Annotation:Diamond (2)
Tune properties and standard notation
DIAMOND [2]. AKA and see "Bobby Casey's Jig [2]," "Hag's Purse," "Little Black Pig," "Roscommon Jig." American, Jig. D Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Bayard says this tune is of the "Oro, Welcome Home" family: see note for "Bonaparte Crossing the Alps." It is probably Irish in origin, and in fact, New York researcher, musician and writer Don Meade believes it to be a relative of "The Frieze Breeches."
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; p. 63. Kennedy (Jigs & Quicksteps, Trips & Humours), 1997; No. 28, p. 9. Ryan's Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 93.
Recorded sources: See also listings at: Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index [1].