X:1
T:Jig [46]
T:c.f. Wandering Minstrel, Merry Maiden, Jimmey’s New Jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
B:Stephen Grier music manuscript collection (Book 3, c. 1883, No. 78, pp. 33-34)
B: http://grier.itma.ie/book-three#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=32&z=93.6121%2C768.4848%2C2547.0769%2C1290.4289
N:Stephen Grier (c. 1824-1894) was a piper and fiddler from
N:Newpark, Bohey, Gortletteragh, south Co. Leitrim.
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
ADD AGF|ABd edB|ADD AGF|BGE E2F|
ADD AGF|ABd edB|d2B AFE|FDE D3:|
|:Add edd|fdd edB|Add edB|AFE E2F|
Add edd|fdd edB|d2B AFE|FDE D3:|]
JIG [46]. Irish, Jig (6/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody was entered as an untitled jig in Book 3 of the c. 1883 music manuscript collection of County Leitrim piper and musician biography:Stephen Grier. Grier researchers Fr. John Quinn and Conor Ward find cognates with "Wandering Minstrel (The)," "Merry Maiden (The)," and "Jimmey's New Jig."
