The Welsh Jig

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Notes

after #2 Aly Grogin. The jigs are odd feeling, at first, because of the short A sections -- the dance needed 24 bar tunes and this is what you got. so, yes, you *don't repeat the A section on "Mopsy's Tune" ... as much as you might want to (actually, you can to whatever the hell you want ;-)

History

in CRE II (#17), and a rather different version in CRE III (#8).

in O'Neill's 1850 (#968), which is also rather similar to the version

Priest and His Boots" (Sagart na mBuatasi/). There's a version of it

it's a version of the Irish jig "The

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X:20
T:Mopsy's Tune (the old way)
T:The Welsh Jig
R:jig
C:Welsh Trad.
H:it's a version of the Irish jig "The
H:Priest and His Boots" (Sagart na mBuatasi/). There's a version of it
H:in O'Neill's 1850 (#968), which is also rather similar to the version
H:in CRE II (#17), and a rather different version in CRE III (#8).
N:after #2 Aly Grogin. The jigs are odd feeling, at first, because of
N:the short A sections -- the dance needed 24 bar tunes and this is
N:what you got. so, yes, you *don't repeat the A section on "Mopsy's
N:Tune" ... as much as you might want to (actually, you can to
N:whatever the hell you want ;-)
Z:Gary Chapin <gchapin@CTEL.NET>
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:3/8=70
K:D
cde e2f|e2d ecA|ded fgf|ded fgf|
cde e2f|e2d c2c|def g2f|edc d3||
|:afa geg|fdf ecA|d2d fed|c2d e3|
afa geg|fdf ecA|fed bag|fge d3:|

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