Annotation:Cow-Boys' Jig (1) (The)

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X:1 % T:Cow Boys [1], The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:Ryan's Mammoth Collection (1883) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G B/A/|GDE G2A|Bgf gdB|ABc BGA|BcA BGE| GDE G2A|Bgf gdB|ABc BcA|BGG G2:| |:B/d/|e2e e2e|egf edB|D2d d2d|dge dBG| c2d e2d|gdB A2d|BGA BcA|BGG G2:||

COW-BOYS' (JIG) [1], THE. American (originally Irish), Jig (6/8 time). G Major (most versions): A Major (Songer). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The "Cow-boys'" is a member of a 6/8 time tune family that includes "Charley the Prayermaster," "Fear a Fuair Bas (An)," "I Will if I Can (2)" and "O'Connell's Welcome to Clare (2)."

Additional notes

Sources for notated versions: - Rodney Miller (Antrim, N.H.) [Phillips]; George Penk (Portland, Oregon) who learned it from Alasdair Fraser's album [Songer].

Printed sources : - Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; p. 55. S. Johnson (The Kitchen Musician No. 6; Jigs), 1982 (revised 1989, 2001); p. 7. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; p. 160 (appears as "Charley the Prayermaster"). Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 2), 1995; p. 363. Ryan's Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 84. Songer (Portland Collection), 1997; p. 56 (appears as "Cowboy Jig").

Recorded sources: - SG155, Alasdair Fraser - "The Road North." Tartan Tapes CDTT1004, Alasdair Fraser - "Heat the Hoose" (1998).