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This is a tune with scores of variants. It is often attributed to Joshua Cummings and there is a date of 1778 associated with it.
This is a dance tune (a reel) with scores of variants. It is often attributed to Joshua Cummings and there is a date of 1778 associated with it. In the United States, it is one of the tunes most commonly played by "old-time" musicians.


More info and links required here.
More info and links required here.
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Also see [[Soldier's Joy (dance)]]
Also see [[Soldier's Joy (dance)]]


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Latest revision as of 19:52, 7 September 2010

This is a dance tune (a reel) with scores of variants. It is often attributed to Joshua Cummings and there is a date of 1778 associated with it. In the United States, it is one of the tunes most commonly played by "old-time" musicians.

More info and links required here.

Bruce Olsen refers to the incidence of the tune in a variety of printed sources. [1]


Also see Soldier's Joy (dance)