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 794 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)
121 – 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)
218 – 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)
316 – 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)
416 – 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)
516 – 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)
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)
715 – Tune
Info		Transcription of first 2 bars of Battering RamBattering Ram, The / Battering Ram / Batterin Ram / An Reithe Cogaidh / The Ladies' March to the Ballroom / Queen of the Rushes / Mary O'Hara
814 – Tune
Info		Transcription of first 2 bars of Ship in Full SailShip in Full Sail, The / An Long faoi Lán Seoil / The Ships in Full Sail / Ships in Full Sail / The Ship on the Ocean / Out on the Ocean / Kitty's Wedding / Paddy the Dandy / An Buachaillín Buidhe / Buachaillín Buidhe / The Bouchaleen Buidhe / Pride of Leinster / McArdle's Favorite / McArdle's Favourite (3rd in set Johnny Leary's on NCrg 1; 2nd in set Oil for the Chain on MSHtn 1) (also in G, also without 3rd part or with different 3rd part) (compare 1st part with 1st part of #3876)
914 – 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)
1014 – Tune
Info		Transcription of first 2 bars of Black RogueBlack Rogue, The / An Rógaire Dubh / Rógaire Dubh / An Rogaire Dubh / Rogaire Dubh / Paddy McNicholas' / Paddy McNicolas' / Paddy's Own (1st in set Ballykeale Manor on KCB 6) (also in D Mixolydian or A Mixolydian; a somewhat different E Minor or F# Minor setting is included here, titled The Black Rogue / The Black Joke / This Life Is All Checkered / Life Is All Chequered / The Bunch of Green Rushes / The Little Bunch of Rushes / Michael Mulloy / Michael Malloy / Johnny McGill / Shane Glas / Shaun glas / Sublime Was the Warning / Shandrum boggoon / The Bark Is on the Swelling Shore / Come under My Plaiddie / God Bless the Grey Mountain / Humours of Donnybrook / Inishown / The Irish Lass / The Irish Lady / Nature and Melody / O! Pleasant Was the Moon / Tis a Bit of a Thing / Tom Linton) (compare slip jig Johnny Loves Molly #4499)
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