The Story of Jack Broke the Prison Door
Maurice Henderson

Maurice Henderson recounts the story behind the famous fiddle tune ‘Jack Broke the Prison Door.’ The tune’s namesake, Jack, a great fiddler, had worked in a mine in the Sandwick area of Shetland, where a head injury altered his temperament, leaving him with a volatile disposition. After causing trouble, he was eventually confined in Lerwick, but managed to escape from the jail, earning the tune’s memorable title.