The Moon and Seven Stars
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
The tune under this title dates to around 1750, although as<br> "Seven Stars" it may be somewhat older. It was entered under<br> the "Moon and Seven Stars" title into the 1795-c. 1815 music<br> manuscript commonplace book of musician Luther Kingsley of<br> Mansfield, Connecticut, and the c. 1815 music manuscript of<br> Cumbrian musician Matthew Betham. New Hampshire contra dance<br> musician Randy Miller gives that it was an old fife tune in<br> America where it was called "The Moon and Seven Stars," a<br> title he suggests was influenced by freemasonry. Northumbrian<br> musician and woodcut artist Joseph Crawhill (1821-1896) also<br> entered it into his 1872 music manuscript collection.<br> It has been recorded by Threepenny Bit and others.<br> I learned this at our Monday night jam.<br>
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