Most-Recorded Double Jigs
The Top Ten Double Jigs of the Century

Of related interest:
  • Top 100 Tunes of the Century.
  • Top Ten
  • Rhythm Distribution: How common is this rhythm (tune type) in the bigger picture of all distinct Irish tunes?
  • Recordings by Decade: A graph of the historical distribution of the recordings considered here.

This list ranks the top ten most-recorded double jigs out of the 786 distinct double jigs on the indexed recordings. The tunes are ranked in descending order of number of recordings. When tunes have the same number of recordings, tunes having the oldest recordings appear first. Note that reuses of a particular cut in later anthologies are counted, which is fair, since the popularity of a recording is a good indicator both of the popularity of the tune and of the likelihood that musicians will learn the tune from that recording.

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RankNumber of
Recordings		Explanation
Titles used for this tune (and other notes)
120 – Tune
Info		Transcription of first 2 bars of Garrett Barry'sGarrett Barry's / Garrett Barry's Jig / Garret Barry's / Garret Barry's Jig / Rogha Ghearóid De Barra / Gearóid de Barra / Port Garrett Barry / Tune the Fiddle / The Ladies' Fancy / The Pipe on the Hob (mislabeled on MRaf as Story about My Father's Uilleann Pipes) (also in D minor and also as hornpipe on Ev) (compare Sergeant Early's Jig #2353)
216 – Tune
Info		Transcription of first 2 bars of Kitty's RamblesKitty's Rambles / Kitty's Ramble / Kitty's Rambles to Youghal / The Rambles of Kitty / Rambles of Kitty / The Heart of my Kitty for Me / The Heart of my Kitty Still Warms to Me / The Heart of My Kitty / Dan the Cobbler / The Ladies' Triumph / The Ladies Triumph / Young Ettie Lee / I'm a Man in Myself Like Oliver's Bull / Linehan's Rambles / Murray's Maggot / Strap the Razor / An Chailleach is a Ceag ar a Gualainn (1st in set The Frost Is All Over on MC) (also with 3 or 4 parts) (very similar to The Cobbler #349)
316 – Tune
Info		Transcription of first 2 bars of Rambling PitchforkRambling Pitchfork, The / Rambling Pitchfork / The Fisherman's Widow / Roland's Return / The Friendly Neighbour / Baxter's Big (for 2nd figure of Taille Mhara Jig Set on MISD 7; 1st in set The Ravine on KCB 6) (also in D Minor) (as single jig: Lambert's Jig)
416 – Tune
Info		Transcription of first 2 bars of Scatter the MudScatter the Mud / Scaip an Puiteach / Rambles with Rory / The Noonday Feast / Port Jack Walsh / Jack Walsh's Jig / Smash the Windows / Connaughtman's Rambles / Freehan's Jig / Maid of Tramore (also in E) (compare 1st part with 1st part of The Maid of Tramore #1028)
515 – Tune
Info		Transcription of first 2 bars of Frieze BreechesFrieze Breeches, The / The Frieze Britches / Frieze Breetches / Brístí Bréide / The Friar's Breeches / I Buried My Wife and Danced on Top of Her / I Buried My Wife / On St. Patrick's Day I Was Gay / On St Patrick's Day I was Gay / Gallagher's / Gallagher's Jig / The Trumlo / Cunla (2nd in set Cúnla on Plx 4) (wide range of settings) (compare 2-part setting I Buried My Wife and Danced on Top of Her #3436)
615 – Tune
Info		Transcription of first 2 bars of Newport LassNewport Lass, The / Newport Lass / The Newport Lasses / Gearrchaile Bhaile Uí bhFiacháin / A Trip to Athlone / The Trip to Athlone / Trip to Athlone / O'Brien's Fancy (during and after song Galway Races on Ch BIH; 2nd in set Micho Russell's on NNC) (for dance The Trip to Athlone)
714 – Tune
Info		Transcription of first 2 bars of Butcher's MarchButcher's March, The / The Butchers' March / The Butcher's Jig / The Butchers of Bristol / The Lark's March / The Gander at the Pratie Hole / The Bog of Allen / Bogs of Allen / Along with the Girls I'd Like to Be / The Boys of Clones / Bloody Oul' Hag, Is It Tay You Want? / Brendan Begley's Jig (also with parts reversed and with more parts)
814 – Tune
Info		Transcription of first 2 bars of Battering RamBattering Ram, The / Batterin Ram / An Reithe Cogaidh / The Ladies' March to the Ballroom / Queen of the Rushes / Mary O'Hara
914 – Tune
Info		Transcription of first 2 bars of Killavil JigKillavil Jig, The / Killavil Jig / Killavel Jig / The Kilavel Jig / Killavil / Kilavil / Trip to Killavil / Trip to Killavel / Around Killaville / Port Shligigh (1st in set Killavil Jigs on Drv 4; mislabeled as Dr. O'Neal on JWh 2)
1013 – Tune
Info		Transcription of first 2 bars of Tell Her I AmTell Her I Am / Abair Léi go bhFuilim / Abair Leí go bhFuil / Tart ar an Ól / Tart ar an Ol / Pléaráca an Rosa / The Humours of Ross (mislabeled as Trip to Sligo on WW 2; 2nd in set Áille's Arabesque on Trpsw) (wide range of settings, including without 3rd part or without 1st part)
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