Annotation:Willy Walsh's Jig
X:1 T:Willy Walsh's Jig M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 88 Z:AK/Fiddlers’ Companion K:D B|ADD BAF|ABd edB|ADD BAF|AFE E2F| ADD BAF|ABd edB|AdB AFA|Bdd d2:| |:B|AFA d2e|fdf ecA|BAB d2e|faf gfg| AFA d2e|fdf ecA|AdB AFA|Bdd d2:|
WILLY WALSH'S JIG (Port Uilliamin Uí Breatnaig). AKA and see “Merry Maiden (1).”Irish, Double Jig (6/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. O'Neill's "Merry Maiden (1)" is nearly the same save that one ending goes up and one goes down. The first strain is shared with "Wandering Minstrel (The),” “Dandy Scholar (The)" but the rest of the tune parts differ.
