Annotation:Ashcroft's Medley Jig
X:1 T:Ashcroft's Medley Jig M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel B:Coes Album of Jigs and Reels, something new, for professional and amateur violinists, B:leaders of orchestras, quadrille bands, and clog, reel and jig dancers; consisting of a B:Grand Collection of entirely New and Original Clog-Hornpipes, Reels, jigs, B:Scotch Reels, Irish Reels and Jigs, Waltzes, Walk-Arounds, etc. (1876, pp. 42-43) N:Coes performed with the San Francisco Minstrels in California from 1852 to 1859. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D D/D/ (3F/E/D/ F/A/d/A/|B/d/A/F/ {F}E/D/C/A,/|z/D/ (3F/E/D/ F/A/d/A/|B/d/A/F/ Dz|| B/F/ {B}(3F/E/F/ d/B/ {c}(3B/A/B/|f/d/ {e}(3d/c/d/ b/f/ {g}(3f/e/f/|1 g/e/f/d/ e/c/d/c/|B/d/A/F/ E/D/B,:|2 g/e/f/d/ e/c/d/A/|B/d/A/F/ E/D/C/B,/|| K:A A,2_A,2|z/=A,/C/E/ A>c|TB/A/G/B/ A/c/e/a/|(3g/f/e/ (3d/c/B/ (3A/F/E/ (3D/C/A,/| A,2_A,2|z/=A,/C/E/ A>c|TB/A/G/B/ A/c/e/a/|1 (3g/f/e/ (3d/c/B/ Az:|2 (3g/f/e/ (3d/c/B/ Az/g/|| a/A/ z/g/ A/A/ z/g/|{b}a/g/e/f/ =gz|(3G/B/d/ =g/a/ g>g|a/g/e/f/ =gz| (3A/c/e/ a/>b/ a>b|a/g/e/f/ =g>a|(3g/f/e/ (3f/e/d/ (3e/d/c/ (3d/c/B/|B/e/d/B/ Az!D.C.!||
ASHCROFT'S MEDLEY JIG. American, Sand Jig or Reel (2/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BC. The title perhaps references William J. "Billy" Ashcroft, an Irish-American variety stage singer and performer. In the 1860's he was famous for his blackface song, dance and multi-instrumental routine called "The Lively Moke" (or "Musical Moke"), and in 1874 Billy Ashcroft's Irish Character songster was published in New York.
