Key signature: Dmajor
Submitted on October 26th 2002 by lazyhound.
This tune has been added to 11 tunebooks.
Also known as The Saint Lawrence, St. Lawrence, The St. Lawrence.
X: 1
T: Saint Lawrence
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
ABA FAd|f2d A2d|c2B G2B|B2A F2G|
ABA FAd|f2d A2d|cec ABc|d3 d3:|
|:a2g B2g|g2f A2d|cde ABc|dcB A2f|
a2g B2g|g2f A2d|d2c cBc|d3 d3:||
I found this jig in an old compilation of New England fiddle music.
# Posted on November 10th 2002 by lazyhound
"New England Fiddler's Repertoire"
Randy Miller & Jack Perron, 1983 / 2nd edition 2003
Page 7: "Saint Lawrence"
http://www.randymillerprints.com/
http://www.randymillerprints.com/fiddletunebooks.htm
Second Edition:
"First published in 1983, the new revised and illustrated edition marks the 20th anniversary of publication.
Easier-to-read music typesetting, chords added, index by key, list of alternate titles, decorated with over two dozen Randy Miller wood engravings, including "A Time to Dance.
"168 classic traditional contra dance melodies, from Batchelder's Reel to Money Musk to Portland Fancy and beyond -- the standard contra tunes in one source. The second edition of NEFR is produced with assistance from the Gadd/Merrill Fund of the Country Dance and Song Society. Edited by Robert Bley-Vroman and Randy Miller; introduction by Newt Tolman."
~ also their publication:
"Irish Traditional Fiddle Music"
# Posted on November 26th 2005 by ceolachan
"The Saint Lawrence Jig" ~ a few more ways with it...
The first version given is from an old recording of "Bob Hill and His Candian Country Boys". The tune is an old 'chestnut' for New England contras and quadrilles, fun to play and great to dance to...
K: D Major
B |
ABA FAd | f2 d A2 d | c2 B G2 B | B2 A F2 G |
ABA F>Ad | f2 d A2 d | cde ABc | d3 d2 B |
ABA FAd | f2 d A2 d | c2 B G2 B | BcB F2 G |
A>BA FAd | f2 d A2 d | c2 e B2 c | d3 d2 ||
|: f |
a2 g B3 | g2 f A3 | d2 c cBc | edB A2 f |
a2 g B^AB | g2 f A3 | d2 c cBc | edd d2 :|
|: B |
ABA FAd | f2 d A2 d | c2 B GFG | B2 A F2 G |
ABA FAd | f2 d A2 d | c2 B GFG | d3 d2 :|
|: f |
a2 g B2 g | g2 f A2 d | cec ABc | dcB A2 f |
a2 g B2 g | g2 f A2 d | cec ABc | d3 d2 :|
|: F/G/ |
ABA FGA | f2 d A3 | cBA GFG | B2 A F2 G |
AA/A/A FGA | f2 d AB/c/d | cBc ABc | d3- d2 :|
|: f/g/ |
a2 g B^AB | g2 f A^GA | c^Bc A2 c | dcB A2 f |
a2 g B^AB | g2 f A3 | cBc ABc | d3- d2 :|
# Posted on June 27th 2006 by ceolachan