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).”

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