Annotation:Bolt the Door (1)

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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."

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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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↑ Graham Christian, A Playford Assembly, 2015; p. 52.

[1] Graham Christian, A Playford Assembly, 2015; p. 52.

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