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DIAMOND [2]. AKA and see "Bobby Casey's Jig (2)," "Hag's Purse (The)," "Little Black Pig," "Roscommon Jig." American, Jig. D Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Bayard says this tune is of the "Oro, Welcome Home" family: see note for "Bonaparte Crossing the Alps." It is probably Irish in origin, and in fact, New York researcher, musician and writer Don Meade believes it to be a relative of "Frieze Breeches (The)."

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; p. 63. Kennedy (Jigs & Quicksteps, Trips & Humours), 1997; No. 28, p. 9. Ryan's Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 93.

Recorded sources: See also listings at: Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index [1].




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