Annotation:Maple Leaf Jig

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MAPLE LEAF JIG. Canadian, New England; Jig. Canada, Québec. G Major ('A' part) & D Major ('B' part). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Revered contra dance musician and caller Ralph Page [1] (1903-1985) said (in Northern Junket, vol. 13, No. 6, 1979; p. 5) that the tune's provenance was Québec.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Miller & Perron (New England Fiddlers Repertoire), 1983; No. 9. Page (Northern Junket), vol. 4, No. 9; 1954; p. 23. Page (Ralph Page Book of Contras), 1969; p. 19. Sweet (Fifer's Delight), 1965/1981; p. 35.

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