This was one of Thomas Hardy's favourite tunes evidently. Although he knew it as 'Jacob'.
Ok - so for those not able to read the hieroglyphs (Lynne!), here are a couple of video links. I like the one played on the mandolin best - I think I want to try and get some 'delicacy' into the way I play it - which will be a bit of a challenge for my melodeon playing!! It does highlight what I said in the introduction to this blog concerning the way tunes are interpreted so differently by different players, and for different purposes... I wonder how they would have danced to it in Thomas Hardy's day?
Enrico on mandolin.
Enrico played on melodeon(s)
Also known as The Henryco, Enrico&Jacob, and Waterloo Fair. First played it on fiddle years ago, but not tried it on box......yet! After you!
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