Annotation:New Irish Jig
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NEW IRISH JIG. English, Country Dance Tune (cut time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The title has no discernible relationship with the tune (which appears to be unique to Vickers' collection), being neither in 6/8 time, nor Irish in character.
Source for notated version: William Vickers' 1770 music manuscript collection [1] (Northumberland) [Seattle].
Printed sources: Seattle (Great Northern/William Vickers), 1987, Part 3; No. 574.
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