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Tune Annotations:	'''FAVORITE [1] (Straight Jig), THE'''. American, "Straight Jig" (2/4 time). C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. A straight jig, of which this "Favorite" tune can be catagorized, is a type of duple-time syncopated banjo tune (similar to a schottische), not to be confused with the 6/8 Irish jig. The name "straight jig" derived from the type of dance the tune was meant to accompany (i.e. from 'jig dancing', or solo stepping) or perhaps having to do with a derogatory term for African Americans and their dances. 'Straight' or 'sand' jigs appear in latter 19th century publications and appear to be primarily for stage performance.
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Printed sources:	'''Hardings All-Round Collection''', 1905; No. 64, p. 20.
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