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|f_annotation='''JERSEY LIGHTNING'''. AKA and see "[[Champion Hornpipe (3)]]." American, Dance Tune (2/4 time). A Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Labelled a 'jig' in '''Ryan's Mammoth Collection''', referring not to the familiar 6/8 Irish jig, but rather to a type of syncopated old-time banjo tune often known as a "straight" or "sand" jig (as it was performed on a sanded stage). The "Jersey Lightning" title may have refered to a dance step, although it is more likely that it was a name for illegal moonshine. In fact, since Colonial times 'Jersey Lightning' has referred to applejack (hard cider). | |f_annotation='''JERSEY LIGHTNING'''. AKA and see "[[Champion Hornpipe (3) (The)]]." American, Dance Tune (2/4 time). A Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Labelled a 'jig' in '''Ryan's Mammoth Collection''', referring not to the familiar 6/8 Irish jig, but rather to a type of syncopated old-time banjo tune often known as a "straight" or "sand" jig (as it was performed on a sanded stage). The "Jersey Lightning" title may have refered to a dance step, although it is more likely that it was a name for illegal moonshine. In fact, since Colonial times 'Jersey Lightning' has referred to applejack (hard cider). | ||
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|f_printed_sources=Cole ('''1000 Fiddle Tunes'''), 1940; p. 80. '''Ryan's Mammoth Collection''', 1883; p. 113. Songer ('''Portland Collection, vol. 2'''), 2004; p. 100. | |f_printed_sources=Cole ('''1000 Fiddle Tunes'''), 1940; p. 80. '''Ryan's Mammoth Collection''', 1883; p. 113. Songer ('''Portland Collection, vol. 2'''), 2004; p. 100. | ||
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JERSEY LIGHTNING. AKA and see "Champion Hornpipe (3) (The)." American, Dance Tune (2/4 time). A Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Labelled a 'jig' in Ryan's Mammoth Collection, referring not to the familiar 6/8 Irish jig, but rather to a type of syncopated old-time banjo tune often known as a "straight" or "sand" jig (as it was performed on a sanded stage). The "Jersey Lightning" title may have refered to a dance step, although it is more likely that it was a name for illegal moonshine. In fact, since Colonial times 'Jersey Lightning' has referred to applejack (hard cider).
