Bledington Tunes
Sources: MB V; Jour EFDSS; TM; RD. RD's additional
sources were RKS' and Clive Carey's MSS. Sharp included reference to some
Bledington dances in the first edition of MB III, where they were not distinguished
from other traditions; he omitted them from the 2nd edition. Se also articles
by RW in EDS (Winter '76 and Sp[ring '77).
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Charles Benfield from Bould,
he played for Bledington,
Fifield, Idbury, Longborough
and Milton-under-Wychwood.
- Hey Diddle Dis, Bledington
- Young Collins, Bledington 1
- Young Collins, Bledington 2
- Billy Boy, Bledington 1, TM, from Benfield
- Billy Boy, Bledington 2, RKS, from Hathaway
- Billy Boy, Bledington 3, CJS, from Benfield
- Idbury Hill, Bledington
- Maid of the Mill, Bledington 1
- Morning Star, Bledington 1
- Morning Star, Bledington 2
- Old Woman Tossed Up, Bledington 1, CJS (Bond)
- Old Woman Tossed Up, Bledington 2, DK & RKS (Benfield)
- Old Woman Tossed Up, Bledington 3, RKS (Hathaway)
- Over the Water to Charlie, Bledington 1
- Over the Water to Charlie, Bledington 2
- Flowers of Edinburgh, Bledington
- Gallant Hussar, Bledington
- William and Nancy, Bledington
- William & Nancy (fragments), Bledington
- Bonnets o' Blue, Bledington
- General Monk's March, Bledington 1, Benfield
- General Monk's March, Bledington 2, Hathaway
- General Monk's March, Bledington 3, Bond
- Cuckoo's Nest, Bledington
- Trunkles, Bledington
- Glorisher, Leapfrog, Bledington
- Saturday Night, Bledington
- Princess Royal, Bledington 1
- Princess Royal, Bledington 2
- Lumps of Plum Pudding, Bledington
- Ladies' Pleasure, Bledington
- Highland Mary, Bledington
- Balance the Straw, Bledington
- Jockie to the Fair, Bledington 1
- Jockie to the Fair, Bledington 2
- Shepherds' Hey, Bledington
- Black Joker, Bledington
- Billy Boy, Bledington , TM, from Benfield
- Billy Boy, Bledington (alt), TM, from Benfield
- Maid of the Mill, Bledington 2