Anon MS#1, early 19th C, in Cocks' Collection, vmpABCs
  • COCKS Anon MS#2, early 19th C, in Cocks' Collection, vmpABCs
  • COLLINGE,Wm MS, 1881, UK Lancs. Bacup, Private collection, cited in FMJ 1986
  • COLLINGWOOD MS, no date, UK N'land, Beamish Museum, info M.Seattle "The Lads Like Beer"
  • COOKE,Benjamin MS, c1770, UK Leeds,W.Yorks, Kidson coll, Mitchell Lib, Glasgow vmpABCs
  • COOPER/COWPER,Thomas MS, c1770 (various dates and spellings given, probably originally Cowper) Cumbria (Westmorland), perhaps Appleby Dufton, Private collection. Accounts, prayers, hymns and psalms and some dance tunes. File:TCooper.PDF, Photos , vmpABCs
  • CRAWFORD,Elizabeth MS, 1794, USA, Howard Uni. TheatreCol.MSThr.286, info from EASMES website
  • CRAWHALL,Joseph MS, 1872, UK Northumberland, Beamish Museum, Farne website
  • CROMPTON,Samuel[3] MS, c1770, UK Lancs.,Bury, Old Hall Museum Bury Lancs
  • CROTCH,JB MS, 19thC, UK, Brit.Lib. Add.30272
  • CUMMINGS,Patrick MS, 1723?, UK Scotland, ex-Kidson MS-G, sold to Edin,Uni,Lib.NLS MS1667, info FMJvol4#1p15
  • DALTON,Robert C. MS, 1841, UK Sheffield Attercliffe. Private Coll, via Geoff Woolfe
  • DARLING,William MS, 1808, UK Bamburgh, Private Collection, on loan to Grace Darling Museum, Bamburgh, EDS Spring 2012 p14
  • DAVIDSON,Jack"Kielder Jock" MS, early 20thC, UK N'land Bellingham, copy in Chantry Bagpipe Mus. Morpeth
  • DAVOLL,FW MS, 19thC, UK perhaps Staffordshire? Private coll. published in Mentieth & Burgess "Coleford Jig"
  • DICKENSON,Silas MS, 1800, USA Amherst.MA, New York Pub.Lib., Perf.Arts.MNZ.Mus.Res, info from EASMES website
  • DIXON,(2) MS, 1811, unidentified MS from the Dixon Family Papers in Lincolnshire Archives, vmpABCs, ABCs at Internet Archive
  • DIXON,Thomas John MS, 1798 Holton-le-Moor, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire Lincolnshire Archives Dixon 21/1/1 and 21/1/2 vmpABCs
  • DIXON,Wm MS, 1733, UK N'land Morpeth, Perth Lib, Scotland, pub. M.Seattle "The Master Piper - 9 Notes That Shook The World" Wiki article
  • Dobson/Bell MS, 1850s, Brampton, Cumbria. Dobson at one end, Jane Bell at the other. Not sure of whereabouts.
  • DOCKER, see BETHAM
  • DOEY,Jean MS, early19thC, UK, Part of FK collection MS-21, VWML part of QM9733
  • DOVASTON,JohnFM MS, early 19thC, UK Shropshire Oswestry, Brit.Lib. Add.63512
  • DURHAM,anon MS, no date, UK N'land, Private collection? pub. P.Davenport "South Riding Tunebook"
  • EELLS,Cushing MS, 1789, USA Norwich CT, Connecticut Hist.Soc. Hertford CT, info from EASMES website
  • FARRON,James Edmond,MSS, 1834 UK, Private collection, MS#6 PDF MS#8, PDF
  • FENWICK,James William MS Late 19thC, UK, North Shields, Private Collection [4]
  • FIFE,John MS, c1780, UK Perth, Scotland, Nat.Lib. of Canada
  • FISHER,Ruben MS, late18thC, USA Richland County Ohio,
  • FORDE,William MS, c1845, Ireland, cited in Joyce(1908)Old Irish Folk Music & Songs
  • FORSTER,A MS, UK Wallridge Fell Northumberland, Beamish Museum
  • FOX,Charles James MS, 1830, UK Beverley East Yorks, Kidson coll, Mitchell Lib, Glasgow vmpABCs
  • FRENCH,Richard MSS, early 19thC, UK Widecombe Dorset, Private collection, cited in English Dance and Song Winter 2009 p18
  • FROBISHER,CR MS, 1793, exUK Canada Montreal, Ottawa Pub.Lib?x
  • GAIRDYN MS, 1710-35,An important early Scottish collection of songs, marches, minuets, sarabands, country dances, etc.. Glen Collection of Printed Music, National Library of Scotland, PDF
  • GAYLORD,Major John MS, 1816,USA CT, Trinity College CT, Watkinson Lib. AshenMS MusicBooks, info from EASMES website
  • GIBBONS,Joshua MS, 1823, UK Tealby Market Rasen Lincolnshire, N.E.Lincs Archives published as 'Lincolnshire Colls,vol1' vmpABCs
  • GIBBS,Giles MS, 1777, USA East Windsor CT, Hertford CT Conn.Hist.Soc. MS79249, info from EASMES website
  • GIDDY,John MS, c1740, UK Cornwall Kea, Cornwall RO Truro, pub by M.O'Connor as "Memories of Old Kea" 2001. [5]
  • GILES,William Henry MS, 1839, UK Oxon Bampton,VWML 2286 vmpABCs
  • GLASS,J. MS, 1835, UK Devon Devizes, Private collection, cited in FMJ 1986
  • GREEN,William Thomas MS, 1831, UK N'land, W.Cocks Coll. Chantry Hse. Morpeth, Farne website, vmpABCs
  • GREENFIELDS C'place MS, 1811, USA, Litchfield Hist.Soc. CT, info from EASMES website
  • GREENWOOD,John MS, 1785, USA, New York Hist.Soc.,MS Music BU SEC, info from EASMES website, 80 tunes, songs and marches, PDF at New York Historical Soc. Lib.(go to the search box and ask for "Music Book")
  • GREET MS, early19thC, UK Winchcombe Glos., Private collection, pub. in Mentieth & Burgess "Coleford Jig"
  • GREGORY,Tom MS, 1825, UK Cornwall Padstow, Courtney Lib., info from Mike O'Connor
  • GRESLEY MS, circa1500, UK. The Gresley Manuscript was discovered in 1984. It contains very early descriptions of music and dance in England, and was made sometime between 1480 and 1520.
  • HALL,John(1) MS, 1833, UK N'land, Private collection, Farne website, vmpABCs
  • HALL,John(2) MS, late 19thC. UK Northumberland, Spittal, nr Berwick. info here
  • HAMMERSLEY,Thos. MS, 1790, UK London, Brit.Lib. ADD.29371
  • HAMPTON, Thomas (1844-96), MS, UK Hereford. See Becky Dellow's Blog [6]
  • HARDY,Thos. MS, early19thC, UK Dorset, Dorsetshire Mus.Lock-Hardy papers, part published in 'The Musical Heritage of..', Article in EDS Summer 2007 pp10/11
  • HARRISON & WALL MS, c1770, UK Derbyshire Ashover, Derby Pub. Lib.? current whereabouts uncertain, vmpABCs File:AshoverMS.PDF, PDFs at Internet Archive, Petrucci
  • HARRISON,Rev. Robt. MS, 1820, UK Cumbria Brampton, Private collection, since donated to VWML, vmpABCs, PDFs at VWML with ABC Transcriptions
  • HASLINGDEN,James MS, 1827, UK Midlands or South, VWML QM9728
  • HAWKINS,Micah MS, 1794, USA NY, New York Pub.Lib. Perf.Arts.AmericanaJOC72-11, info from EASMES website
  • HAYNES FAMILY MS, mid 19thC, USA, Oregon. A manuscript of tunes hand written by musicians from this family who played for dancing in the Willamette Valley, Oregon, in Pioneer times. website
  • HENRITSON,Francis MS, 1791, UK North Yorkshire Middlesborough (perhaps), Private Collection, 33pp Psalms, 11pp dance tunes, PDF at Internet Archive
  • HEPPLE,George MS, mid 20thC, UK Cumbria Haltwhistle, info M'Seattle "The Lads Like Beer"
  • HEPPLE,Thomas MS, 1855, UK N'land, Mainly songs, Newc Soc of Ants, Farne website
  • HERNE,Annie MS, early 19thC, UK Dorset Widecombe, Private collection, cited in EDS Winter 2009 p18
  • HIGGOTT,Wm MS, c1800, UK Cumbria, VWML QM4606
  • HOFFJohn MS, 1797, USA Lancaster PA, Lancaster County Hist.Soc., PA, info from EASMES website
  • HOLMES,Edward MS, 1820?, UK E.Yorks Beverley, East Yorks. Records Office, vmpABCs
  • HOLMES,Mathew and others MSS, early 17thC various lute MSS Digital copies
  • HOOVES,Joseph MS, 1817, USA New Ipswich MA,Dedham Hist.Soc. MA, info from EASMES website
  • HORN,Francis MS, 1864, UK Bucks. Aylesbury, Aylesbury Mus, ref.223.72/2,in store
  • HOSMER,James MS, 1798, USA East Hartford CT, Conn Hist.Soc. Hertford Conn, info from EASMES website
  • HUBBARD,Matthew MS, 1794, UK Lincolnshire Louth, Private collection
  • HUGHES,AlbertJ MS, early 19thC, UK Shropshire Whitchurch, Private collection, vmpABCs Article in EDS Autumn 2007 pp12-14
  • HUGHES,Edward MS, 1811, UK Wiltshire Westbury, Bristol Record Office Ref#40358 (clarinet secundo part only)
  • HUGHES,Richard MS, 1823, UK Shropshire Whitchurch, Private collection, vmpABCs Article in EDS Autumn 2007 pp12-14
  • HUNTLEA,Henry MS, 1884, UK Cambridge, VWML 5233 PDFs at VWML
  • IRWIN,William MS, 1838, UK Cumbria Langdale, VWML, part of QM9732, vmpABCs
  • IRWIN,William, Folio MS, early 19thC, UK Cumbria Langdale, VWML part of QM9731, vmpABCs
  • JACKSON,HSJ.MS, 1823, UK Lancashire Wyresdale, Private collection, vmpABCs, Published in The Winders of Wyresdale [7]
  • JACKSON,Isaac MS, 1822, UK Lancs. Wyresdale, missing, last seen 1960 with the Edward Winder MS
  • JACKSON,Joshua MS, 1798,UK N.Yorks Harrogate, Private collection, publ. in 'Tunes,Songs & Dances From..'etc
  • JACKSON,M MS, 1790, UK, Brit.Lib. Add.25073-78
  • JENKINS,John and Henry MS UK West Sussex, ref
  • JOHNSON,Seth MS, 1807, USA Woburn MA, Mid Tennessee State Uni. Centre For Popular Music, info from EASMES website
  • JONES,John MS, 1801, UK Shropshire Whitchurch, Private collection, vmpABCs Article in EDS Autumn 2007 pp12-14
  • JULIAN,Arthur MS, late 19thC, UK Cornwall, M.O'Connor suspects MS exists
  • KERSHAW,Joseph MS, 1820, UK E.Lancs Oldham, VWML, pub. by INWAC "The Joseph Kershaw MS"
  • KIDSON,Frank (Hornpipes MS), c1900, UK W.Yorks Leeds, KidsonKidson coll. Mitchell Lib. Glasgow M18055, Kidson's own compilation, using spare pages in empty Huddeswell MS vmpABCs
  • KIDSON,Frank (Yorkshire Dance Music MS), 20thC, UK Yorkshire VWML part of QM9723, pub. Ashton&Dyson "Yorkshire Dance Tunes", Kidson's own compilation, using spare pages in QM9723 MS PDFs at VWML
  • KILLEY,William MS, 1825, Isle of Man, "William Killey's Flutebook", missing since 1957 but ABC and PDF of transcriptions from photocopy available on the mannincloud website
  • KNOWLES,Ellis MS, 1847, UK Lancs. Manchester Radcliffe, Greater Manchester RO(1980), part pub by PlainBrownWrapperBand,Index
  • LAMBERT,Thomas MS, c1860, UK Yorks. Ferrybridge, VWML, part of QM9733,
  • LEADLEY,Laurence MSS, early19thC, UK N.Yorks Thirsk, Private collection, part published in 'The Fiddler of Helperby'. ms#4 vmpABCs
  • LIDDELL, Christopher (Kit) MS, 19thC, UK N'land, Private collection, info M.Seattle "NPPBY"
  • LIGHTFOOT,R MS, no date, UK N'land Harlow Hill, Beamish Museum Lockey Collection
  • LISHMAN MS, part of and see Browne family MS, early 19thC, UK Cumbria
  • LISTER,William Hall MS, mid19thC, UK Newcastle East Boldon, Lockey Coll, Beamish Museum, Farne website, vmpABCs
  • LITTEN, William MS, 1800-1802, USA, Dukes County Historical Society, Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Mass, pub. as "W.Litten's Fiddle Tunes" by Gale Huntington, Hines Point Publishers. vmpABCs
  • LIVINGSTON,Henry MS, c1780, USA New York, Private collection, Owner's website
  • LLEWELIN,Thomas David MS, mid 19thC, UK Wales Aberdar, Nat.Lib.Wales NLW MSS 329-337 pub.by R.H.Bowen as "Llewelin Alaw"
  • LOCKEY Collection of MSS, UK N'land, Beamish Museum Lockey Collection
  • MALCHAIR,Jean Baptiste MS, c1780, UK Oxford, VWML 3619, cited in FMJ IV#4 PDFs at VWML
  • MALECOT, George MS, 1776, UK Cumbria Whitehaven, USA New Hampshire Uni, Ralph Page Coll.
  • MAUNSELL MS. an anonymous 18th C MS from Thorpe Manor, Northamptonshire. N'shire Record Office. as "One Long Whitson Holyday" 1991.
  • MATTHEWS,George MS, 1839, UK Leighland/Leyland?, Private collection
  • MILLER,John MS, 1799, UK Scotland Perth, Bell Library Perth, vmpABCs
  • MITTELL,Wm MS, 1799, UK Kent New Romney, Private collection (Private collection, copy in VWML), part publ. in D.Roberts "William Mittell His Book", vmpABCs
  • MOORE,John(Tyneside) MS, 1841, UK Tyneside, Private collection, vmpABCs
  • MOORE,John MS(Shropshire), 1820, UK Shropshire Ironbridge, VWML, acc.4494, published by G.Ashman "The Ironbridge Hornpipe" PDFs at VWML Three books are listed, David Jacobs transcribing Book1,2 ,& 3 as of Feb 2016, The last four tunes in book 1 are in a different hand, the original hand however is back at the start of book 2.
  • Morris,Wm MS, 1776, USA Hunterdon County New Jersey, militiaman's tunebook, c70pp, PDF at New York Historical Soc. Lib.(go to the search box and ask for "Music Book")
  • MORVAL MSS, c1770, UK Cornwall Looe, Antony House Lib. Cornwall. BC/27/41, pub by M.O'Connor "Petticoats Tight, Petticoats Loose" 2006. [8]
  • MOUNT,Wm Sidney MS, mid 19thC, USA Long Island Setauket, Long Island Mus. of Art, info from Fiddlers Companion
  • MS Anon, UK, various anonymous MSS in the AGG bequest, VWML
  • MS Anon, UK, various MSS from Frank Kidson in the AGG bequest, VWML
  • MS Anon(7408)(Flwrs of Ed), c1850, PDFs at VWML
  • MS Anon#2(3049)(called VWMLa in VMP), late 18thC, 175pp, UK, unknown origin, perhaps Yorkshire or Lincolnshire, VWML, (presented by Mr.D.N.Kennedy, ex libris Yarborough (Lincs) Anderson, died 1917) PDFs at VWML, vmpABCs, GithubABCs
  • MS Anon(5218), ca1820, 24pp, UK, unknown origin(presented by Miss Hannah Mawson) PDFs at VWML
  • MS Anon(8084), (recently has aquired the name Kitty Bridges), 1745, 21pp, UK, unknown origin, donated by Major C. L. King in 1976, English Dance & Song;Summer2009, Vol. 71 Issue 2, p16, PDFs at VWML, JPGs at VWML with ABC Transcriptions, JC's ABCs, Published By Bob Shatwell as Kitty Bridges Rides Again:A Select Collection of Country Dances, GithubABCs
  • MS Anon(8198), ca1800, 10pp, UK, unknown origin PDFs at VWML
  • MS Anon(9723)('Old Reels & Dance Tunes'), early 19thC, unknown origin, numbered 37, MS in two hands, small number of well-known tunes, FK uses spare pages at the back for YDT PDFs at VWML
  • MS Anon(9725), mid 19thC, 51pp, UK, Mostly Scottish,Strathspeys + Polkas, unknown origin PDFs at VWML
  • MS INGLIS 12,NLS MS.3327Book of Scottish...Anon. late 18th century. 104pp, much of interest, PDF at Int Arch.
  • MURPHY,Edward MS, 1790, USA Newport RI, Lib.Congress, MT356C62MF music3060
  • MUNDY,Stephen MS, 1789 - 1862, Kennington Farm, OXON. Berks Records Office (acc. 7976) (http://ww2.berkshirenclosure.org.uk/calmview/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=DEX2020&pos=1) Contents listed at http://ww2.berkshirenclosure.org.uk/calmview/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=DEX2020%2f12&pos=2
  • NEAL,John, 1732, Dublin, published colls. uncertain whereabouts
  • New Harmony MS, 1795?, USA New Harmony Ind., Uni.of Illinois, poss. the RDOwen MS?, info from EASMES website
  • NICHOL,John MS, 1840-1900, UK Northumberland, Chantry Bagpipe Museum, Morpeth, Farne website, vmpABCs
  • Nicholson,J, see Carlisle MS
  • NIXON,T,&LONG,J. MS, no date, USA Danbury CT, Framingham Hist.Soc.,MA, info from EASMES website. Info and images are available at the museum website
  • NORTHCLIFFE MS, UK, poss. Kidson coll. Mitchell Lib. Glasgow,not found yet, mentioned by FK
  • NOSWORTHY,Tom MSS, early 19thC, UK Dorset Widecombe, Private collection, cited EDS Winter 2009 p18
  • NUTTALL,James MS, 1830, UK E.Lancs Rossendale, Rossendale Museum, vmpABCs
  • NUTTALL,John MS, 1795-1814, UK E.LancsRossendale, Rawtenstall Lib.
  • OLD,John MS, 1808, UK Cornwall Par, Private collection, pub. by M.O'Connor "No Song No Supper" 2002. [9]
  • OLDFIELD,Isaac MS, 1808, UK Derbyshire Belper, Private collection
  • OWEN,Rodert Dale MS, 1826, UK Scotland New Lanark, Uni.of Illinois, see New Harmony MSS,
  • Parry,John MS, mid 18thC, UK Wales Rhiwabon Maelor, Nat.Lib.Wales, various MSS pub.by Robin Huw Bowen, 1991
  • PATTEN,William MS, 1800, USA Philadelphia PA, Ivorytown C.T.,Company of Fifers&Drummers, info from EASMES website
  • PEARSALL,John MS, 1726, UK Bristol Willsbridge, Brit.Lib. Add.39549
  • PERKINS,Whittier MS, 1790, USA Mass., Columbia Uni,Rare Book & MS Coll. X780.973C68, info from EASMES website, circa 150 dance tunes, mostly British, some American (Yankee Doodle etc)
  • PICKERING,Thomas MS, UK, poss. Kidson coll. Mitchell Lib. Glasgow,not found yet, mentioned by FK
  • Pigot,John E. MS, c1845, Ireland, pub in Joyce Old Irish Music & Songs, info from Ceolas website
  • PITT,William MS, 1722, UK, Brit.Lib. Add.47446
  • PRIDEAUX,Francis MS, 1788, UK Cornwall Padstow, Private collection, pub. by Mike O'Connor as "Pride of Place" 2007. [10]
  • PYLE,Richard MS, 1822, UK Hants. Nether Wallop, Hampshire R.O. Winchester 210M87/1, part published in "Hampshire Dance Tunes", Article in EDS Autumn 2006 p14-16
  • QUINNEY,Tom MS, late19thC, UK N'land, Private collection, pub. in P.Davenport "South Riding Tunebook"
  • RAINSTORP,Walter MS, 1747, UK London Cheapside, Yale Uni. Beineke Lib. Osborne Coll. MS.12 Yale Uni, Beineke Lib., info from EASMES website Family website
  • RAMSAY,Alan MS, no date, UK, VWML AGGb transcript from FK numbered series, cited in FMJ VII#4, AGGa copy from FK #series
  • REDDISH,John MS, 1780-1805, UK East Bridgford, Nottinghamshire. A family manuscript containing accounts, songs, marches, country dances, miscellany. A PDF facsimile plus a PDF transcription, and an academic investigation forming a MPhil thesis by Anne Cockburn, deposited at Nottingham University
  • REEVE,Thos,& G.SORESBY MS, 1800, UK Derbys Brailsford, Private collection
  • RENSELLAER,Eliz van MS, 1782, USA Boston MA, Trinity College CT, Watkinson Lib, Music Books,Allen MSS, info from EASMES website
  • RICHARDS,Mary MS, early 19thC, UK Wales Darowen, Nat.Lib.Wales, various MSS, pub.by R.H.Bowen, 1991
  • RIDGLEY,HenryM MS, 1799, USA, Dover State Archives, Ridgely Paper box257 DSA, info from EASMES website
  • RILEY,Thomas MS, 1841, UK Durham W.Aukland, VWML?,cited in EDS.Winter '04.p.20
  • ROBSON,John MS 1874, UK N'land Spithope, Alnwick Pipers Soc. Farne website
  • ROOK,John MS, 1840, UK Cumbria Waverton Nr.Carlisle, Private collection, Copy in School of Scottish Studies, online PDFs, Wikipedia article
  • ROOSE,John MS, early 19thC,UK Manchester, Private collection, cited in FMJ VI#3. vmpABCs
  • ROSE,Benjamin MS, 1820, UK Dorset Belchalwell, Private collection, published as Benjamin's Book; Thompson,Colin & Tim Laycock; Shoreham-by-Sea, Article EDS Winter 2010 p18
  • ROWLAND,John MS, 1696, UK, Brit.Lib. Add.38189
  • RUSSELL,Edward MS, 1812, UK Wales Monmouth, Nat. Army Museum, Cat 6207
  • SAILES,James MS, c1830, UK, Lincolnshire Scotter, Lincs. Museum Scunthorpe, Ethel Rudkin papers. vmpABCs
  • SANDERS,George MS, 1758, UK N'land Ryton, Beamish Museum,copy
  • SANDS,Thomas MS, 1810, UK Lincolnshire, Donated to VWML, File:SandsMS.PDF, vmpABCs
  • SENHOUSE MSS large collection various dates, UK Cumbria Maryport, Senhouse Fam. Papers, Cumbria R.O. Carlisle, vmpABCs
  • SHAACK,Puan MS, 1820, USA Kinderhook NY, Sturbridge MA, Old Sturb.Vil.1965.35BV, info from EASMES website
  • SHATTUCK,Abel MS, 1801, USA Colrain MA, Lib.Congress, M63.S5 Case
  • SHERMAN,Marianne MS,1806, UK Harpenden, Herts. England. Article in Harpenden History
  • SHEPHERD,John MS, 1787, UK, Nat.Army Mus, London, Cat 7809-48, info from EASMES website
  • SHEPLEY,Nancy MS, 1794, USA Pepperell MA, Worcester MA, American Antiquarian Soc, MS Coll., info from EASMES website
  • SHOOSMITH,Thomas MS, early19thC, UK Sussex Arlington, Lib.Sussex Archeo.Soc, Lewes, part pub. Gammon 'SussexTB'
  • SKENE,John MS, early ca1630, UK Scotland Aberdeenshire, VWML QM7206,VWML QM7205, Frank Kidson's Transcriptions from 'Ancient Scottish Melodies (1838), PDFs at VWML
  • SKENES Tunebook 1; Frank Kidson's Transcriptions from 'Ancient Scottish Melodies (1838); JPGs at VWML
  • SKENES Tunebook 2; Frank Kidson's Transcriptions from 'Ancient Scottish Melodies (1838);JPGs at VWML
  • SMITH MS, 1829, UK, Private collection, cited in FMJvol4#1p1
  • SMITH,John MS, c1840, UK Northumberland Cresswell, Indexed only: orig in possession of NPS. Smith was a stonemason by day and probably a fiddler. He lived on the Cresswell estate, landlords Cresswell-Baker, although himself born in N. Tyne valley
  • SNOWS HILL MANOR MS, no date, UK Glos. Snowshill Manor NT Coll
  • SPENCER,George MS, 1831, UK Leeds, Kidson coll, Mitchell Lib. Glasgow, vmpABCs
  • STABLES,Henry MS, 1881, UK Cumbria Walthwaite,VWML QM7406, vmpABCs
  • STANWAY,Joshua MS, 1702, UK Brit.Lib. MS Mus.135
  • STOREY,George MS, 20thC, UK N'land, cited in "Charlton Memorial Tunebook"
  • STRAFFEN,John MS, 1848, UK Northumberland Angerton . Fiddle MS from a family of estate gardeners. Abc in progress: orig in possession of NPS, arrived with the Forster Charlton collection of archives, (my notes say Beamish Museum)
  • SUMNER,M MS, 1836, UK Surrey, Private collection
  • SURTEES,CJ MS, 1819, UK N'land, W.Cocks Coll Chantry Mus Morpeth, Farne website, vmpABCs
  • SWALLOW MS, 1818, Leeds FUK, Kidson coll. MS-H Mitchell Lib. Glasgow, not found yet, mentioned by FK
  • SWINDELLS,Ralph MS, 1856, UK Derbys. Tideswell, Private collection
  • SYKES-LYMAN,Elisha MS, 1821, Canada Montreal, Benjamin Wales Lib, Carillon, Quebec
  • TAYLOR,James MS, early19thC, UK Lancashire Bury Tottington, Bury Archive,CNR/17/1
  • TENNYSON,Eliza MS, 1822, UK Lincolnshire. Tennyson Research Centre, Lincoln Central Reference Library, vmpABCs vmpABCs at Internet Archive
  • THOMAS,John MS, 1752, UK Wales, Images at Nat.Lib.Wales, NLW.J.Lloyd Williams MS39, pub. Cass Meurig "Alawon John Thomas" Nat.Lib.Wales 2004
  • THOMPSON,Aaron MS, 1777, USA N.J., Yale Uni, Sterling Lib, Misc.MSS72,MF44, info from EASMES website
  • THORNE,Havilak Jane MS, 1830, Canada Nova Scotia, whereabouts unknown to me
  • THURSTON,John & Mary MS, 1736, UK Glos. Thornbury, Private collection, pub. as John & Mary Thurston Music Book,The; Challen,Christopher; Thornbury; Vox Humana Press; 2007; Facsimile of 1736 Cotswolds tunebook; also media at Glostrad}/John+and+Mary+Thurston+Music+Book.html
  • TILL,George MS,aka Clutterbuck, 1866, UK Glos. Stone, Gloucester R.O., pub Mentieth & Burgess in "Coleford Jig". Media at Glostrad. See also Becky Dellow's Blog. [11]
  • TILLER MS, unknown date or place of origin, cited by B.Callaghan in "Hardcore English", MS not traced
  • TITLEY,William MS, 19thC, UK Shropshire Newport, Private collection, cited by J.Kirkpatrick on Brass Monkey album cover. This MS is currently (Feb 2016) being transcribed into ABC.
  • TOWNSEND,J.MS, 1821, UK Manchester, Manchester Central Lib., cited in Knowles "Northern Lass"
  • TREAT,John MS, 1779, UK Durham, Mid Tennessee State Uni, Center For Popular Mus, info from EASMES website
  • TUBBS,Robert MS, 1752, UK London, Brit Lib. Add.56487, flute inc. songs
  • TURNER,John MS, 1788, USA Norwich CT, Hertford Conn, Conn.Hist.Soc, X.SheererMF MS79656, info from EASMES website
  • TURNER,Michael MS, 1842-52, UK Sussex Warnham, West Sussex R.O, Chichester, part published in Gammon "Sussex Tunebook"
  • TYLDESLEY,William MS, c1860, UK Lancs. Swinton, Swinton Pub.Lib, vmpABCs
  • VICKERS,William MS, 1770, UK N'land, Newcastle Soc. of Antiquarians, Farne website, pub. M.Seattle "The Great Northern Tune Book"
  • VOICE,Wm MS, early19thC, UK Sussex Handcross, Lib.Sussex Archeo.Soc. Lewes, part published in Gammon "Sussex Tunebook"
  • WALLACE,Geo. MS, 1849, UK Cumbria Alston, Beamish Museum (info from Northumbrian Piper's Green Pocket Book)
  • WATSON,George Henry MS, 1850-80, UK Norfolk Swanton Abbott, Private collection, vmpABCs
  • WATTS,Thomas MS, late18thC, UK Derbyshire Peak Forest, Private collection
  • WEDDEL,Henry MS, late18thC, UK, VWML part of QM9733
  • WEEKS,Clement MS, 1783, USA Greenland NHamps, American Antiquarian Soc. Worcester MA,, MS Coll., info from EASMES website
  • WELCH Family MSs, 1800+, UK Sussex Bosham,Lib.Sussex Archeo.Soc, Lewes, part published in Gammon "Sussex Tunebook"
  • West Midlands MS,Anon, mid19thC, UK W.Midlands, Private collection, part pub. P.Davenport "South Riding Tunebook"
  • W.G. MS, n.d. early 19thC, UK, VWML 2222, PDF at VWML With ABC Transcriptions. vmpABCs, GithubABCs
  • WHITE,George MS, 1790, USA Cherry Valley NY, Valatie,New York, Ray Hauley Coll., info from EASMES website
  • WIDECOMBE MSS; aka and see Richard French and Tom Nosworthy MSS
  • WILKINSON, George MSS, no date, UK Glos.?, VWML?, info from P.Roberts, piping mag Said to be 2 MSs, one from 19thC, Alderley,Westun under Edge, Glouc.
  • WILLCOX,Asa MS, 1793, USA New Hartford CT, Chicago Ill, Newberry Lib., info from EASMES website
  • WILLIAMS,Elisabeth MS, 1798, UK, VWML QM11749
  • WILLIAMS,Jno MS, 1799, USA Salem NY, Worcester MA, American Antiquarian Soc, MS Coll., info from EASMES website
  • WILLIAMS,William MS, 1775, USA Pautuxit RI, Brown Uni, John Hay Lib, P76WA863p2HarrisWaterman, info from EASMES website
  • WILLIAMSON,Elisabeth MS, 1790 unknown place of origin VWML, QM11749
  • WILSON,Andrew MS, 1782, USA, Lib.Congress, AIM Case,(H98237?) aka Ed&John, info from EASMES website
  • WINDER,Edward MS(not James), 1834, UK Lancs. Wyresdale, Private collection, microfilm in Liverpool Uni.Library, Pub as Data CD by Cock Robin Music, c.h.poll@btinternet.com, Chris Pollington. There is a website and a book about the Winder family tunebook collection here.
  • WINDER,James MS(not Edward), 1835, UK Lancs, Wyresdale, Private collection, vmpABCs. There is a website and a book about the Winder family tunebook collection here.
  • WINDER,John MS, 1789, UK Lancs, Wyresdale, Private collection, vmpABCs, There is a website and a book about the Winder family tunebook collection here.
  • WINNINGTON,Ann MS, c1815, UK+New York USA, Private collection, PDF at Internet Archive
  • WINSHIP,Lionel, MS, 1833 Wark,Northumberland Beamish Museum Farne website, vmpABCs
  • WINTER,J MS, 1833, UK Glos. Stanton, Morris Ring?, cited by B.Callaghan in "Hardcore English"
  • WINTER,William MS, 19thC, UK Somerset West Bagborough, Margaret Grant Lib. Halsway Manor Halsway Manor Added by --Geoff woolfe 12:19, 8 June 2009 (BST), see EDS,spring2006,p38, pub G.Woolfe, see also EDS Winter 2007 pp14-16
  • WINTERTON MSS, early 19thC, UK Lincolnshire, Winterton Parish Church
  • WOLSNOUME MS, c1798, UK Lancashire, VWML part of QM9733
  • WOODRUFF,Morris MS, 1803, USA?, Litchfield CT, Litchfield Hist.Soc., info from EASMES website
  • YARKER MS, 1797, UK, Cumbria, VWML 5234, 125pp ABC file as txt here PDF at VWML VWML(ABC), vmpABCs
  • YOUNG,David MS, 1734 or 1740?, UK Scotland Perthshire Creiff, Bodleian Library, 'This has the most fashionable dances of that year in Edinburgh, with tunes and detailed dance instructions'. Jack Campin's ABCs of the tunes and dance instructions.