Angus Chishom recorded this popular jig back in the 1930s. Notation above from The Cape Breton Scottish Collection.

First published in Rutherford Collection of Country Dances (1756, London), this jig has been claimed by both the Irish and Scottish traditions. i. Robert Ross, 1780. ii. Gow Vol.2, 1788. iii. Joseph Lowe, 1840s. iv. Ryan's Mammoth, 1883, key G.

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