New Parliament House Jig

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T:New Parliament House Jig
% NFF Book 2019
% Bush Traditions recording played by John Colville
C:John Colville, Toowoomba, Qld
N:Included with the permission of John Colville.
N:I originally wrote this tune on melodeon for which I think it is
N:particularly suitable. I wrote the dance and the tune (1980) for a dance
N:composing competition that took place in Sydney and I'm pleased to
N:say it won. It's being danced in the US and the UK and has been
N:published by Cecil Sharp House in a book of the most popular dances
N:in London.  Cheers,  John Colville, 20 September 2018
B:Stringy Bark & Greenhide, Vol 2, No6, p16, article by John Colville
O:Australia, Toowoomba, Qld
R:Jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
|:GAG GBd|bab gdB|ceg dBG|dBG A2D|
GAG GBd|bab gdB|ceg dBG|ecF G2:|
|:B|ded gfe|ded dBG|ded gfe|dcB A2B|
ded gfe|ded dBG|ceg dBG|ecF G2:|
|:f|gfg gfe|ded dBG|gfg gfg|aba a2f|
gfg gfe|ded dBG|ceg dBG|ecF G3:|
|:ece gfe|ded dBG|ece gfe|dcB A3|
ece gfe|ded dBD|ceg dBG|ecF G3:|



New Parliament House Jig - played by John Colville