Bridal Jig (1) (The)

 BRIDAL JIG [1], THE (Port An Posta). AKA and see "Beside the Bann," "Humors of Quarry Cross (The)," "Kennedy's Bridal Jig," "Priest's Leap (1) (The)." Irish, Jig. G Major ('A' part) & E Minor ('B' part). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB' (Allan's): AABB (Cole, Kerr): AABB' (Moylan, Perlman). Sources for notated versions: accordion player Johnny O'Leary (Sliabh Luachra region of the Cork-Kerry border) [Moylan]; Reuben Smith (b. 1931, Blooming Point, Queen's County, Prince Edward Island) [Perlman]. Printed sources: Allan's Irish Fiddler, No. 31, p. 8. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 58. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No. 262, p. 29. Moylan (Johnny O'Leary), 1994; No. 311, pg. 179. O'Neill (O'Neill's Irish Music), 1915; No.190, p. 103. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1986; No. 310, p. 66. Perlman (The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island), 1996; p. 130. Ryan's Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 87.

X:1 T:The Bridal Jig [1] M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:O'Neill - Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 310 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G D|G3 BGB|def gdB|ecA dBG|FAG FED|G2G BGB|def gdB|ecA dBG|FEF G2:|
 * B|Bee edB|def g2a|bgb afa|geg fdB|Bee edB|def g2a|bgb afa|1 gee e2:|2 g2g gdB||

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