A ballad from Playford’s collection, a traditional lament by a Northumbrian lass, homesick for her northern home. 

Skill Builders

Musicality: Although this looks like a peppy dance, we will have to find the melancholy inherent in it without playing too slowly.

Left Hand: The F’s and Bb’s mean we will have to play almost the whole piece in extended position.

Right Hand: The repeated rhythms will allow us to practice zig-zag bowing, but there are a few hooked bowings to get us turned the right way around.