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Ch 2 Sailor's Hornpipe

from Murder & Miss Austen's Ball by Ridgway Kennedy

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William Q. and Sarah combined their talents with fiddle and foot for this illustration.

According to Wikipedia, this tune was first printed as the "College Hornpipe" in 1797 or 1798 by J. Dale of London. It was found in manuscript collections before then. The dance associated with the tune imitates the life of a sailor and duties aboard a ship. Due to the small space that the dance required, and no need for a partner, the dance was popular on-board ship.

Samuel Pepys referred to it in his diary as "The Jig of the Ship" and Captain Cook, who took a piper on at least one voyage, is noted to have ordered his men to dance the hornpipe in order to keep them in good health. The dance on-ship became less common when fiddlers ceased to be included in ships' crew members.

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from Murder & Miss Austen's Ball, released December 16, 2021

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Ridge Kennedy West Orange, New Jersey

Ridgway Kennedy has been known primarily as “Ridge” throughout his life

Ridge’s day jobs have varied, but primarily focused on communication in some way. He became a dance caller and has been the “dancing master” at hundreds of contra, square, English and other dances around the US.

For more information visit www.ridgekennedy.com . Murder & Miss Austen’s Ball is his first novel.
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