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Annotation:Michael Dwyer's Jig
X:1 T:The Restless Boy T:Michael Dwyer's Jig T:Connie O'Connell's Jig (1) C:Michael Dwyer (?) N:Dwyer (d. 1997) was a whistle player from Ardgroom, Co. Cork. B:Treoir, vol. 44, No. 2, 2012, p. 32 B: The House on the Hill. 73 Tunes from Michael Dwyer, 2019, p. 21 M:6/8 L:1/8 K:G |:A|BGG Add|BdB BAG|BGG ADD|GAG AFD| BGG Add|BAG ABc|dge fed|cAF G2:| |:D|GBd g2e|fed cAF|GBd g2g|faf g2d| faf g2e|1fed gedc|B3 BAG|BdB cAF:| |2 fed ^cde faf ge^c|ded d=cA|| GBB B2d|cAA AFD|GBB BAG|BdB cAF| GBB B2d|cAA ABc|dge fed|cAF G2:|
MICHAEL DWYER'S JIG. AKA and see "Aherlow Jig," "Connie O'Connell's Jig (1)," "Jolly Beggar (1) (The)," "Money I Want (The)," "Quinn's Jig (1)," "Restless Boy (The)," "Ryan's Travels," "Spirits of Whiskey (2)," "Three Little Drummers (4)," "Two and Sixpenny Girl (1) (The)." Irish, Reel (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB'CC. The tune is sometimes attributed to whistle player Michael Dwyer, from Ardgroom, County Cork. He died in 1997.
