Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID# 1852 (Swallow Tail Jig)

RhythmBars8-bar phrase structureMode
Double jig32AABBE Dorian
Transcription of first 2 bars of Swallow Tail Jig
 about these two bars

These two bars are the start of the transcription in the book FF (details in the Bibliography below).

Where do you get the tune titles?
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Swallow Tail Jig / Swallowtail Jig / The Swallow's Nest / The Dancingmaster / Dancing Master / The Dancing Master / Dromey's Fancy (also in A)

cd Discography

I have determined by careful listening that there are zero recordings of this tune anywhere on the indexed recordings, regardless of tune title.

Bibliography

Here are all transcriptions of this tune under any title whatsoever – considering only the indexed books – listed in chronological order.

As tune #960 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #183 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
As tune #21 in [A] Hugh McDermott. Allan's "Irish Fiddler." [available]
On page 47 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [available]
On page 270 of [FF] David Brody. The Fiddler's Fakebook. [available]
As tune #84 in [DM 3] Dave Mallinson. 100 Evergreen Irish Session Tunes. [available]
On page 185 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition.
As jig #122 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. [available]

If you are considering using the above transcriptions to help you learn this tune, I invite you to check these practical Tips for Learning Irish Traditional Music. See also: So why do you bother indexing books and abc?

Year of the oldest source for this tune, considering the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1903
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