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ANDY DEJARLIS (JIG). Canadian, Jig (6/8 time). Canada, Manitoba. E Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A popular tune for those rare times that an E Major set is called for. The tune has been attributed to Manitoba fiddler Andy Dejarlis, but also has been credited to Cape Breton fiddler Mike McDougal. The jig has gained international currency through the playing of Cape Breton musicians. Irish musician Karen Tweed calls the tune "Tom Trainor's" after the individual she learned it from.

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Source for notated version: - Northside fiddler Mike McDougall (1928-1982, Ingonish, Cape Breton) via fiddler Jerry Holland (Inverness, Cape Breton); the tune was untitled until fiddler Johnny Wilmot remembered that the tune had been played by Manitoba fiddler and composer Andy De Jarlis (see "Whiskey Before Breakfast").

Printed sources : - Cranford (Jerry Holland's Collection vol. 1), 1995; No. 244, p. 70.

Recorded sources: -Boot Records, Jerry Holland - "Master Cape Breton Fiddler" (1982). Green Linnet GLD 1137, Altan - "Island Angel" (1993. Learned by Ciaran Tourish from Jerry Holland, Cape Breaton/Massachusetts fiddler). Kells Music 9501, Dervish - "Playing with Fire" (appears as "Cape Breton Jig").

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