Annotation:Night Dance (The)
X:1 T:Night Dance, The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:O'Neill - Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 256 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:C c>AA B>GG | AGF E>DC | c>AA B>GG | cGE DEG | c>de A>Bc | GAF E2D | C>CC C2E | GEC DEG :| |: cde efg | gag gec | cde efg | afd dBG | cde g2g | af/g/a/g/ g2f|e>dc ced | cGE DEG :| |: ced ced| cGF EDC|ced ced|cGE DEG | cde A>Bc | GAF E2D | C>CC C2E | GEC DEG :|
NIGHT DANCE, THE (Rinnce na oidce). AKA and see "Fitzpatrick's Jig," "Jackson's Night Cap," "Piper's Welcome (The)," "Strike the Gay Harp," "Strike the Young Harp." Irish, Double Jig (6/8 time). C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. The tune is most often known nowadays by the title "Strike the Gay Harp" from Thomas Moore's use of the tune for his song. However, it was first published by Samuel Lee in Dublin c. 1774 in Jackson's Celebrated Irish Tunes (reprinted in 1790) as "Jackson's Night Cap" attributed to the legendary uilleann piper Walker (or Walter) 'Piper' Jackson.
