The Black Nag
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
Also known as "The Galloping Nag". An early version of the jig "Black Nag"<br> that became popular with English country dancers and American contra<br> dancers in the 1970's. The melody first appears in print as a new tune to the<br> 3rd edition of Playford's Dancing Master (1657). As "The Galloping Nag" it<br> appears in Walsh's Compleat Country Dancing Master (1718), and again in his<br> 1731 edition. John and William Neal also published the tune (as "Galloping Nag")<br> in their Choice Collection of Country Dances (Dublin, 1726). See also the<br> similar (both dance and tune) "Millison's Jig" published in Playford's<br> first edition of the Dancing Master (1651).<br> "The Black Nag" was recorded on The English Country Dancing Master by The Telemann Society.<br> I learned it from the recording on The Hammered Dulcimer by Fennig's All Stars.<br>
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