Briggs named quite a few tunes after himself - Minstrel Banjo2024-03-29T11:19:16Zhttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/forum/topics/briggs-named-quite-a-few-tunes-after-himself?commentId=2477478%3AComment%3A177380&xg_source=activity&feed=yes&xn_auth=noDang never knew he died befor…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2019-01-13:2477478:Comment:1773862019-01-13T03:24:06.184ZChris Prietohttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/caprieto
<p>Dang never knew he died before it's publication</p>
<p>Dang never knew he died before it's publication</p> Briggs was dead (d. 1854) and…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2019-01-12:2477478:Comment:1776572019-01-12T21:29:26.308ZTrapdoor2http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/Trapdoor2
<p>Briggs was dead (d. 1854) and the book is somewhat of a "tribute".</p>
<p>Briggs was dead (d. 1854) and the book is somewhat of a "tribute".</p> "Brigg's Favorite Jig" is wha…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2019-01-05:2477478:Comment:1773802019-01-05T21:10:35.839ZOK-4http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/OK4
<p>"Brigg's Favorite Jig" is what W. K. Batchelder called the tune usually known as "The Power of Music" when he published a version of it in 1855.</p>
<p>I guess publishers thought the name sold.</p>
<p>"Brigg's Favorite Jig" is what W. K. Batchelder called the tune usually known as "The Power of Music" when he published a version of it in 1855.</p>
<p>I guess publishers thought the name sold.</p>