Brackley Tunes

Brackley MM in 1913
Brackley & Whitfield Morris Men. August Bank Holiday 1913
Sources: MB III. FH (EDS, July 1950; Jour.EFDSS, Dec 1955)
Sharp's material was collected partly from John Stutsbury in Hinton-in-the-Hedges, near Brackley, and partly from Timothy Howard in Brackley. FH, after studying Sharp's MSS and meeting old dancers in Brackley, concluded that there were two separate traditions, Brackley and Hinton. RD doubts this, that Stutsbury had been a Brackley dancer who had moved to Hinton and taught a new side. Since however distinct differences in the dancing appear to have developed in Hinton I {LB} have decided to follow FH and treat them as separate traditions.
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  1. Captain With His Whiskers, Brackley 1, Jour EFDSS, Dec 1955
  2. Captain With His Whiskers, Brackley 2, CJS from Tyler
  3. Captain With His Whiskers, Brackley 3, RKS from Blackwell & Giles, 1937
  4. Month of May, Brackley, MDT
  5. Shooting, Brackley, Jour EFDSS, Dec 1955
  6. Bean Setters, Brackley, Jour EFDSS, Dec 1955
  7. Rose Tree in Full Bearing, Brackley, RKS (MSS)
  8. Balancy Straw, Brackley, CJS from F.Smith (RD)
  9. Bob and Joan
  10. Shepherds' Hey, Brackley, RKS from Blackwell & Giles, 1937
  11. Jockie to the Fair, Brackley 1, MDT
  12. Maid of the Mill, Brackley 1, MDT (Col. in Abingdon)
  13. Old Woman Who Carried a Broom, Brackley, MDT
    (This tune is from Steeple Claydon)
  14. Old Woman Tossed Up, Brackley, CJS(MSS) : also Jour EFDSS
  15. Bonnets So Blue, Brackley, Hamer from Kendall
    (RKS MSS version is a little different)
  16. Haste to the Wedding, Brackley, RKS from Blackwell, 1937
  17. Jockie to the Fair, Brackley 2, Jour EFDSS, Dec 1955
  18. Maid of the Mill, Brackley 2, CJS from T.Howard (1909) (RD)
  19. Maid of the Mill, Brackley 3, CJS from T.Howard (1922) (RD)
  20. Maid of the Mill, Brackley 4, CJS from T.Howard (1922) (RD)
    Also RKS from Giles, (1937)
  21. For Bacca Pipes Jig, see Hinton