Tune Manuscripts List

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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.

Last updated 1/2013

Some of these collections are available as facsimiles in PDF form, as indicated.

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

Some of these collections have been transcribed into ABC notation.

VMP indicates that an ABC transcription of the collection is available at the Village Music Project website.

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.

EASMES is Early American Secular Music and its European Sources.


  • 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
  • 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(Staffs), 1820, UK Staffordshire, Private collection, 'Staffordshire' MS article and ABCs at VMP
  • ANON MS(WC/mu39), 19thC, UK Northumberland, Chantry Bagpipe Museum, Morpeth,W.CocksColl, Farne
  • ANON MS(WC/193), 19thC, UK Northumberland, Chantry Bagpipe Museum, Morpeth,W.CocksColl, info from M.Seattle "Morpeth Rant", Farne
  • 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, ABCs at VMP Wiki Article, PDFs at Farne
  • 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, VMP
  • 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
  • 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
  • BELKNAP,Elisha MS, 1784, USA Framlington Mass, Harvard Uni. MS MUS.124, info from EASMES website
  • 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 PDFs at Farne
  • BENNETT,C,W MS 1860 UK Chedzoy, Somerset. Huronia Museum, Midland, Ontario
  • BENNET,Thomas MS, 1718, UK, VWML QM 7404, VMP
  • 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 VMP
  • 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 VMP
  • BLACKSHAW,James MS, 1837, UK Shropshire, Private coll, VMP 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
  • BRITTON,Thomas MS, 1697, UK, Brit.Lib. Add.MS.22098, info from P.Holman "Division Recorder"
  • 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, VMP
  • BURKS,John MS, 1821, UK N.England, Private Collection, California, owner may publish
  • BURNETT,Joshua MS, early 19thC, UK Worsborough,S.Yorks, Private Collection, part published in PP.Davenport "South Riding Tunebook", VMP
  • CALVERT,William MS, 1812, UK N.Yorks. Leyburn, private collection PDF at Internet Archive VMP
  • CANFIELD MS, 1823, USA Hartford, Connecticut, Hartford Library? info from EASMES website
  • CARLISLE MS, 1810, UK Carlisle,Cumbria, VWML part of QM9732, VMP
  • 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 poss one of F.Kidson's MSS 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', VMP
  • 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? VMP. Follow internal link to PDFs. Also PDF at Internet Archive Petrucci
  • CLEWS,John MS, 1832, UK Shropshire,Stoke on Tern, Private collection, VMP
  • CLOUGH,Tom Collection of MSS various dates, UK N'land, Clough Family private coll. Farne Project
  • COCKS,W.Collection of MSS various dates, UK N'land, Chantry Bagpipe Museum, Morpeth, see Farne Project
  • 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 VMP
  • CRAWFORD,Elizabeth MS, 1794, USA, Howard Uni. TheatreCol.MSThr.286, info from EASMES website
  • CRAWHALL,Joseph MS, 1872, UK Northumberland, Beamish Museum, Farne
  • CROMPTON,Samuel MS, c1770, UK Lancs.,Bury, Old Hall Museum Bury Lancs
  • CROTCH,JB MS, 19thC, UK, Brit.Lib. Add.30272
  • CUMMINGS,Patrick MS, no date, UK Scotland, Edin,Uni,Lib.NLS MS1667, info FMJvol4#1p15
  • 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, ABC, 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 VMP
  • 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
  • DOEY,Jean MS, early19thC, UK, 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
  • 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 VMP
  • 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'
  • 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
  • GILES,William Henry MS, 1830, UK Glos Bampton,VWML 2286 VMP
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • HALL,John MS, 1833, UK N'land, Private collection, Farne website
  • HAMMERSLEY,Thos. MS, 1790, UK London, Brit.Lib. ADD.29371
  • 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, VMP File:AshoverMS.PDF, PDFs at Internet Archive, Petrucci
  • HARRISON,Rev. Robt. MS, 1820, UK Cumbria Brampton, Private collection, VMP
  • 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
  • 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.RO,
  • 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, VMP Article in EDS Autumn 2007 pp12-14
  • HUGHES,Edward MS, 1811, UK Wiltshire Westbury, Bristol Record Office Ref#40358 (clarinet secundo part)
  • HUGHES,Richard MS, 1823, UK Shropshire Whitchurch, Private collection, VMP Article in EDS Autumn 2007 pp12-14
  • HUNTLEA,Henry MS, 1884, UK Cambridge, VWML 5233 PDFs at VWML
  • IRWIN,Willam MS, 1838, UK Cumbria Langdale, VWML, part of QM9732, VMP
  • IRWIN,William, Folio MS, early 19thC, UK Cumbria Langdale, VWML part of QM9731, VMP
  • JACKSON,HSJ.MS, 1823, UK Lancashire Wyresdale, Private collection, VMP
  • 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
  • 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, VMP 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 VMP
  • 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
  • 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'
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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.
  • MATTHEWS,George MS, 1839, UK Leighland/Leyland?, Private collection
  • MILLER,John MS, 1799, UK Scotland Perth, Bell Library Perth, VMP
  • MITTELL,Wm MS, 1799, UK Kent New Romney, Private collection (lost, copy in VWML), part publ. in D.Roberts "William Mittell His Book", VMP
  • MOORE,John(Tyneside) MS, 1841, UK Tyneside, Private collection, VMP
  • MOORE,John MS(Shropshire), 1820, UK Shropshire Ironbridge, VWML, acc.4494, published by G.Ashman "The Ironbridge Hornpipe" PDFs at VWML
  • MORVAL MSS, c1770, UK Cornwall Looe, Antony House Lib. Cornwall. BC/27/41, pub by M.O'Connor "Petticoats Tight, Petticoats Loose" 2006
  • 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(3049), late 18thC, 175pp, UK, unknown origin, VWML, (presented by Mr.D.N.Kennedy, ex libris Yarborough Anderson, died 1917) PDFs at VWML
  • 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 Published By Bob Shatwell as Kitty Bridges Rides Again
  • 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 ANON (VWMLa), Late 18thC, UK Yorkshire, VWML, VMP
  • 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
  • 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
  • Nicholson,J, see Carlisle MS
  • NIXON,T,&LONG,J. MS, no date, USA Danbury CT, Framlington Hist.Soc.,MA, info from EASMES 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, VMP
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • ROOKE,John MS, 1840, UK Cumbria Waverton Nr.Carlisle, Private collection, Copy in School of Scottish Studies, PDFs, Also here
  • ROOSE,John MS, early 19thC,UK Manchester, Private collection, cited in FMJ VI#3
  • 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
  • SANDERS,George MS, 1758, UK N'land Ryton, Beamish Museum,copy
  • SANDS,Thomas MS, 1810, UK Lincolnshire Private collection VMP
  • SENHOUSE MSS large collection various dates, UK Cumbria Maryport, Senhouse Fam. Papers, Cumbria R.O. Carlisle
  • 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
  • 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 Transcription from 'Ancient Scottish Melodies, PDFs 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, VMP
  • STABLES,Henry MS, 1881, UK Cumbria Walthwaite,VWML QM7406, VMP
  • 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
  • SWALLOW MS, no date, UK, Kidson coll. 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, ABC ABCs at Internet Archive
  • THOMAS,John MS, 1752, UK Wales, 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; [1]
  • TILL,George MS, 1866, UK Glos. Stone, Gloucester R.O., pub Mentieth & Burgess in "Coleford Jig"
  • 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
  • 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, VMP
  • 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
  • WATSON,George Henry MS, 1850-80, UK Norfolk Swanton Abbott, Private collection, VMP
  • 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
  • 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
  • WINDER,James MS(not Edward), 1835, UK Lancs, Wyresdale, Private collection, VMP. There is a website about the Winder family tunebook collection here
  • WINDER,John MS, 1789, UK Lancs, Wyresdale, Private collection, VMP
  • WINNINGTON,Ann MS, c1815, UK+New York USA, Private collection, PDF at Internet Archive
  • WINSHIP,Lionel, MS, 1833 Wark,Northumberland Beamish Museum Farne
  • 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 [2] 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 PDF at VWML
  • 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.
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