Coleford Jig (The)

 COLEFORD JIG, THE. English, Hornpipe or reel (4/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Despite the word 'jig' in the title (which refers to solo dancing rather than the 6/8 time tune form), the tune (perhaps a hornpipe) is a duple-time vehicle, perhaps used for step dancing in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, mining town of Coleford, not far from the border with Wales. Some similarities to "Honeysuckle Hornpipe." Source for notated version: fiddler Stephen Baldwin (1873-1955, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire), recorded in 1954 by Russell Wortley [Callaghan]. Printed sources: Callaghan (Hardcore English), 2007; p. 32. Burgess & Menteith (The Coleford Jig), 2004. Recorded source: Musical Traditions MTCD334, Stephen Baldwin - "Here's One You'll Like, I Think" (2005).

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