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'''YELLOW JOAK.''' English, Triple Hornpipe (3/2 time). | '''YELLOW JOAK.''' English, Triple Hornpipe (3/2 time). D Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune first appears in Daniel Wright's '''Wright's Compleat Collection of Celebrated Country Dances''' (London, 1731). There were several "Joak" or "Joke" tunes published in the 1730's, in imitation of the immensely popular "Black Joke (1)." They typically were named after colors: white, brown, yellow, red, and often had irregular parts; six bars followed by a ten-bar part. | ||
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EFDSS CD14, The Gloworms - "Running Joak" (2007). Topic Records 12TS247, John Kirkpatrick & Sue Harris - "The Rose of Britain's Isle" (1974).</font> | |||
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YELLOW JOAK. English, Triple Hornpipe (3/2 time). D Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune first appears in Daniel Wright's Wright's Compleat Collection of Celebrated Country Dances (London, 1731). There were several "Joak" or "Joke" tunes published in the 1730's, in imitation of the immensely popular "Black Joke (1)." They typically were named after colors: white, brown, yellow, red, and often had irregular parts; six bars followed by a ten-bar part.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Wright (Wright's Compleat Collection of Celebrated Country Dances), London, 1740; p. 85. Walsh (The Compleat Country Dancing-Master), 1740; p. 61.
Recorded sources:
EFDSS CD14, The Gloworms - "Running Joak" (2007). Topic Records 12TS247, John Kirkpatrick & Sue Harris - "The Rose of Britain's Isle" (1974).
See also listing at:
See/hear the melody fiddled on youtube.com [1]