John Thomas
National Library of Wales press release - January 2004
"Alawon John Thomas - A Fiddler's Tune Book From Eighteenth Century Wales" ed. Cass Meurig, LLGC, 2004, 1862250421 Some of the ancient airs of the Land of Song will now see the light of day for the first time in over two hundred years in a new book published by The National Library of Wales. Alawon John Thomas: A fiddler's tune-book from eighteenth century Wales is edited by the renowned fiddler, Cass Meurig, and is a unique collection of tunes compiled by John Thomas, a well-known C18th fiddler from north east Wales whose manuscript is found amongst the National Library's collection. The new book gives the general public their first ever taste of the songs their forefathers would have sung and danced to almost three hundred years ago."
Contents:
Abigno [Ambigno]
Acen Colomen / The Dove's Accent
Air by Mr Handel I & II
Air from 'Forrest Harmony'
All Live & Merry
Almon [Moesen Salomen?]
Amaryllis [Cariad Nebyn / Nobody's Love]
The Anti-Jew Minuet
Anything, or, Sunday morning
Ar Hyd y Nos
As Black as Coal
As You Like It
Bad Robin [Mad Robin]
Barberini's Minuet
Barley, or, Cold Raw [Stingo / Oil of Barley / Cold and Raw]
Barley Sugar
Barnad Mwnc [Barna Bwnc]
The Bashful Swain
Beddgelert
Belsise Minuet [Mock Belsise/Belsize Minuet]
Berkshire Jockey [ Y Gwr a'I Farch / Horse & Jockey]
Bili Bylero [Lilliburlero]
Biwmares March
Black Joak
Black Sir Harry [Black Henry]
Black-Eyed Susan
Blodau'r Dyffryn / The Flowers of the Valley
Blooming Fanny [Fanny Blodau'r Ffair / Fanny the Flowers of the Fair]
Bob in Bed with Bess [Bob in the Bed]
Bonny Dundee
Bonny Laddie
Bowl Away
Brave Admiral Vernon's March
Breuddwyd Dafydd Rhys / Dafydd Rhys' Dream
Brigiau'r Dur / Twigs of Iron
Britain Strike Home - Henry Purcell, 'Bonduca'
Bryniau'r Werddon / The Hills of Ireland
Buckle To [Dal atto / Twas within a Furlong of Edinburgh Town - Henry Purcell / Charles Powell]
Buff Coat [Bwff Coat / The Buff Coat Has No Fellow]
Bumper Squire Jones
Butcher Hornpipe [Bibell Gorn Gigydd]
Butter and Peas [Pwt ar y Bys / Buttered Pease]
Captain Morgan [Diddan Captain/Capten Morgan]
Cast Away Care [Bwrw Gofal Ymaith / Care Away Go Thou From Me, Tros yr Afon / Over the River]
Castle Down
Charity Mistress [Elusenni Meistres / Gerard's Mistress, Gwledd Angharad / Angharad's Feast]
Charles
Charlie's Dragoons / Dutch Minuet
Charming Chloe
The Charming Delights
Charming Phyllis
Cheshire Round
Chorus in 'Atalanta' [Viva la face, viva l'amor!] - Georg Frideric Handel, 'Atalanta'
Christ Church Bells [Oh! The Bonny Christ Church Bells]
Cil y Fwyalch / The Blackbird's Retreat [Dugan Cil y Fwualch]
Codiad yr Ehedydd / The Lark's Ascent
Colin and Phoebe
Collett's March
Collier's Round
Conset Arglwydd Straen / Lord Straen's Conceit [Arglwudd Stray / Arglwyddes Druan / Poor Lady]
Conset Arglwyddes Owens / Lady Owen's Conceit [Difyrwch / Maldod Arglwyddes Owens, Dydd Da fo i Gwen Lliw'r Lili/ Good Morrow, Gwen of the Lily]
Conset Bach / Little Conceit
Conset Capten y Faen / Captain Vayne's Conceit
Conset Evan Glan Teifi / Evan Glan Teifi's Conceit [Rhuban Morfydd]
Conset Gwyr Dyfi / Conceit of the Men of Dovey [ Ton y Fammaeth / The Nurse's Tune]
Conset Llanciau Llansanan / Conceit of the Lads of Llansannan
Conset William ab Owen Pencraig / William ab Owen Pencraig's Conceit [Pencraig]
The Constant Lover
Consumption [Darfodediagaeth, Gorweddwch Eich Hun / Lie Yourself Down]
Corporation
Count Leon
Country Bumpkin
Country Farmer [King Jame's Jig {sic} / Painted Chamber]
Country Lassie
Cow Heel [Sawdl Buwch / Sawdl y Fuwch / Pleasant Thought]
Y Cwper Mwyn / The Gentle Cooper [Dol y Moch / Pig Meadow]
Cream of the Jest
The Cuckoo [When Daisies Pied] - Thomas Arne
Cwympiad y Dail / The Fall of the Leaves
Dainty Dafydd / Dainty David / Dainty Davy
Dainty Lady / Arglwyddes Foethus
Dawns y Gwr Marw / The Dead Man's Dance
Y Ddeilen Grin / The Green Leaf
Denbigh Castle [Shore's Trumpet Tune / Jocky was as Brisk & Blithe a Lad]
Devil Take the War - Charles Powell
Diferiad y Gerwyn / The Droppings of the Mash-Tub
Diniweidrwydd / Innocence
Diniweidrwydd Colomen / The Innocence of the Dove
The Disappointed Widow
Diwn Si'n Galw'n Duke W.'s March / the Tune Called Duke W.'s March
Draw Cupid
Drugan Care Away / ?Drinking Care Away
Drugan Morgannwg
Drugan Troed Tant
Drugan y Crythor Du / The Black Crowther's Melody
The Drummer
Drunken Parson [Repley's Delight]
The Drunken Peasant
Dugan Gwenllian
The Duke of Athol's Rant, or Scotch Condension
Duke W.'s March
The Duke's Reel
Dusty Miller
Dutch Skipper [Essex Building]
Dutch Woman
Y Dydd Drwy'r Ffenest / The Day Through The Window [Y Ty Trwy'r Ffenest / The House Through the Window]
Dyna Ddiwedd y Gwyliau / That's the End of the Holidays
Eiste / ?Sitting
Excuse Me
Y Facsen Felen / The Yellow Basket
Fair Hebe
Y Fedle Fawr / The Great Medley
Ferdinando [Ffranslado / Ferdinandol]
Ffading
Ffarwel Aber
Ffarwel Brydain / Farewell Britain
Ffarwel Gwyr Aberffraw / Farewell, Men of Aberffraw
Ffarwel Ieuenctid / Farewell Youth
Ffarwel Ned Puw / Farewell Ned Puw
Ffarwel Philip Ystwyth / Farewell Philip Ystwyth
Ffarwel Trefaldwyn / Farewell Montgomery
Ffelena [Ffylena / Ffilena / Phelene / Felene / Ffeleni / Ffilenau]
Ffild Ffadl / Fiddle Faddle
The First of August [Frisky Jenny, or, The Tenth of June / Y Dydd Cyntaf o Awst / Charles of Sweden / Fflat Huw Puw]
Flaunting Two [The Hemp-Dresser, or, The London Gentlewoman / Dadl Dau]
Flower of Edinburgh
Y Foes / The Moral [Voice]
Follow My Fancy [Dilyn Serch]
Foot's Vagaries, or, Green Grow
Fox Hunter Jig
The Fox Hunter Hornpipe
French Minuet
Friary and Nun, or, The Old Friar
Fro Golier / Collier's Country
Galloping Nag
A Gavotte by Mr Humphries - ?John Humphries
Y Gerddinen / The Rowan
Gini Gini
Gini Winser / ? Guinea Wins Her [Llef Caerwynt / Winchester Cry]
Glamargo
Glan Feddwdod Mwyn / Pure Sweet Intoxication [ Good Humoured & Fairly Tipsy]
Glory of the [ ] [Glory of the West]
Grano's March - ?John Baptist Grano
Grano's New March - ?John Baptist Grano
Greece and Troy [Wng Cyttirawg / Near Cyttirawg]
Greensleeves
Y Grimson Felfed / Crimson Velvet
The Gun [Tros y Garreg / Over the Stone]
Gwel Adeliad / See the Building
Handel's Water Piece - Georg Frideric Handel, 'Water Music'
The Happy Pair, or, Royal Wedding
Heavy Heart [Calon Drom]
Hey to Cooper
High Park
Highland Cake
Highland Laddie
Hit It
Hit or Miss [Hit and Miss]
Hob y Diri
Honest Jack Morgan
Honest Yorkshireman
Hope to Have [Gobaith y Dderbyn / Mel Wefus /Honeyed Lip]
The Hounds are all Out - Henry Carey
Hud Sir Fon / The Magic of Anglesey
The Humerous Drunken Song Sung by Mr Beard {sic}
Hunt the Squirrel
Hutyn Dincer / Hutyn the Tinker
Hwbad I Langoed / A Leap to Llangoed
Yr Hwch yn yr Haidd / The Sow in the Barley
I've Something Else to Do [ Rhywbeth Arall I'w Wneuthur]
Irish Whim
Jack Latin
Jack the Green
Jack's Delight
Jenny Come Tie
Jenny Dang the Weaver
Jig
John Come Kiss Me
John the Mad Man
Jolly Sailor Bold
Jones Blackhead
Key of the Cellar
Lick the World Before Me
The King Shall Enjoy His Own Again [King's Joy]
King's Delight
King's Fancy
Kings and Ffarwel [An Italian Rant / Kings and Farewell / King's Farewell / Ymdawiad y Brenin / Ffarwel Dafydd Llwyd]
King's Round [Iechyd o Gylch]
Kiss Me Fast My Mother's Coming
Kiss Me Now or Never
Lads of Dunse
Lads of Wick
Lady Byron [Dewis Meinwen / Meinwen's Choice
Lady Byron's Maggot
Lady Pilstwn [Y Fwyna'n Fyw / The Fairest Alive / Lady Puleston]
The Lady's Favourite
Larry Grogan [The London Rake's Delight]
A Lass May Look Down
The Lass of Pattie's Mill
Leave Land [Gadael Tir / Leaving the Land]
Loath to Depart [Anhawdd Ymadael / Armeida / Ffarwel y Cwmni / Farewelll to the Company]
Lottery
Lovely Peggy
Lully's Minuet - ?Jean-Baptiste Lully
Lumps and Pudding [Lumps of Pudding]
Malldod Dolgellau, or, Jacla Hare / The Blight of Dolgellau, or, Jacla Hare {Malltod Dol Gellay / Lusi Hoe]
March in Rinaldo - Georg Frideric Handel, 'Rinaldo'
March in Scipio - Georg Frideric Handel, 'Scipio'
March Monk / Monck's March [Monky's March / Ymdaith Mwngc]
Marged Fwyn ach Ifan a'I Merch a'I Hwyres / Gentle Marged ach Ifan & her Daughter & Grand-daughter
Meillionen / Y Feillionen / Clover
Melinydd Anllad / The Wanton Miller
Mentra Gwen / Venture Gwen
The Merry Dancers
Merry Drunkard neu Drwy'r Pwll / or Through the Pool [Ffarwel Drwy'r Pw;; / Tri Mery Dryncars / Three Merry Drunkards]
Merry Welshes Lan / The Pure Merry Welsh Girl
Mesur Gwyliau / Holiday Metre
Miller of Mansfield
The Miller's Wedding
Miniwet Fechan / Little Minuet
Minuet by Mr Handel - ? Georg Frideric Handel
Minuet by Mr Humphries - ?John Humphries
Minuet by Sigr. Arrigoni - Carlo Arrigoni
Minuet by Sigr. Locatelli - Pietro Locatelli
Minuet by S. Leclair - Jean-Marie Leclair
Minuet in Porus - Georg Frideric Handel, 'Poro'
Miss Gamble's Frolic
Mock Nightingale
Moesen Salmon [Ola Salmon / Alaw Salmon / Moses Solomon]
Moggy Lauther [Moggy Lawder]
Moll Ross
Molly's Delight
Money in Both Pockets, or, The Rich Councillor
Morfa Rhuddlan / Rhuddlan Marsh
Mwynen Cynwyd / The Sweet Melody of Cynwyd
Mwynen Gwynedd / The Sweet Melody of Gwynedd
Mwynen Mai / The Sweet May Melody
Neithiwr ac Echnos / Last night & the Night Before
New Jerusalem
New Roger [Don Boin]
New Trumpet
Nightingale [Eos-lais]
Noble Race of Jenkin [Of Noble Race was Shinkin / Y Gadlys / The Camp of the Palace]
None Like It
Nos Galan / New Year's Eve
Now or Never
O'er the Hill and Far Away
Opsidon / ?Upside Down [Apsi Don / Ap-Si-Don / Mopsy Don / Mopcy Donn / Mopsy's Tune]
Old Darby /Hen Ddarby
Old Oxford [Peace & Plenty]
Old Rag
Old Rigadoon [New Rigaudon / A Rigaudon]
Old Roger [Roger of Coverly / Roger a Coverly /Roger de Coverley]
Old Simon the King
An Old Tune Called Cork [Cork]
Oswestry Chimes [Happy Clown / Wallpoole]
Over the Hills and Far Away
The Parlour, or, Harlequin Ranger
A Parson upon Dorothy [The Shepherd's Daughter]
Patty's Delight
Pawb Rwy'n Eu Chwennych / Everyone I Desire
Pedwar a Chwecheiniog / Four & Sixpence
Peggy Benson
Peggy Grieves Me [The Bush Aboon Traquair]
Pen Rhaw / Spade Head
Person Parish / Parson of the Parish [William Crismond]
Petticoat Loose
The Pill
Piss Upon the Grass [Nancy Dawson]
Pont y Gogledd / The Bridge of the North
The Pressgang's Jig, or, A Trip to the Tender
Prestwich Bells, or, Drive Them Hence [Prestwick Bells]
Pretender's March
Pretty Cato
Prince Eugene's March
Prince of Orange's March
Prince Rupert's March [Tyb y Tywysog / Conceit y Prince Rupert]
Princess Amelia's Birthday
Princess Augusta's Tambourine
Pudding Pie [Pudding and Pie]
Punchanello's Hornpipe, or, The Three Rusty Swords [Hwbad I Langoed]
Queen Dido [Gwen Dando / Dando's Smile]
Queen's Dreams [Breuddwyd y Frenhines]
Queensbury House
Rakes of Mellow [Rakes of Melo / Racs Mellow / Raks of Melo / Rakes of Mallow / The Mallow Fling]
Ravenscroft's Hornpipe
The Recruiting Officer, or, Book [Crutin Officer]
Rheged
Rhywbeth / Something
Richmond Pole
A Rigadoon
Roaring Hornpipe
Rogero
Rolling Eye [Rowling Eye]
Rolling Hornpipe
Room for Beauties
Room for Cuckolds [Hela'r Sgyfarnog / Hunting the Hare]
The Royal Sovereign
The Running Footman
Sbonc Bogel / Belly Jerk [Pepper's Black]
Scolding Wife [Scoulding Wife]
Scotch Moggy
Scotch Scollops
Scotch Tune
Sginer / ?Skinner [Ysgin Aur / Golden Robe]
Shoe Bend [Plygaid y Bedol]
Shropshire Lass
Shropshire Round
Sibyl
Sir Watkin's Jig
Soldier's Life [Bywyd y Milwr]
South Sea
Spanish Minuet
Spanish Pavan [Ianto o'r Coed]
Stella, Darling of the Muses
The Stock Jobber's Dream
Sukey Bids Me
Susannah
The Sweet Conclusion
Sweet Richard [Wood Walton-Green / Os Wyt Risiart / If You Are Richard / Per Oslef / Per Alaw / Pure Melody]
Sweet Richard Fechan
Swllt am Garu / A Shilling for Love]
Taffy the Beggar
Thomas I Cannot
Three Sheepskins
Through the Wood Lady
Tit for Tat
Toll the Bell [Cloch Arar neu Tincian Gloch / The Mourning Bell or Toll Bell]
Toriad y Dydd / The Break of Day [Llawer a'I Chwennych]
Tri a Chwech / Three & Six
Trip Upstairs
Trip y Rhiw / The Hill Trip
Trumpet Minuet
A Trumpet Minuet by Mr Grano - ? John Baptist Grano
Trumpet Tune
Tumbling Minuet
Tweedside [Charming Moggy]
Twll yn ei Boch / A Dimple in her Cheek
Y Ty Coch / The Red House
Very Fair
Watch Pill
The Weasel
Weideman's Minuet - ?Charles Frederick Weideman
Welcome to the Country
Welsh Grounds
The Welsh Maggot, or, Red House
Wet & Weary
What Cato Advises
The Whim
White Joak [Gwingalch Morgannwg / The White Chalk of Glamorgan]
Whitelock's Coranto [Cudyn Gwyn / White Lock]
Why Did You Promise To Marry Me?
Wiar Sbloet /?We Are Spoiled [Rheged / Blodau Ffestiniog]
Wife of my Own neu Gig ar Drensiwr / or Jig on a Trencher [I've Got a Wife of my Ain]
With Early Horn - Johann Ernest Galliard, 'The Royal Chace'
Wyres Megan / Megan's Grand-Daughter [Margaret's Daughter]
The Yorkshire Trip
Young Jemmy
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