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The Feathers jig

Also known as The New Feathers, Y Plu.

There are 2 recordings of this tune.

The Feathers has been added to 1 tune set.

The Feathers has been added to 7 tunebooks.

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Two settings

1
X: 1
T: The Feathers
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
|:D|G2 G G2 g|gfe d3|c2 B A2 G|FGA D3|
G2 G G2 g|gfe d2 c|BAG DGF|1 G3 G2:|2 G3 G3||
|:D2 D D2 d|dcB c3|D2 D D2 c|cBA B2 A|
G2 G G2 g|gfe d2 c|BAG DGF|1 G3 G3:|2 G3 G2||
|:A|_BAG G2 A|_BAG G2 A|_BAG _BAG|A2 D D2 A|
_BAG G2 A|_BAG G2 d|dc_B AGF|G3 G2:|
2
X: 2
T: The Feathers
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
|:D|G2 G G2 g|gfe d3|c2 B A2 G|FGA D3|
G2 G G2 g|gfe d2 c|BAG DGF|G3G,2:|
|:D|D2 D D2 d|dcB c2 A|D2 D D2 c|cBA B2 A|
G2 G G2 g|gfe d2 c|BAG DGF|G3G,2:|
K:Bb
|:A|BAB G2 A|BAB G2 A|BAG BAG|A2 D D2 A|
BAB G2 A|BAB G2 A|dcB AG^F|G3G,2:|
# Added by Moxhe .

Three comments

The Feathers

If you pay in a ceilidh band it’s useful to have a good stock of 48-bar jigs for dances of that particular length.

Here is one that I heard just recently - I have no idea of its origin or composer.

The first two parts are in G-Major - the third part modulates into G-Minor.

The 3rd part sounds like a southern Italy Tarantella…

2nd version

The source for the 2nd version is : Thompson’s Compleat Coll. of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. IV, London, 1773-1780, nr 199, in which the title is “The New Feathers”.

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