Jamaica
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
Chappell (1859) notes the tune appeared shortly after the island of Jamaica<br> was appropriated from the Spanish in 1655. <br> The Playford tune takes its name from a ballad entitled: "Joy after Sorrow,<br> Being the Sea-mans return from Jamaica; Or, the lovely Lasses late<br> Lamentation for the long absence of her dearest beloved Friend."<br> The melody (as "Jameko") first appears in The Dancing Master's 1670 4th<br> edition and all subsequent editions, through 1728. The 19th century<br> antiquarian William Chappell thought the title was probably from an<br> original song that had been lost, although he did find the melody to be<br> the vehicle to a number of songs set to the tune.<br> It was also printed in Walsh's Compleat Country Dancing Master, editions<br> of 1718, 1731 and 1754, Chappell's Popular Music of the Olden Time,<br> vol. 2, (1859), Karpeles & Schofield's A Selection of 100 English<br> Folk Dance Airs (1951) and Sharp's Country Dance Tunes (1909).<br> It was recorded on The English Country Dancing Master, vol 2 by<br> The Telemann Society.<br>
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