White Joak (The)

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X:12 T:White Joak A:England;London M:6/8 L:1/8 Q:3/8=100 S:J.Walsh,Third Book of the most celebrated jiggs,etc 1731 Z:Pete Stewart, 2004 <www.hornpipemusic.co.uk> with vmp revisions K:D d2d fed|dcB A2G/F/|B2B Bcd|A2F DEF|G3BAG|FGED3|| A2A ABc|defe3|A2A ABc|def e2d/c/|B2d A2d| G2d F>GA|B2B Bcd|A2F DEF|G3BAG|FGED3|]

X:1 T:White Joak The M:6/8 L:1/8 N:”Longways for as many as will.” B:John Walsh – Complete Country Dancing-Master, Volume the Fourth B: (London, 1740, No. 10) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D d2d fed|dcB A2G/F/|B2B Bcd|A2F DEF| G3 BAG|FGE D3::A2A ABc|def e3| AFG ABc|def e2d/c/|B2d A2d|G2d F>GA| B2B B>cd|A2F D>EF|G3 BAG|FGE D3:|]

X:1 T:White Joack M:6/8 L:1/8 B:David Young – “A Collection of Scotch Airs with the latest Variations” (AKA - The B:McFarlane Manuscript (c. 1741, No. 234, p. 277) F:https://rmacd.com/music/macfarlane-manuscript/collection/pdfs/white_joack.pdf N:The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland K:D (A/4B/4c/)|d2d fef|dcB AGF|B2B Bcd|TA2F DEF|G3 BAG|FGE D2:| |:A|A2A ABA|def Te2c|A2A ABc|def edc|B2d A2d| G2d FED|B2B Bcd|TA2F DEF|G3 BAG|FGE D2:|]

X:2 T:White Jack M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:William Vickers music manuscripts, p. 50 (1770) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D d2e fed|dcB AGF|B2B Bcd|AFD DFA| G2A BAG|FDF D2E|G2A BAG|FEF D3:| |:ABA ABA|def fed|ABA ABA|def fed| B2d B2d|F2F E2A|B2B Bcd|AFD DFA| G2A BAG|FEF D2F|G2A BAG|FEF D3:|]

X: 1 T:White Joak,The. WCl.36 M:6/8 L:1/8 Q:3/8=80 S:William Clarke MS,Lincoln,1770. R:.Joak O:Lincoln A:England Z:vmp.Barry Callaghan K:D d|d2d fed|cdB AFA|B2B Bcd|A2F DEF|! G2G BAG|FGE D2D|G2"cr"G BAG|FGE D2:|! |:A|A2A A2A|def e2A|A2A A2A|def edc|! B2d A2d|G2d F2A|B2B Bcd|A2F DEF|! FGE D2D|G2G BAG|FGE D3:|

X:1 T:White Jock M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 1 (1782, No. 36, p. 13) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D d2d fed|dcB AGF|B2B Bcd|A2F DEF| G3 BAG|FGE D3:||DFA AFA|def e2f| DFA AFA|def edc|B2d A2d|G2G FGA| B2B Bcd|A2F DEF|G3 BAG|FGE D2||

X: 1 T:White Jack. RH.196 T:White Joke,aka. RH.196 R:jig S:Rev.R.Harrison's MS,c1815,Cumbria O:England A:Temple Sowerby,Cumbria Z:vmp.Simon Wilson. Review PJH, 2008. M:6/8 L:1/8 Q:3/8=110 K:D d2d fed|dcB AGF|B2B Bcd|A2F DEF|\ G3BAG|FGED3:|! |:DFA AFA|defe2f|DFA AFA|def edc|\ B2dA2d|G2G FGA|! B2B Bcd|A2F DEF|G3BAG|FGED3:|

X: 1 T:White Joak,The. JaW.183 M:6/8 L:1/8 Q:3/8=100 S:James Winder Ms, Lancashire, 1835-41 R:.Jig O:England A:Wyresdale,Lancashire Z:vmp.Chris Partington, Aug 2004 K:D d2d fed|dcB A>GF|B2B Bcd|A2F DEF|! G3 BAG|FGE D3::A2A ABc|def e3|! AFA ABc|def e>dc|B2d A2d|G2d F>GA|! B2B B>cd|A2F D>EF|G3 B>AG|FGE D3:|

X:29 T:White Joke. Roose.0029 T:White Joak. Roose.0029 B:J.Roose MS, Manchester, 1850 Z:Village Music Project 2019 Eric Conrad M:6/8 Q:3/8=120 L:1/8 N:Compare to Black Jokes #7 above for the same crooked 32 bar structure. N: N:This tune seems to be a variant of "White Joak" in N:J. Walsh (1731), Third Book of the most celebrated jiggs,... W:AABB (6+6+10+10=32 bars) K:D |: d2d fed | dcB AGF | B2B Bcd | AFD DEF | G3 BAG | FGE D3 :||: DFA AFA | def e2f | DFA AFA | def edc | B2d A2d | G2G FGA | B2B Bcd | A2F DEF | G3 BAG | FGE D3 :|