FTX-328 - RIG-A-JIG-JIG

NORFOLK VILLAGE MUSIC

The fishing villages of the Norfolk coast have a unique vitality. Mrs BULLIMORE, the landlady of the village inn at Morston, tells how they do their own local version of "The Long Dance" and plays for it on the bar piano. The largest repertoire came from sexton and dance fiddler, Herbert SMITH of Blakeney, who, also tells us about the dances and about a local song contest. Jimmy DICKERSON sings the winning song. Also includes melodeon-players: Albert HEWITT, Percy BROWNE, and Bob THOMPSON of Cromer, with "Shrimp" Davies doing the stepping.

1. RIG-A-JIG-JIG Herbert Smith (fiddle), Blakeney, 1052 - 1.23

2. RIG-A-JIG-JIG Mrs A.M.Bullimore (pub-piano), Morston - 2.06

3. Descr of "The Long Dance" by Mrs Bullimore - 0.56

4. THE STARRY NIGHT FOR A RAMBLE (Long Dance): Herbert Smith (fid) (announces dance before) - 1.47

5. OLD JOE, THE BOAT IS GOING OVER (ann bef) - 1.59

6. TOMMY, MAKE ROOM FOR YOUR UNCLE (ann bef) - 1.33

7. THE FOUR HAND REEL (talk bef) - 2.17

8. HIGHLAND SCHOTTISCHE - 0.38

9. THE BLAKENEY HORNPIPE (The Lass on the Strand) - 1.24

10. Tuning up - 0.15

11. VARSOVIANA (Descr bef with tune hummed & talk about local dancer) - 2.35

12. HEEL AND TOE POLKA - 0.56

13. Talk about local song contest at the Harvest Frolic - 1.24

14. Talk & Song: THE YOUNG GIRLS OF BLAKENEY: Billy Dickerson, Morston - 1.54

15. SOUTHREPPS HORNPIPE: Albert Hewitt (melodeon), Southrepps 1956 - 1.05

16. THE BREAKDOWN (Hornpipe) as previous - 1.23

17. YARMOUTH HORNPIPE: Percy Browne (mel) & Henry Davies (stepping), Cromer 1956 - 0.51

18. THE HEEL AND TOE POLKA: Bob Thompson (mel) Cromer - 1.37

19. THE SHERINGHAM BREAKDOWN: Percy Browne & Bob Thompson (2 melodeons with step-dancing) - 1.55

Recorded by Peter Kennedy in 1952. Edited by Peter Kennedy and first published on Folktrax cassettes 1980.