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NEIL TAYLOR'S JIG. English, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Composed by Borders fiddler Willy Taylor in honor of his son. The tune is played more like a two-step than a standard jig.

Willy Taylor (1916-2000)



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Recorded sources: Smithsonian Folkways SFW40473_107, Willie Taylor, Joe Hutton, and Will Atkinson - "Northumberland Rant: Traditional Music from the Edge of England" (1999. Various artists).




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