Annotation:Jig Away the Donkey

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JIG AWAY THE DONKEY. AKA - "Jigging the Donkey." AKA and see "Mick Hoy's," "Mist on the Mountain (The)." Irish, Reel. A Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune was played in a set with "Piper on Horseback (The)" by northern Irish musicians Frankie Kennedy and Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh on tour in America in the mid-1970's.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources:

Recorded sources: Shanachie Records, "Cherish The Ladies: Irish Women Musicians in America" (2005) Gerry O'Connor, Gabriel McArdle & Martin Quinn - "Jig Away the Donkey: Music and Song of South Ulster."

See also listing at:
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]




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