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The Purlongs

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The Purlongs

The title of this tune from Playford’s Dancing Master presents something of a mystery. Some suggest that it is a corruption of the word “furlong” (a measure of distance equal to one eighth of a mile) and others that it is a corruption of the word “purloin” meaning to steal. I first learnt the tune from my friend and colleague, Sophy Ball.

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