X:1
T:Jack's Friend is Never Pleased
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:William Vickers' 1770 music manuscript collection (Northumberland)
F:http://www.farnearchive.com/detail.asp?id=R0300603
K:D
F|G2 cB/A/ BG B/c/d/B/|G2 cB/A/ GEEF|G2 cB/A/ BG B/c/d/B/|D2 AF FDD:|
|:g|egdg Bg dc/B/|A2 cB/A/ GEEg|egdg Bg BA/G/|D2 AG FDD:|
JACK'S FRIEND IS NEVER PLEASED. AKA - "Jackie's Friends are Never Pleased," "Jackie's Friends is Never Pleased," "John's Friends is Never Pleased." English, Reel. D Major (Vickers): G Major (Hall & Stafford, Raven). Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Hall & Stafford, Raven): AABB (Vickers). The melody appears in the 1770 music manuscript book of Northumbrian musician William Vickers [1], and in the 1760's music manuscript collection of Cumbrian musician Joseph Barnes (Carlisle).
Additional notes Source for notated version : - Joseph Barnes music manuscript collection (1760s, Carlisle, Cumbria) [Offord].
Printed sources : - Hall & Stafford (Charlton Memorial Tune Book), 1956; p. 21. John Offord (Bonny Cumberland), 2018; p. 6. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; p. 179.
