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THE SOUR LEMON
(J8x40)
John & Hilary Ashby
1- 8
1s+2s Set & Rotate
9-12
1s dance ½ figure of eight, crossing down through 3s
13-16
1s dance ½ figure of eight, crossing up through 2s
17-20
1s+3s dance RH across
21-24
2s+1s dance LH across, 1s finishing facing down
25-32
2s+1s+3s dance RSh reels of 3 on sides
33-40
2s+1s+3s circle 6H round & back
Notes:
At the end of bars 8, 16 & 24, 1
st
couple should face down - they will start the
next figure dancing with the 3s.
Devised
by
John
&
Hilary
Ashby,
original
members
of
Bridport
Scottish
Country
Dancers
,
in
March
2001,
this
jig
was written for all those who forget to smile when dancing!
Suggested music: 'The Fyket'
Bridport
in
Dorset
is
situated
about
1½
miles
inland
where
the
rivers
Asker
and
Simene
join
the
River
Brit.
On
the
coast
and
within
the
town's
boundary
is
West
Bay,
a
small
fishing
harbour
previously
known
as
Bridport
Harbour
before the arrival of the railway when it was ‘re-branded’ to sound more attractive!
Its
origins
are
Saxon
-
during
the
reign
of
King
Alfred
it
became
one
of
the
four
most
important
settlements
in
Dorset
–
the
other
three
being
Dorchester,
Shaftesbury
and
Wareham
–
with
the
construction
of
fortifications
and
establishment
of
a
mint.
In
1086
the
Domesday
Book
recorded
that
the
town,
with
120
houses,
was
called
'Brideport';
'port'
is
Old
English
for
a
market
town,
thus
'Brideport'
may
have
described
the
market
town
belonging
to or associated with Bredy. (It features as Port Bredy in the fictional Wessex of Thomas Hardy's novels.)
Since
the
Middle
Ages,
Bridport
has
been
known
as
a
rope-making
centre.
The
main
street
is
particularly
wide
due
to
it
previously
having
been
used
to
dry
the
ropes,
after
they
had
been
spun
in
long
gardens
behind
the
houses.
Ropes
for
gallows
used
to
be
made
in
the
town,
hence
the
phrase
"stabbed
with
a
Bridport
dagger"
being
used to describe a hanging.
Many
of
Bridport’s
buildings,
particularly
in
the
main
street,
date
from
the
18
th
century,
with
older
buildings
being
found
in
South
Street.
Established
companies
in
Bridport
include
Palmer’s
Brewery
(which
recently
celebrated
its
bicentennial),
AmSafe
Bridport
(previously
known
as
Bridport-Grundy)
who
make
seat
belts,
cargo
nets,
cabin
interior
textiles,
etc.
for
most
commercial
aircraft,
and
Edwards
Sports.
Continuing
Bridport’s
rope
and
net
making
traditions,
the
goal
nets
for
major
football
championships
and
the
tennis
nets,
wooden
posts
and
umpire’s chairs at Wimbledon are all made in Bridport.
England's
Oldest
Family
Butchers",
R
J
Balson
&
Son,
relocated
in
1880
to
West
Allington,
Bridport
close
to
its
original
location.
In
1515
Robert
Balson
rented
a
market
stall
on
Bridport
Shambles
and
the
firm
claims
a
continuous
line
of
family
butchers
since.
According
to
the
Institute
for
Family
Business,
it
is
the
oldest
continuously trading family business in the UK.