Annotation:Dave Marsh's Favorite

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 DAVE MARSH'S FAVORITE. Canadian, Jig. Canada, Cape Breton. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Dunlay & Reich): AA'BB' (Dunlay & Greenberg). The title comes from pianist Doug MacPhee, who named it after a friend, although the tune was not composed by him.  Source for notated version: Buddy MacMaster (Cape Breton) [Dunlay & Greenberg, Dunlay & Reich].  Printed sources: Dunlay & Greenberg (Traditional Celtic Violin Music from Cape Breton), 1996; p. 118. Dunlay & Reich (Traditional Celtic Fiddle Music of Cape Breton), 1986; p. 75 (listed as "Traditonal Jig").  Recorded sources: DMP6-27-1-4, Doug MacPhee- "Cape Breton Piano III" (1981). RDRD 850, Raymond Ellis - "Dedicated to Mom and Dad" (1994. Appears as 1st "Traditional Jig" on 'B' side, 2nd cut).

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