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|f_annotation='''MRS. SPENS MONROE.''' AKA and see "[[King (The)]]," "[[Best in the Bag (The)]]," "[[Happy Mistake (The)]]," "[[Jim O'Connor's]]," "[[John Blessing's Delight]]," "[[King's Jig (2)]]," "[[King of Jigs]]," "[[Lady Shire’s Favorite]]," "[[Miss Monroe’s Jig]]," "[[Mrs. Monroe’s (1)]]," "[[Munster Jig (1) (The)]]," "[[Reel de Paddy]]," "[[Reel Lasalle]]." Scottish, (Irish?); Jig (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune was first printed in Glasgow publisher [[biography:James Aird]]'s '''Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 4''' (1796) as "Mrs. Spens Monroe," however, it has had a long history in Ireland and may have an Irish provenance. It was also entered into the mid-19th century music copybook of Northumbrian musician John Baty as "Mrs. Spens Munro." See also versions by Montreal fiddler Joseph Allard's (1973-1947) recordings of the jig under the titles "[[Reel de Paddy]]," "[[Reel du commerce]]" and "[[Reel Lasalle]]," and (in duple time) Isidore Soucy's "[[Reel de Berluchon]]." | |||
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'''MRS. SPENS MONROE.''' AKA and see "[[King (The)]]," "[[Best in the Bag (The)]]," "[[Happy Mistake (The)]]," "[[Jim O'Connor's]]," "[[John Blessing's Delight]]," "[[King's Jig (2)]]," "[[King of Jigs]]," "[[Lady Shire’s Favorite]]," "[[Miss Monroe’s Jig]]," "[[Mrs. Monroe’s (1)]]," "[[Munster Jig (1) (The)]]," "[[Reel de Paddy]]," "[[Reel Lasalle]]." Scottish, (Irish?); Jig (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune was first printed in Glasgow publisher [[biography:James Aird]]'s '''Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 4''' (1796) as "Mrs. Spens Monroe," however, it has had a long history in Ireland and may have an Irish provenance. See also versions by Montreal fiddler Joseph Allard's (1973-1947) recordings of the jig under the titles "[[Reel de Paddy]]," "[[Reel du commerce]]" and "[[Reel Lasalle]]," and (in duple time) Isidore Soucy's "[[Reel de Berluchon]]." | |||
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Spens Monroe is a Scottish family name. The fifth President of the United States, James Monroe (1758-1831) is said to have been descended from one line of Spens Monroes; and his father was Spens Monroe, and James was the great-grandson of Andrew and Elizabeth Spens Monroe. | Spens Monroe is a Scottish family name. The fifth President of the United States, James Monroe (1758-1831) is said to have been descended from one line of Spens Monroes; and his father was Spens Monroe, and James was the great-grandson of Andrew and Elizabeth Spens Monroe. | ||
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|f_printed_sources=Aird ('''Selection of Scottish, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 4'''), 17; No. 22, p. 9. | |||
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Revision as of 18:49, 13 December 2022
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MRS. SPENS MONROE. AKA and see "King (The)," "Best in the Bag (The)," "Happy Mistake (The)," "Jim O'Connor's," "John Blessing's Delight," "King's Jig (2)," "King of Jigs," "Lady Shire’s Favorite," "Miss Monroe’s Jig," "Mrs. Monroe’s (1)," "Munster Jig (1) (The)," "Reel de Paddy," "Reel Lasalle." Scottish, (Irish?); Jig (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune was first printed in Glasgow publisher biography:James Aird's Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 4 (1796) as "Mrs. Spens Monroe," however, it has had a long history in Ireland and may have an Irish provenance. It was also entered into the mid-19th century music copybook of Northumbrian musician John Baty as "Mrs. Spens Munro." See also versions by Montreal fiddler Joseph Allard's (1973-1947) recordings of the jig under the titles "Reel de Paddy," "Reel du commerce" and "Reel Lasalle," and (in duple time) Isidore Soucy's "Reel de Berluchon."
Spens Monroe is a Scottish family name. The fifth President of the United States, James Monroe (1758-1831) is said to have been descended from one line of Spens Monroes; and his father was Spens Monroe, and James was the great-grandson of Andrew and Elizabeth Spens Monroe.
