Annotation:Saddle the Pony (2)
X:1 T:Saddle the Pony [2] M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Roche - Collection of Traditional Irish Music vol. 1 (1912, No. 112) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Amix (a|e)cA BAF|AFE EFA|AcA BAB|cBB B2(a| e)cA BAF|AFE EFA|(A/B/cA) {c}BAB|cAA A2:| |:c|cee dff|cee ecA|cee dff|ecA (B2A)| cee dff|cee ecA|(A/B/cA) {c}BAB|cAA A2:|]
SADDLE THE PONY [2]. AKA and see “Buttermilk Mary (3),” “Fond of the Ladies,” “Frolicksome Dame (The),” “Health to the Ladies (A),” "Irish Miller," “Irishman's Heart to the Ladies,” “Irishman's Love (1) (An),” “Móinín Jig,” “Mountain Road (2) (The),” “Mountainy Boy (The),” “Over the Callows,” “Paddy Clancy's,” “Pat Beirne's Favourite,” “Queenstown Jig (The),” “Sweet Biddy Daly,” “To the Ladies.” Irish, Double Jig. A Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. "Saddle the Pony (2)" is a member of a large tune family set in the key of A mixolydian that has many variants and alternate titles. It is also closely related to another family of jigs, set in 'D' major, but sharing many of the same variants. This second tune family also includes "Paddy Clancy's," “Coleman's Favourite,” “Night of the Wedding (The),” “O'Mahoney's Jig,” among others.