Jefferson and Liberty (The Gobby-O) - A MinorJig, Slidei

:	Am	Am	G	GEm
	Am	Am	AmEm	Am	:
:	Am	AmG	C	G
	AmG	AmD	AmEm	Am	:

Tune Information

Author: Traditional

Origin: Ireland

The title stems from the fact that this tune was used as the melody for a song for Thomas Jefferson's 1800 US presidential campaign. The original tune was named The Gobby-O, a title that may refer to a beggar boy, someone that talks too much, or perhaps a small freshwater fish.

Ref: https://tunearch.org/wiki/Annotation:Jefferson_and_Liberty_(1)

Ref: https://tunearch.org/wiki/Annotation:Gobby-O_(The)

Ref: https://thesession.org/tunes/5806

Little Burnt Potato - D MajorJigi

	D	D	D	GE
	A	A	A	DA7
	D	D	D	GE
	A	A	A	D
:	DA	D	D	Em(G)
	Em	A	A	D	:

Tune Information

Author: Colin J. Boyd

Origin: Canada - Nova Scotia

Although often considered Irish, perhaps because it is about a potato, this tune was actually composed by Nova Scotia fiddler Colin J. Boyd. The tune was written in Boston between 1911 and 1916, while the composer was studying music there. It was based on an old Scottish jig that reached the author via Cape Breton.

Ref: https://tunearch.org/wiki/Annotation:Little_Burnt_Potato

Stool of Repentance - A MajorJigi

:	A	A	D	DE
	A	A	D	DE	:
:	A	A	Bm	BmE
	A	A	D	DE	:

Tune Information

Author: Traditional

Origin: Scotland

The title may refer to a seat used in Scottish Presbyterian churches to shame people who had committed moral crimes such as adultery or becoming pregnant when unmarried. Since the tune is very jolly it may also be a reference to a parlor game of the same name, where participants write or say something about a player that then tries to guess who made each statement. Or, it may refer to Jenny Geddis throwing a stool at the minister of St Giles Kirk in Edinburgh in 1637, in protest of the new Scottish Episcopal Book of Common Prayer. This is said to have sparked the riot that led to the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. An early version of this melody appears in manuscripts in 1733 and 1734. It is also known as Wrights Rant and Joiners Jig.

Ref: https://tunearch.org/wiki/Annotation:Stool_of_Repentance

Ref: https://thesession.org/tunes/1138

Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stool_of_Repentance

Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stool_of_Repentance_(game)

Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Geddes

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