Annotation:Dave Marsh's Favorite
X:1 T:Traditional Jig T:Dave Marsh's Favorite M:6/8 L:1/8 B:Dunlay & Reich - Traditional Celtic Fiddle Music of Cape Breton (1986, No. 79) K:G dc|BGG DGG|EGE DB,G,|CEG B,DG|EFG A2 d/c/| BGG DGG|EGE DB,G,|CDE DGB|AFD G2:| |:B/c/|dgd ecA|dBG AFD|dgd eag|{fg}fef {gf}g2 f/g/| afd gdB|ecA dBG|EFG Adc|BGG G2:|]
DAVE MARSH'S FAVORITE. AKA and see "Boys of Ballyscally (The)," "Irish Jig (1)." Canadian, Jig (6/8 time). Canada, Cape Breton. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Dunlay & Reich): AA'BB' (Dunlay & Greenberg). The title "Dave Marsh's Favorite" comes from pianist Doug MacPhee, who named it after a friend although the tune was not composed by him. The tune is actually an untitled "Irish Jig" first printed in Edinburgh in Köhlers’ Violin Repository vol. 3 (c. 1885, p. 268) where the composer is listed a "John B. Easton." It is not clear if Easton was simply passing along a jig with an Irish provenance, or if he composed an Irish-sounding jig.
