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The Oxford Ramble

Oxford Ramble track 13

An undated broadside ballad from the Bodleian's collection.

It is headed:

"THE OXFORD RAMBLE,
A Pairticular Favorite Song.
Oxford. Printed & Sold by I. Wickens, at his Music Warehouse, Lincoln Lane.
Where every Article, in the Musical Line, may be had on the most Reasonable Terms."

The Oxford Ramble, from the Bodleian Library Broadside Ballad collection

Isabel's cello part on odd-numbered verses follows the bass line printed with the tune on the ballad sheet; on even-numbered verses she plays a part written by Tom Bower.

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The Oxford Ramble
Holywell Music Room, Oxford, 3rd May 1993.