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Sir Wilfrid Laurier’s jig

Also known as Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Sir Wilfrid Laurier’s March.

There is 1 recording of this tune.

Sir Wilfrid Laurier's has been added to 4 tunebooks.

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Three settings

1
X: 1
T: Sir Wilfrid Laurier's
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
ba|gfg BAB|d3 d2g|f2ee2c|e3 e2g|
fef A2B|c3 cBc|[d2D2]e dBG|B3 Bba|
gfg BAB|d3 d2g|f2 e e2c|e3 (e2f)|
gag gdB|ded dBd|fed cBA|G3 G2D||
|:GDG GDG|BAB G2d|dBd dBd|ege c2e|
ece ece|g3fag|fed cBA|1 (A B2) B2A:|2 G3G3||
2
X: 2
T: Sir Wilfrid Laurier's
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
M:12/8
b/d/|gfg BAB d3 dag|f2 e e2 c e3 eag|
fef A2 B c3 cBc|d2 e dBG B3 Bba|
gfg BAB d3 dag|f2 e e2 c e3 e2 f|
gag gdB ded dBd|fed cBA G3 G2||
D|GAG GDG ded B2 d|dBd dBd ege c2 e|
ece ece g3 fag|fed cBA B3 d2 B|
GAG GDG ded B<Bd|dBd dBd ege c<ce|
ece ece g3 fag|fed cBA G3 G2||
3
X: 3
T: Sir Wilfrid Laurier's
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
M:12/8
d|gfg B^AB d3- d=ag|f2 e e2 c e3- eag|
f^ef A2 B c3- cBc|d2 e dBG B3- B2 d|
gfg B^AB d3- d2 g|f2 e e2 c e3- e2 f|
gag gdB ded dB/c/d|fed cBA G3- G2||
D|G2 G GDG ded B2 d|dBd dBd ege c2 e|
ece ece g3- gag|fed cBA B3- B2 d|
GAG GDG d^cd B2 d|dBd dB/c/d ege c2 e|
ece ec/d/e g3- gag|fed cBA G3- G2||

Seven comments

“Sir Wilfrid Laurier’s” ( march / jig )

Listed in the Stubbert book as a single jig and notated as 12/8… There may be some confusion of this with another tune as a ‘march’, used for ‘square dancing’, also notated as either 6/8 or 12/8, but I haven’t as yet chased anything of to positively confirm or refute that? 😏 I’m still looking and listening… Somewhere I have both takes on this by Donna Hinds and by Jean Carignan. As I understand it both the jig and the march by this name are related, but possibly at a distance?

I’ll be back! 😉

This tune is a very popular square dance tune in Cape Breton. Always played as you would hear a 6/8 jig.

Been there, lived there, done that, including playing and dancing with and to Brenda & Natalie… 😉