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Sheet Music for "Camp Meeting [2]"Camp Meeting [2]Sand Jig33333333Source: Ryan's Mammoth Collection (1883)Transcription: AK/Fiddler's Companion



CAMP MEETING NO. 2. American, (Sand) Jig {cut time}. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABBCCD. Similar to "Camp Meeting." The tune is listed as a "jig" in Cole, which refers not the Irish 6/8 jig but rather to a type of syncopated solo dance tune often performed on stage in the mid-19th century. A sand jig refers to the practice of sanding the floor to reduce friction and to facilitate the brushing movements of the shoes.

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Source for notated version: -

Printed sources : - Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; p. 83. Ryan's Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 116.

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