Clifton Jig.wmv

Comment by Ian Bell on April 5, 2011 at 6:56am

I haven't checked Converse yet, but the first part is a lot like like Tom Brigg's Jig (Emmett, Ryans, Kerr's et al) with some of the syncopation smoothed out. The second part veers off into something new. Tom Brigg's is generally in D.

Comment by Tim Twiss on April 5, 2011 at 7:12am

Someday (ha) it would be pretty neat to do a "family tree" of tunes...those of similar content with different names etc. and their historic roots.

Comment by Ian Bell on April 5, 2011 at 6:32pm

Tim, there actually is something like you describe already. It's the Ceolas Fiddlers' Companion site at:

http://www.ceolas.org/cgi-bin/ht2/ht2-fc/case=yes

Type in a tune name and you'll get all sorts of information. It's best for tunes that have found their way into the fiddle repertoire. It's quite a piece of work.

I like your idea of a family tree though. I'm a great believer in musical genetics. I can picture a big sort of genealogy chart - except you'd probably need to put it on the side of a building!

Comment by Tim Twiss on April 5, 2011 at 9:23pm

Ian, you're a gem for bringing this to our attention.

Here is an entry I found for a tune I play, and indeed have found it in these othere references.

BIRD ON THE WING. AKA and see "Mechanic's Hall Jig," "Pea Patch Jig." American, Dance Tune (2/4 time). G Major. Standard. AABB'. Tune is listed as a 'jig' in Cole's 1001, meaning an old-time banjo tune perhaps associated with a type of dancing or a derogatory term for African-Americans; not related to the Irish jig. Cole (1001 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 83.

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