Cumberland Reel
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
"Cumberland Reel", also known as "Hilly-Go Filly-Go All the Way",<br> "Hokey Pokey", "King of the Cannibal Islands", "Nottingham Swing" or<br> "Vulcan's Cave" is a Scottish country dance tune in 6/8 time and D Major.<br> The parts are played AAB (Kerr) or ABC (Lees).<br> Cumberland Reel is the name of a favorite Scottish country dance, with the<br> word 'reel' descriptive of the dance steps rather than signifying a fast<br> duple-time tune.<br> The county of Cumberland is first mentioned in the 10th century and is<br> derived from the name of its inhabitants: the ancient Celtic people called<br> the Brittons who were driven into the hills of the West of England by the<br> Anglo-Saxon invaders.<br> The modern Welsh name for themselves is Cymry (Cymru is the Welsh name for<br> Wales). These words are descended from the Brythonic word "combrogi",<br> meaning "fellow-countrymen".<br> The tune was adapted for the Mormon song "The Handcart Song".<br> It was printed Kerr's Merry Melodies, vol. 1 (c. 1880) and<br> J. Kenyon Lees' Balmoral Reel Book (1910).<br>
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