Annotation:Munster Jig (1) (The)

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MUNSTER (JIG) [1], THE. AKA and see "Best in the Bag (The)," "Green Fields of Miltown," "Happy Mistake (The)," "Jackson's Mistake," "Jim O'Connor's," "John Blessing's Delight," "King Jig (The)," "King of Jigs," "Miss Monroe’s Jig," "Mrs. Monroe’s (1), ," "Mrs. Monroe's Jig," "Mrs. Spens Monroe/Monro's Jig." Irish, Jig (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Moylan): AABB (Deloughery). The melody can be traced to "Mrs. Spens Monroe," printed in Glasgow by James Aird in the late 18th century. The tune (as "Munster Jig") was in the repertoire of influential Sliabh Luachra fiddler Pádraig O'Keeffe (1887-1963), who passed it on to his student, Dennis Murphy (1910-1974). Sliabh Luachra accordion player Johnny O'Leary (1923-2004) paired "Munster Jig (1)" with with "Cailleach an Airgid." Compare also with 19th century County Cork cleric and uilleann piper James Goodman's "Humors of Glenath", and, in the first strain, "Caravat Jig (The)."

Additional notes
Source for notated version : - accordion player Johnny O'Leary (Sliabh Luachra region of the Cork-Kerry border), recorded in recital at Na Píobairí Uilleann, November, 1990 [Moylan]; Connie O'Connell (County Cork) [Beisswenger].

Printed sources : - Beisswenger (Irish Fiddle Music from Counties Cork and Kerry), 2012; p. 113. Deloughery (Sliabh Luachra on Parade), 1980; No. 19. Moylan (Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra), 1994; No. 174, p. 100.

Recorded sources : - Claddagh CC5, Denis Murphy & Julia Clifford - "The Star Above the Garter." Shanachie 79093, Paddy Galckin & Robbie Hannan - "Whirlwind" (1995. Learned from a recording by Dennis Murphy). Talcon Records KG240, Paddy Cronin - "The House in the Glen" (197?). Topic 12T312, "Billy Clifford."

See also listing at :
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]

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