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X:1 T:Mrs. Spens Monro’s Jig M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 4 B:(1796, No. 22, p. 9) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G D|G2G AGA|Bcd efg|G2G AGA|BGE E2D| G2G AGA|Bcd efg|{e}dcB AGA|BGG G2:| |:f|gfg efg|fdd def|gfg aga|bge e2f| gfg aga |bge efg|dcB cBA|BGG G2:|]

MRS. SPENS MONROE. AKA and see "King (The)," "Best in the Bag (The)," "Happy Mistake (The)," "Jim O'Connor's," "John Blessing's Delight," "King's Jig (2)," "King of Jigs," "Lady Shire’s Favorite," "Miss Monroe’s Jig," "Mrs. Monroe’s (1)," "Munster Jig (1) (The)." Scottish, (Irish?); Jig (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune was first printed in Glasgow publisher biography:James Aird's Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 4 (1796) as "Mrs. Spens Monroe," however, it has had a long history in Ireland and may have an Irish provenance. See also Montreal fiddler Joseph Allard's (1973-1947) recordings of the jig under the titles "Reel de Paddy" and "Reel Lasalle."

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Source for notated version: -

Printed sources : - Aird (Selection of Scottish, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 4), 17; No. 22, p. 9.

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