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Annotation:Jig (111)
X:1 T:Untitled T:Jig [111] M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Patrick MacDonald – “Collection of Highland Vocal Airs” (Edinburgh, 1784, B:No. 10, p. 34) N:In section ‘North Highland Reels or Country Dances’ N:There are 2 sharps in the key in the book. N:MacDonald was Minister of Kilmore in Argyleshire. The volume is N:dedicated to the ‘Gentlemen of the Highland Society in London’. F:https://www.google.com/books/edition/A_Collection_of_Highland_Vocal_Airs_To_w/XCvLHYWLkFcC?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G g|GGd dGd|Td2G B2g|GGd dBe|ABA c2e| GGd dBd|Td2G TB2G|Bde gdB|ABA c2:| |:g|gdg gfe|Td2G TB2g|gdg gdB|ABA Tc2a| gdg gfe|dge dBG|Bde {e}gdB|ABA Tc2:|
JIG [111]. Scottish, Jig (6/8 time) G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. This untitled North Highland jig covers much the same musical ground as the Irish jig "Garryowen."
