Annotation:Debbie's Jig

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DEBBIE'S JIG. Canadian, Jig. B Flat Major ('A' part) & F Major ('B' part). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Composed by Bernie Ley, a Cape Breton fiddler who played as an infrequent guest on Don Messer's broadcasts. Ley played a many "Down East" tunes in his repertoire.

Source for notated version: Jerry Robichaud (New Brunswick, Canada) [Hinds].

Printed sources: Hinds/Hébert (Grumbling Old Woman), 1981; p. 28. Messer (Anthology of Favorite Fiddle Tunes), 1980; No. 150, p. 99.

Recorded sources: Fretless Records 201 (Alcazar Dance Series ALC-201), Jerry Robichaud – "Maritime Dance Party" (1978).

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