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
 Artist    
 Title of recording    
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    
 Year recorded    
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X:1
T:Bird on the Wing
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:"Sand Jig"
S:Ryan's Mammoth Collection (1883)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
d^d e2 | z/d/c/A/ D2 | z_E (=E/c/)z/c/ | B/G/A/F/ G/A/B/c/ |  
d^d e2 | z/ d/c/A/ D2 | z_E (=E/c/) z/c/ | B/G/A/F/ Gz :|
|: D/G/ z/ B/ A/G/B/G/ | D/B/ a/B/ A/G/B/G/ | A/d/ z/f/ e/d/f/d/ | A/d/ z/f/ e/d/f/d/ | 
D/G/ z/B/ A/G/B/G/ | D/G/ z/B/ A/G/B/G/ |1 e/g/g/a/ g/e/d/c/ | 
B/G/A/F/ G/F/E/D/ :|2 (3d/c/B/ (3B/c/d/ c/B/A/c/ | B/G/A/F/ G/A/B/c/ || 


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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