JIG DOLLS IN AUSTRALIA AND BEYOND

Musician and jig doller, Tony Smith, writes about the intriguing folk objects known as ‘jig dolls’, limberjacks’ or ‘marionettes a la planchette’. These are found around the world, but Tony is one of a small band of Australian jig dollers who busks with his own doll, ‘Henry’ (‘Henery’) in support of  Leukemia research and support.

 

Tony provides links to online performances by jig dollers in Australia and elsewhere, as well as an informative account of this folk art form, enlivened by his own experiences playing and jigging on the streets.  Read here.