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Jan and John

New and used words and music for any occasion


Jan Monk Haigis

Jan Monk Haigis

Singer, songwriter, poet, historian, writer and lovely lady

Born near Trenton, NJ jan has been singing her entire life. As a child she would sit on the swings with her siblings while her mother worked and teach them the harmonies she heard in her head. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgQBBaCEquU&list=RDWgQBBaCEquU&start_radio=1

John William Haigis

John William Haigis

Poet, singer, songwriter, historian, balladeer, playwright storyteller with puns a-plenty

Born in Franklin County Western Massachusetts to a radio family, John served in the Army in Korea and learned Sijo poems he is glad to share. He has been a Morris Dancer, gravedigger, paralegal, lawyer, furniture refinisher and husband to Jan since 1984

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We met contra dancing in Mt Airy, Philadelphia. Jan had been primarily dating scientists and engineers, an on their first date John recited "The Cremation of Sam McGee" and "Shooting of Dan McGrew" by Robert Service. and John says he "ruined her for any other man."