Annotation:Jacky Tar

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 JACKY TAR. AKA - "Jackie Tar." AKA and see "Alawon Fy Ngwlad," "Come Ashore," "Come Ashore Jolly Tar with Your Trousers On," "]]Come Ashore Jolly Tar with Your Trowsers On]]," "Cuckoo's Nest (14)," "Cuckoo (The)," "Good Ax Elve," "Jack a' Tar," "Jack o Tar," "Mower (The)," "Reaper (The),"  "Spealadóir (An)," "Trousers On (The)," "Yellow Heifer (The)." Scottish, English; Hornpipe. E Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Flett & Flett report there were at least three different Scottish country dances by this name in the early 20th century (from Angus, Perthshire and East Lothian).  Source for notated version:  Printed sources: Carlin (Master Collection), 1984; No. 169, p. 99. Craig (The Empire Collection of Hornpipes), c. 1890's; p. 4. Kennedy (Fiddlers Tune Book), vol. 1, 1951; No. 29, pg. 15. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 1; No. 24, p. 45. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; p 183 (appears as "Jack A Tar"). Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 27, p. P6 (appears as "Cuckoo's Nest No. 2"). Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; p. 169.  Recorded sources:

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