Bird on the Wing

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Theme code Index	1H2H1H1 7bL7L31
Also known as	Mechanics' Hall Jig
Composer/Core Source
Region	United States
Genre/Style	Contra
Meter/Rhythm	Schottische/Schottis/Jennkka/Reinlander
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/4
History
Structure	AABB'
Editor/Compiler	Biography:William Bradbury Ryan
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Ryan's Mammoth Collection
Tune and/or Page number	p. 117
Year of publication/Date of MS	1883
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BIRD ON THE WING. AKA and see "Mechanics' Hall Jig." American, Dance Tune (2/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB'. Tune is listed as a 'jig' in Ryan's Mammoth Collection, meaning an old-time banjo tune probably associated with the sand jig dance, a type of solo dance performed on a floor that had been sanded to reduce friction and facilitate the brushing of the shoes. See also parts 5 and 6 of "Kitty O'Neill's Champion Jig."

Printed sources: Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; p. 83. Ryan's Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 117.

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