Martin Easthope: Come To The Fair: TTBB: Vocal Score

Come to the Fair was taught and sung extensively throughout the twentieth century in England and abroad having been first published in 1917. It has a charming tune whose allargando at the beginning of each Chorus is memorableand catchy as is the refrain ‘Heigh! Ho! Come to the Fair!’ It has been recorded several times including a version by Kiri te Kanewa.Easthope Martin was an English composer prolific in his production of light music primarily for the Voice. He wrote three sets of Songs of the Fair from which this tune comes and it has been extensively arranged for various Choral voicing. Poet Helen Taylor is famous for having written the text for popularsong Bless This House.

Easthorpe Martin's Come To The Fair with lyrics by Helen Taylor for Voice and Piano accompaniment in the key of A.

Come To The Fair a quartet arrangement for SATB and Piano. Lyrics by Helen Taylor.

For quartet (or chorus) of male voices (two tenors bass and baritone). Lyrics by Helen Taylor.Arranged by G. Ackley Brower.