Annotation:Red Joak (The)

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RED JOAK. English, Dance Tune (4/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). The melody appears in John Walsh’s third book of Lancashire tunes (Lancashire Jigs, Hornpipes, Joaks, etc.) published in London around the year 1730. The title is one of a series of 'Jokes' or 'Joaks' (with different colors in the title: white, green, brown, etc.), capitalizing on the immense success of the popular “Black Joke (1) (The).” Walsh also published the melody and dance directions in his The Compleat Country Dancing-Master (London, 1731 and 1754). There is also at least one other unrelated 18th century country dance and tune called "Red Joak."

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