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X:1 T:Steel's Jigg T:Harliquin's Jigg M:6/8 L:1/8 S:William Vickers’ music manuscript collection (Northumberland, 1770) K:G d|g2g gba|Tg3 f2e|dcB ABc|BAB G2D| GBd AFD|GBd AFD|Egf ed^c|d3 D2:| |:B|d2d dcB|c2A, A,2c|c2c cBA|B2G, G,2c| Bdg edc|Bdg edc|B2g faf|g3 d2:|



STEEL’S JIG. AKA – “Harlequin's Jig.” English, Jig (6/8 time). England, Northumberland. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody appears in the 1770 music manuscript of Northumbrian musician William Vickers, about whom unfortunately nothing is known.


Additional notes
Source for notated version : - William Vickers' 1770 music manuscript collection (Northumberland) [Seattle].

Printed sources : - Seattle (Great Northern Tune Book/William Vickers), 2nd edition, 2008; No. 14, p. 5.






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