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July 22, 2012

Irish American Jig – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 202

Today, I didn’t have any specific tune in mind to play, so I went to Cole’s 1000 Fiddle Tunes, as I often do when I’m lacking tune inspiration.

I played through a handful of tunes before coming to this one. It has a memorable melody, and I liked the fact that the B Part is in E  minor. It is also cool how the B Part chords go from Em to D, and back a couple of times, before going to a B7 for extra coolness.

AND, this makes a great pair with the Irish American Reel, which I played ages ago – at least it feels that way. 🙂 I really couldn’t find much about this tune online. If you have any info, please comment.

By the way, I am directing a new Irish Fiddle Contest at the Rocky Mountain Irish Festival on September 29th, 2012. Come on out and join us. It’s going to be fun!

 

 

 Irish American Jig according to Fiddler’s Companion

IRISH-AMERICAN JIG. Irish, Jig. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 101.

Article by Vi Wickam / Fiddle Tune a Day, Fiddling, Videos / american, Day, fiddle, fiddle tune, fiddle tunes, handful, Irish, irish american, irish american reel, irish fiddle, irish jig, Jig, minor, way 6 Comments

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Comments

  1. Deborah Dea Cushman-Johnson says

    February 21, 2014 at 3:47 pm

    Gettin' jiggy with it. LOL Like it.

    Reply
  2. Michael Friedman says

    July 4, 2014 at 4:35 am

    Excellent musical performance !

    Reply
  3. Vi Wickam says

    July 5, 2014 at 7:09 pm

    Thanks, Michael.

    Reply
  4. Vi Wickam says

    July 5, 2014 at 7:10 pm

    Woot!

    Reply
  5. Terence Boyd says

    December 11, 2018 at 7:50 pm

    Vi….can I get a fiddle gene transplant from you! Love your work. Please fiddle forever!

    Reply
    • Vi Wickam says

      December 11, 2018 at 8:21 pm

      Hahaha, Thanks Terence! I intend to. 🙂

      Vi

      Reply

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