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Tune ID#78 (Another Jig Will Do)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Another Jig Will Do about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording Boys 3 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Slip jig16ABD Mixolydian
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Another Jig Will Do / Another Jig Will Do! / He Didn't Dance All Day / I Whistled and Called Her Back / That's the Time o' Day / Whiskey and Beer (2nd in set Rehearsal Room One on SK 2) (compare song Cucanandy #426)
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Discography cd

Here are all recordings of this tune considering only the indexed recordings. I have discovered by careful listening that these sources are in fact musically the same tune, regardless of the tune titles they use, key changes, retuning, etc.

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Year
Recorded
Track
#Tune?
[Album code] Artist. Title (Link to Album Info page). Performers (instruments).
197410#3
[Boys 3] Boys of the Lough. Live at Passim. Dave Richardson (mandolin, banjo), Aly Bain (fiddle), Cathal McDonnell [sic for: Cathal McConnell] (flute, whistle), Robin Morton (bodhrán, concertina).
~19822.5#2
[SK 2] Sean Keane. Sean Keane. Sean Keane (fiddle, viola).
20026#1
[GLPL 2] Grey Larsen and Paddy League. Dark of the Moon. Grey Larsen (flute, whistle, concertina, harmonium), Paddy League (bodhrán, guitar, concertina).

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In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Whinny Hills of Leitrim
Boys 3
O Love Lie Beside Me
SK 2
Played beforeOn Albums
Fair-Haired Boy
SK 2
Ship Doctor
GLPL 2

Bibliography

Here are all transcriptions of this tune considering only the indexed books, listed in chronological order. I have discovered by careful comparison that these are musical matches to this tune as played on the recordings listed above.

Listing of published transcriptions of this tune.
As tune #1163 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #437 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
On page 86 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [available]
On page 23 of [FF] David Brody. The Fiddler's Fakebook. [available]
In [FMH] Tom Hastings. The Feis Musicians Handbook [sic].
As slipjig #1 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 only the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1903