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The Blue Stocking jig

There is 1 recording of a tune by this name.

The Blue Stocking has been added to 1 tune set.

The Blue Stocking has been added to 12 tunebooks.

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Two settings

X: 1
T: The Blue Stocking
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
|: B/c/ | d2d dgd | B2B BdB | G2G AGA | B2B B2c |
d2d dgd | B2B BdB | G2G AGA | BGG G2 :|
|: B/c/ | dBg ecg | dBg ecg | ded dcB | BAA A2B/c/ |
dBg ecg | dBg ecg | d>ed cBA | B>GG G2 :|
X: 2
T: The Blue Stocking
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
A2 A AdA | F2 F FAF | D2 D E^DE | FGF EE/F/G |
ABA AdA | FGF F/G/AF | D2 D E^DE | FDD D :|
AFd B2 d |AFd BGd | ABA AGF | GEE EE/F/G |
AFd BGd |A2 d BGd | ABA GFE | D3 D :|

Two comments

The Blue Stocking

This is another one from the John Moore manuscripts (The Shropshire Hornpipe, ed. Gordon Ashman) and which I think is another jolly little one-octave tune that would play equally well one-fifth lower.

See https://thesession.org/discussions/15202

"The Blue Stocking" ~ following your advice 😎

X: 2
T: Blue Stocking, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: D Major
|: FG |\
A2 A AdA | F2 F FAF | D2 D E^DE | FGF EE/F/G |
ABA AdA | FGF F/G/AF | D2 D E^DE | FDD D :|
|: FG |\
AFd B2 d |AFd BGd | ABA AGF | GEE EE/F/G |
AFd BGd |A2 d BGd | ABA GFE | D3 D :|