Beautiful Music in Difficult Times December 27

This offering of Beautiful Music is a jig by Occramar Mareycoo. That was the given name of the enslaved man, Newport Gardner, who was born in 1746 in Africa, right near the end of the baroque era. This cheery jig — CROOKED SHANKS — was published in 1803. In addition to listening to his composition, you can also read more about his life, using the link below to the New England Historical Society.

Crooked Shanks oldtime JIG by Newport Gardner 1803 – YouTube

From Africa to Newport and Back – Musician Occramer Marycoo’s Incredible Journey – New England Historical Society

 

 

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