Bobbing Joe
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
Also known as "Bobbing Joan". "Bob(by) and Joan/John", "Bobbin-a-Jo".<br> This air appears in John Playford's first (and every subsequent)<br> edition of The English Dancing Master (1651) and Musick's<br> Delight on the Cithren (1666), where it appears as "Bobbing Joan," a<br> frequent title variation). Quite old, it was considered part of the<br> traditional repertoire in John Playford's day and may be related to the<br> morris tune "Bobbin-a-Joe." As "Bobbing Joane" it appears in several<br> ballad operas, including Gay's Polly (1729), The Bay's Opera (1730),<br> The Mad House (1737), and A Cure for a Scold (1738). As a dance<br> tune it also appears in Walsh's Compleat Country Dancing Master,<br> vol. 1 (1718) and vol. 3 (1731). <br> It was recorded on A Trip to Kilburn by The Baltimore Consort.<br>
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