Annotation:Rocky Point Jig
X:1 T:Rocky Point Jig M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Straight Jig B:Elias Howe – Musician’s Omnibus Nos. 6 & 7 (Boston, 1880-1882, p. 635) B: http://ks4.imslp.net/files/imglnks/usimg/c/c7/IMSLP601433-PMLP562790-ONeill_Rare_Medium_M40_M8_v6.7_text.pdf Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G B-e e>g|f/g/a/f/ (g/f/)e/d/|Be e>g|f/g/a/f/ gz:| Bg/>e/ de/>d/|Bg/>e/ d/B/A/B/ |Gg/>e/ de/>d/|B/G/A/F/ (G/F/)(E/D/)| Bg/>e/ de/>d/|Bg/>e/ d/B/A/B/|Gg/>e/ de/>d/|B/G/A/F/ Gz|| Bg/>e/ de/>d/|Bg/>e/ d/B/A/B/|Gg/>e/ de/>d/|B/G/A/G/ E/F/G/A/| Gg/>e/ de/>d/|Bg/>e/ d/B/A/B/|Gg/>e/ de/>d/|B/G/A/G/ E/F/G/A/|| |:Be e>g|f/g/a/f/ g/f/e/d/|Be e>g|f/g/a/f/ gz:|
ROCKY POINT JIG. AKA and see "Old Dad," "Pigtown Fling," "Stony Point," "Wild Horse." American, "Straight Jig" (2/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB'AA. "Rocky Point Jig" is a variant of a widespread American reel that goes by a variety of titles, but which has, as its central motif, distinct melodic material from the Irish and British "Mrs. MacLeod's Reel." Howe's "Rocky Point Jig" (a variant of the more common "Stoney Point" title) is set as a "straight jig," a type of syncopated duple-time banjo or dance tune popular in the 1870's and 1880's that has no relation to the 6/8 Irish jig. "Rocky Point" also begins on what is usually the second strain of the tune , in the relative minor of the key.
