Annotation:Priest's Leap (1) (The)

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PRIEST'S LEAP [1], THE. AKA and see “Bridal Jig (1) (The),” “Humors of Quarry Cross (The),” “Jerry Donovan's Favorite,” “Kennedy's Bridal Jig,” “Leinster Lasses (The),” “MacPaddin's Favorite,” “The Night Cap.” Irish, Double Jig. G Major ('A' part) & E Minor ('B' part). Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB (Flaherty): AA'BB' (Roche). Fiddler Paddy Killoran recorded the tune in the 78 RPM era under the titles “MacPaddin's Favorite” and “Jerry Donovan's Favorite.” John Gerrity called it the “The Night Cap” and Paddy Cronin and Joe Burke had it as “Humors of Quarry Cross (The).”

Source for notated version: fiddler Kathleen Morris (Corlisheen, Ballyrush, Co. Sligo) [Flaherty].

Printed sources: Flaherty (Trip to Sligo), 1990; p. 56. Roche (Collection of Traditional Irish Music, vol. 3), 1927; No. 88, p. 27.

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