Annotation:Canadian Jig

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 CANADIAN JIG. French Canadian, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A 'jig' because the melody is the vehicle for a solo dance, which is called jig-stepping. The tune, however, appears to be Irish in origin, and shares a second strain with "Cuckoo (1) (The)."  Source for notated version:  Printed sources: Carlin (Master Collection), 1984; p. 54, No. 83.  Recorded sources:

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