| Trip to Plymouth / The Shepherd's Wife / Captain Wyke's Dance |
We don't know much about the Trip to Plymouth (although it takes about an hour and a half if the traffic isn't too bad...) Sorry about the bad pun! We actually found the tune on the new tradition of the internet and thought it was a lovely tune for the set. Nick recorded the Shepherd's Wife on his CD of Dartmoor fiddle music 'The High Tors'. It is another of the tunes from the William Andrew manuscript from Sheepstor, collected by Baring-Gould. The third tune is often known as Captain White's Dance but this version (also found on the internet) makes Nick feel important! The whole set is referred to as the Friendly Jigs. This is because we find them good tunes to open a gig with when we are a bit unsure about the intentions of the audience! |
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