Signup for Vi Wickam’s Fiddle Tune a Day: www.vithefiddler.com More Fiddle Tune a Day at www.vithefiddler.com Continuing with the Irish tune trend, today’s fiddle tune is a jig called the Swallowtail Jig. It is my understanding that this is a traditional Irish jig, so I hope that my understanding is confirmed by the fiddler’s companion. I was inspired to play Swallowtail Jig because of it’s similarities to the Angry Birds theme song, which I recorded tonight before I recorded Swallowtail. I haven’t posted it yet, but by the end of the day tomorrow, you will be able to watch me play the Angry Birds Theme song from the homepage of vithefiddler.com. It does look like the Fiddler’s Companion Confirms the Irish origins. Woo hoo! Swallowtail Jig according to the Fiddler’s Companion SWALLOWTAIL JIG [2], THE (Drioball na Fáinleoige). AKA and see “The Dancing Master,” “Dromey’s Fancy,” “From the New Country,” “Swallow’s Nest [1].” Irish, English, Canadian, American; Double Jig. USA; New England, southwestern Pa. E Dorian (most versions) A Dorian (Allan’s): B Minor (Shears). Standard tuning. AB (Bayard): AABB (most versions). A popular tune in Ireland, Britain and North America, especially with beginners, although often considered too hackneyed for session play. The title (in conjunction with the alternate title in O’Neill’s, “The Dancing Master”) may possibly refer to the type of coat typically worn the by early 19th century dancing master. Bayard (1981) identifies as another …