To carry out a simple search, type the term that you want to find in the Search box next to the Advanced Search tab, and press enter.
For a more refined search of songs or tunes use the Advanced search function. To carry out a search on two or more terms at once, e.g. Collector+Roud Number, select each term as above and then click search.
Be sure to clear previous searches before starting a new one by clicking on the x next to each search term at the top.
Charles Smith was living at Mitcheldean when he sang these tunes to Maud Karpeles on 5th April 1928. She noted: “These dances used to be danced at North Cerney and Woodmanscote” [Woodmancote, 1.5 miles from North Cerney].
Four handed reel,
To Nutting we will go,
Bonnets of Blue.
The above dances were all performed as follows – (Duple Minor) Hand across. 8 bars each way. Lead down the middle and back. Swing and change.”
Maud Karpeles’ manuscripts are now in the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library
Charles Smith had the following words to To Nutting We will Go:
To nutting we will go, my boys,
To nutting we will go.
With a long smock frock & a billy-cock hat
To nutting we will go.
| Title | abc X: no. | page in pdf |
| Bonnets of Blue | 1 | 1 |
| Double Leap Through | 6 | 2 |
| Four Handed Reel | 3 | 1 |
| Haste to the Wedding | 2 | 1 |
| Step and Fetch Her | 5 | 2 |
| To Nutting We will Go | 4 | 2 |