Annotation:Sailor's Wife (1): Difference between revisions
(Created page with "__NOABC__ <div class="noprint"> =='''Back to [[{{BASEPAGENAME}}]]'''== </div> ---- {{#lst:{{PAGENAME}}|abc}} ---- <div style="page-break-before:always"></div> <p><font face="C...") |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 10: | Line 10: | ||
<div style="text-align: justify; direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 90px; margin-left: 70px; margin-right: 120px;"> | <div style="text-align: justify; direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 90px; margin-left: 70px; margin-right: 120px;"> | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
'''SAILOR'S WIFE [1].''' AKA and see “[[Leith County Dance]].” Scottish, English; Jig (6/4 and 6/8 time). D Minor (Glen, Gow, Phillips, Songer): E Minor (Kerr, Silberberg). Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Gow/Carlin, Silberberg): AABB (Gow/Repository, Kerr, Phillips). It was reportedly popular in Scotland in the early 18th century, however, John Glen (1891) does not find a printed copy until much later, in the latter part of the century in Scottish fiddler-composer Robert Ross's 1780 collection. The tune was in circulation in the first part of the 18th century, however, as attested by its appearance in London publisher John Johnson’s '''Choice Collection of 200 Favorite Country Dances, vol. 4''' (1748). Since Johnson's collection included Scottish as well as English tunes, the provenance of the jig is unknown. However, the melody has enjoyed a remarkable resilience and is still in circulation in modern times. Cape Breton fiddler Winston ‘Scotty’ Fitzgerald recorded "Sailor's Wife [1]" on a 78 RPM recording, paired with “The Chorus Jig.” | '''SAILOR'S WIFE [1].''' AKA - "New Shields." AKA and see “[[Leith County Dance]].” Scottish, English; Jig (6/4 and 6/8 time). D Minor (Glen, Gow, Phillips, Songer): E Minor (Kerr, Silberberg). Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Gow/Carlin, Silberberg): AABB (Gow/Repository, Kerr, Phillips). It was reportedly popular in Scotland in the early 18th century, however, John Glen (1891) does not find a printed copy until much later, in the latter part of the century in Scottish fiddler-composer Robert Ross's 1780 collection. The tune was in circulation in the first part of the 18th century, however, as attested by its appearance in London publisher John Johnson’s '''Choice Collection of 200 Favorite Country Dances, vol. 4''' (1748). Since Johnson's collection included Scottish as well as English tunes, the provenance of the jig is unknown. However, the melody has enjoyed a remarkable resilience and is still in circulation in modern times, particularly among Cape Breton musicians. Cape Breton fiddler Winston ‘Scotty’ Fitzgerald recorded "Sailor's Wife [1]" on a 78 RPM recording, paired with “The Chorus Jig.” | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
| Line 28: | Line 28: | ||
<p><font face="Century Gothic" size="2"> | <p><font face="Century Gothic" size="2"> | ||
<font color=red>''Recorded sources'': </font> <font color=teal> - Culburnie Records CUL 121D, Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas – “Fire and Grace” (2004). The Pacific Yews - “Fog on the Sound” (1993). Kerry Elkin – “Tradition Today.” </font> | <font color=red>''Recorded sources'': </font> <font color=teal> - Culburnie Records CUL 121D, Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas – “Fire and Grace” (2004). The Pacific Yews - “Fog on the Sound” (1993). Kerry Elkin – “Tradition Today.” </font> | ||
<br> | |||
<br> | |||
</font></p> | |||
<p><font face="Century Gothic" size="2"> | |||
See also listing at:<br> | |||
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [http://www.ibiblio.org/keefer/s01.htm#Saiwi1]<br> | |||
Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recordings Index [https://www.cbfiddle.com/rx/tune/t404.html]<br> | |||
</font></p> | </font></p> | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
Revision as of 19:33, 17 June 2018
X: 1 T:New Shields. JJo4.189 T:Sailor's Wife [1],aka. JJo4.189 M:6/4 L:1/4 B:J.Johnson Choice Collection Vol 4, 1748 Z:vmp.Mike Hicken 2014 www.village-music-project.org.uk N:* two repeat signs are shown in the original Q:3/4=100 F:http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/Johnson/JohnsonVol4(Jan15).abc K:Dm DEF TE2D |d2ef2g|agfedc|AfdcAF| DEF TE2D |d2ef2g|agfed^c|d3D3 :| |:fgafga|fga Tg2f| ecgecg|ecg Tf2e| fgaagf|efggfe|fgaAd^c|d3D3 "*":|
SAILOR'S WIFE [1]. AKA - "New Shields." AKA and see “Leith County Dance.” Scottish, English; Jig (6/4 and 6/8 time). D Minor (Glen, Gow, Phillips, Songer): E Minor (Kerr, Silberberg). Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Gow/Carlin, Silberberg): AABB (Gow/Repository, Kerr, Phillips). It was reportedly popular in Scotland in the early 18th century, however, John Glen (1891) does not find a printed copy until much later, in the latter part of the century in Scottish fiddler-composer Robert Ross's 1780 collection. The tune was in circulation in the first part of the 18th century, however, as attested by its appearance in London publisher John Johnson’s Choice Collection of 200 Favorite Country Dances, vol. 4 (1748). Since Johnson's collection included Scottish as well as English tunes, the provenance of the jig is unknown. However, the melody has enjoyed a remarkable resilience and is still in circulation in modern times, particularly among Cape Breton musicians. Cape Breton fiddler Winston ‘Scotty’ Fitzgerald recorded "Sailor's Wife [1]" on a 78 RPM recording, paired with “The Chorus Jig.”