SHARMAN,William MS

William Sharman's book of country dance tunes.

Donated to VWML by descendants

UK, Northamptonshire, Country Dance Tunes.

Signed by William Sharman and dated in front (1839) and in back (1841). The back also includes his address and age (23 years).

Vaughan Williams Memorial Library, (not yet catalogued Dec 2024)

96 pp. 10 x 17 cm

Contents: Haste to the wedding -- The soldiers joy -- The white cockade --The king of the cannibal islands -- ? -- My bonny love my lassy, or, Scotch reel -- Hunting the hare -- College hornpipe -- The native oysters -- What a beauty my granny was -- The Irish wash[er] woman -- A country dance -- Nancy Dawson -- Bluebells of Scotland -- Mrs Clarks, or , The Russian Dance -- Tink a tink -- Catches and glees -- Nancy's fancy -- Italian dance -- O'er the lone sea -- Paddy Carey -- New rig ship -- Paddy wack -- Brighton camp -- Soldiers cloak -- Green grass the rushes o -- Rose tree -- The rakes of London -- The [fairy?] dance -- The tank -- Bonny green garters -- Astels' [?] delight -- [?] lay down -- Belle isle march -- Be quick for I am in haste -- Crown prince -- Off she goes -- The girl of Brighton -- Go to the devil and shake yourself -- Spinning Jenny -- Drops of brandy -- Pretty Peggy of Derby -- Sweet the flower of Dumblin -- The [cuckoo's ?] nest -- Astels hornpipe -- Down with the French -- Jacks alive -- Captain Wack -- The slave -- The Waterloo dance -- Muses -- Duke of York tink -- The village girl -- Fly by night -- The new May moon -- Oster girl -- The flowers of Edinburgh -- ? -- The fairy [?] festival -- The new prince regent -- The [sell?] -- Money in both pockets -- Jack alive -- York assembly -- Shooters hornpipe -- The cuckoos nest -- The triumph -- The [?] of march -- Hemlock -- Show waltz -- Nancys fancy -- Duncans hornpipe -- Long live the King -- The King God bless him -- The ladies breast knot -- The downfall of Paris -- Lord Nelson hornpipe -- Lord Mayors hornpipe -- The soldiers joy -- Kiss me lady -- Sprigs of laurel -- Speed the plough -- [?] dance -- The Isle of France -- Quick and merry -- The Covent Garden row -- The house that Jack built -- George the Fourth -- The merry meeting -- King Williams fourth [?] -- College [?] hornpipe -- Ashleys hornpipe -- The beek steak [?] hornpipe -- Salamanders hornpipe -- Valentine Day -- [?] -- The new triumph -- Speed the plough -- Little dandy -- Campbells are coming -- Hornpipe. Spelling has been corrected/updated for some titles.