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X:1 T:Jackson's Hunt M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:Alex Sutherland music manuscript collection (1st half of 20th cent., No. 82) N:Alex Sutherland (1873-1967) was a fiddler from Toome, N: Drumreilly, County Leitrim. Z:Conor Ward K:Edor AF|(E2{F}ED) (F2{G}FD)|(E2 F/E/D/E/) (DFAF)|(E2{F}ED) (F2 {G}FD)|(DFAF) E2:| Bc|(dB{c}BA) (dB).A.B|(dB{c}BA) d2 ef|(dB{c}BA) (dB).A.B|(dBAF) E2E2| (dB{c}BA) (dB).A.B|(dB{c}BA) d2 eg|(f2ec) (defe)|(dBAF) E2||

JACKSON'S HUNT. AKA and see "Spoil the Dance." Irish, Reel (cut time). E Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. The tune has been called "Jackson's Hunt" in County Leitrim, where it is also known as "Magic Fiddle." It is contained in the music manuscript collection of Toome, Drumreilly, Co. Leitrim, fiddler Alex Sutherland (1873-1967), submitted to the National Folklore Commission in 1957. Researchers Conor Ward and Fr. John Quinn find cognate versions as "Jackson's Dairymaid (1)," from Patrick Gunn's book (County Fermanagh, c. 1860's) and "Spoil the Dance."

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