Annotation:Jack's Delight (2)
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JACK'S DELIGHT [2]. AKA - "Mock Highland Man." English, Country Dance Tune (2/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. This version of the tune was printed in London by Charles and Samuel Thompson in their 1757 country dance collection. The second strain is shared with the John Walsh's "Jack's Delight (4)" although the first strains differ.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Riley (Flute Melodies, vol. 2), 1820; pg. 45. Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1), 1757; No. 190.
Recorded sources: