The National Anthem of English Country Dance Music Folk Roots, October 1995
Every anthem should have its homepage so.....
Also worthy of note is Tickled Pink's arrangement, alas not on their CD. It starts with 5 to 10 minutes of drum solo and then gently, oh so gently, the tune appears. In the right dance environment this works excellently but the dancers do need to latch on to the beat properly.
Additional pointers, references, details about recordings, corrections (etc) welcome.
The version played by Thames Valley, which may be an amalgam of many is:
X: 1 T:Speed the Plough M:2/2 L:1/8 Q:140 C:Trad, arr John Glaister S:Oral R:Polka? K:G D | G A B c | d e d B | d e d B | d e d B | | c2 c c | B2 B2 | A B c B | A F D2 | | G A B c | d e d B | d e d B | d e d B | | c2 B2 | A2 G2 | D2 F2 | G3 D | | G A B c | d e d B | d e d B | d e d B | | c2 c c | B2 B2 | A B c B | A F D2 | | G A B c | d e d B | d e d B | d e d B | | c2 B2 | A2 G2 | D2 F2 | G3 d | | g2 g g | g2 d2 | g2 f e | d B G B | | c d e c | B c d B | A B c B | A F D2 | | G B d f | g d B d | e d c e | d B G B | | c2 B2 | A2 G2 | D2 F2 | G3 d | | g2 g g | g2 d2 | g2 f e | d B G B | | c d e c | B c d B | A B c B | A F D2 | | G B d f | g d B d | e d c e | d B G B | | c2 B2 | A2 G2 | D2 F2 | G4 |
Thanks for the transcription, Jan. Also appears transcribed on the Knit your own Yoghurt site.