X:1
T:Jack's Health [1]
T:Bolt the Door [1]
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Single Jig
S:From a workshop with English country dance fiddler Marshall Barron [AK]
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Ador
g2f|:ecA A2B|G2E E2B|c2A B2G|A2B c2d|
ecA A2B|G2E E2B|c2A B2G|1 ABA g2f:|2 ABA A2B||
cBA G2B|e3 d2B|c2A B2G|A2B c2d|
ecA A2d|e3 d2 B|c2A B2A|G3 g2e|
dBG G2 d|e3 d2B|c2A B2G|A2B c2d|
ecA A2d|e2a a2f| g2e d2B|A3||
BOLT THE DOOR [1] (Cuir barrad ar an dorus). AKA and see "Jack's Health (1)." Irish, Single Jig. A Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. The Irish jig "Bolt the Door [1]" has been employed for the Playford dance "Jack's Health" to good effect; it is sometimes erroneously assumed to be an old English dance tune as a result. In fact, choreographer Pat Shaw created an interpretation of the dance "Jack's Health" in the early 1970's, and, according to Graham Christian[1], Jim Morrison further revised it and was responsible for the substitution of the old Playford tune for "Bolt the Door."
Additional notes
Printed sources : - O'Neill (O'Neill's Irish Music), 1915; No. 207, p. 111. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 957, p. 178. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 366, p. 75.
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