Annotation:Ellis' Jig

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 ELLIS'(S) JIG ("Port Ui Ellis" or "Port Ellis"). Irish, Single Jig. G Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A 6/8 version of Nathaniel Gow's strathspey "Captain Maitland's." See also related tunes "Mason's Quickstep," "O I Hae Seen the Roses Blaw" (Northumbrian), and "Oho Oho I've Found You Out" (Pa.).  Source for notated version: J. O'Neill [O'Neill]. Chicago police Sergeant James O'Neill was a fiddler originally from County Down. He was a trained musician and had a good ear and a large store of tunes. He acted as Francis O'Neill's transcriber and collaborator for his early volumes.  Printed sources: O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 998, p. 186. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 387, p. 78.  Recorded sources:

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