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X:1 T:Jackson's Jigg [6] M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:O'Farrell - Pocket Companion, vol. III (c. 1808) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D A/B/c/ | dAF FAF | dAF F2F | dAF FAF | AFE E2F | dAF FAF | dAF F2d | cBA BAF | AFE E2 :| |: c/d/ | ecA cBA | ecA A2f | ecA c2B | AFE E2 c/d/ | ecA cBA | ecA A2d | cBA BAF | AFE E2 :| |: F | dFd FdF | dAF F2F | dFd FdF | AFE E2f | dFd FdF | dAF F2d | cBA BAF | AFE E2 :||

JACKSON'S JIG [6]. Irish, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. George Petrie collected and printed the tune as "Housemaid (2) (The)." The melody belongs to the "Geese in the Bog (1)" family of tunes, to which also belong the 'Jackson' named tunes "Jackson's Coola," "Jackson's Walk to Limerick" and "Jackson's Trip to Limerick."

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Printed sources : - Kennedy (Traditional Dance Music of Britain and Ireland: Jigs & Quicksteps, Trips & Humours), 1997; No. 81, p. 20. O'Farrell (Pocket Companion, vol. III), c. 1808; pp. 14-15.

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