Annotation:Jack Come Kiss Me

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JACK, COM KISS ME [sic]. English, Country Dance Tune (cut time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The first part of the tune is slightly reminiscent of the similarly titled "John Come Kiss Me Now."

Source for notated version: The melody is contained in the Joseph Kershaw manuscript. Kershaw was a fiddler who lived in Slackcote, Saddleworth, North West England, in the 19th century, and his manuscript dates from around 1820 onwards.

Printed sources: Knowles (The Joseph Kershaw Manuscript), 1993; No. 8.

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