Annotation:Fox Hunter’s Jig (1) (The)
X:1 T:Fox Hunter’s Jig [1], The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:James Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 3 (Glasgow, 1788, No. 580, p. 222) N:”Humbly dedicated to the Volunteers and Defensive Bands of Great Britain and Ireland” Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D f|f2e e2d|d2e ede|fgf ede|d4 zf| f2f faf|faf faf|e2e ege|ege ege| f2f faf |eee e3 |fga agf|e4 z:| |:e|e2f e2A|eee ede|fga agf|eee e3| fdd gee |fdd gee|fga efg|fga efg| f2e e2d|d2e ede|fgf ede ddd d2:|]
FOX HUNTER'S JIG (THE). Scottish, Jig (6/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. There are many tunes with the title "Fox Hunter", or a variant name, but this melody appears to be unique to Glasgow publisher James Aird's Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 3 (1788).
