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'''KITTY SHARPE'S CHAMPION (JIG)'''. American, 'Sand' Dance (cut time). G Major ('A' & 'B' parts), C Major ('C' part) & E Minor or G Major ('D' part). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCCDDEE (Cole): AA'BB'CC'DE. The first part is similar to the "[[Inimitable Reel]] in '''Ryan's'''." In the book, it is labled a 'jig,' referring to a type of syncopated old time banjo and fiddle tune in 2/4 or 2/2 time rather than the more familiar Irish 6/8, 9/8 or 12/8 jigs. Kitty Sharpe was a singer and dancer active from 1871 to 1893, the wife of English-born circus clown and gymnast James Cassim. She performed frequently with Cassim and his partner Edwin Fritz until Cassim's death in a railway accident in 1879. Later in her career Sharpe was particularly noted for her variety hall performances of the "sand jig," danced as a series of slides and shuffles on a sand-strewn stage. The tune named for her bears a distinct resemblance to "[[Kitty O'Neil's Champion]]," which was named for a more famous sand jigger, and which also first appeared in Ryan's collection. Both tunes may well have been composed by the same anonymous hand.  
'''KITTY SHARPE'S CHAMPION (JIG)'''. American, 'Sand' Dance (cut time). G Major ('A' & 'B' parts), C Major ('C' part) & E Minor or G Major ('D' part). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCCDDEE (Cole): AA'BB'CC'DE. The first part is similar to the "[[Inimitable Reel]] in '''Ryan's'''." In the book, it is labeled a 'jig,' referring to a type of syncopated old time banjo and fiddle tune in 2/4 or 2/2 time rather than the more familiar Irish 6/8, 9/8 or 12/8 jigs. Kitty Sharpe was a singer and dancer active from 1871 to 1893, the wife of English-born circus clown and gymnast James Cassim. She performed frequently with Cassim and his partner Edwin Fritz until Cassim's death in a railway accident in 1879. Later in her career Sharpe was particularly noted for her variety hall performances of the "sand jig," danced as a series of slides and shuffles on a sand-strewn stage. The tune named for her bears a distinct resemblance to "[[Kitty O'Neil's Champion]]," which was named for a more famous sand jigger, and which also first appeared in Ryan's collection. Both tunes may well have been composed by the same anonymous hand.  
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KITTY SHARPE'S CHAMPION (JIG). American, 'Sand' Dance (cut time). G Major ('A' & 'B' parts), C Major ('C' part) & E Minor or G Major ('D' part). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCCDDEE (Cole): AA'BB'CC'DE. The first part is similar to the "Inimitable Reel in Ryan's." In the book, it is labeled a 'jig,' referring to a type of syncopated old time banjo and fiddle tune in 2/4 or 2/2 time rather than the more familiar Irish 6/8, 9/8 or 12/8 jigs. Kitty Sharpe was a singer and dancer active from 1871 to 1893, the wife of English-born circus clown and gymnast James Cassim. She performed frequently with Cassim and his partner Edwin Fritz until Cassim's death in a railway accident in 1879. Later in her career Sharpe was particularly noted for her variety hall performances of the "sand jig," danced as a series of slides and shuffles on a sand-strewn stage. The tune named for her bears a distinct resemblance to "Kitty O'Neil's Champion," which was named for a more famous sand jigger, and which also first appeared in Ryan's collection. Both tunes may well have been composed by the same anonymous hand.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; p. 84. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; no. 426, p. 48. Ryan's Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 84.

Recorded sources:




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