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Queen's Jig

Playford in 1701.
Adapted by Cecil Sharp in 1922
Duple Minor Longways

Recording: queens_jig-068-bn12pb11.mp3.zip
queen_s_jig--011.mp3.zip
queens_jig-083_hfwdm1-05.mp3.zip
queens_jig-fxfwo07.mp3.zip
queens_jig-slow-b5-052_gmdm.mp3.zip

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FANQtt1T_N8

   A1 1-8 1st corners side, then set and turn single. 
   A2 1-8 2nd corners repeat A1. 
   B1 1-2 1st corners change places. 
      3-4 2nd corners change places. 
      5-8 Partners face, balance back, and change places. 
   B2 1-6 All right hands-across. 
      7-8 All turn single.

THE QUEEN'S JIG
This woodcut, and another using the same design, appears on several of the ballads in Pepys’ collection. It is usually intended to be Queen Mary, wife of William IMT, who died in 1694. Since “The Queen's Jig” first appeared in 1701, it is not clear to which Queen this title refers. Anne did not succeed until 1702.

ins_queens_jig.txt · Last modified: 2025/07/22 23:45 by mar4uscha