Father Dollard’s Favourite jig

Also known as The Snow On The Hills, Father Dollard’s Favorite.

There are 3 recordings of this tune.

Father Dollard’s Favourite appears in 2 other tune collections.

Father Dollard’s Favourite has been added to 1 tune set.

Father Dollard’s Favourite has been added to 34 tunebooks.

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Seven comments

I have no Idea what this tune is called

I have been trying to remember this tune for almost a year and I was lying in bed yesterday somewhere between asleep and awake and suddenly found myself humming it. I raced to the computer and wrote it down. I have never known what this tune was called and I’m hoping someone here does. Its really catchy and it was stuck in my head for years before it left. I am happy to have found it again.

I’ve heard variations on “Father Dollards Favourite” played close to this tune. Hope this helps a bit.

X: 1 - “Father Dollard’s Favourite Jig” - the original source for this exact transcription

S: “O’Neill’s Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies”, 1903, page 140, tune #748
S: Captain Francis O’Neill, “1001 Gems - The Dance Music of Ireland”, 1907, page 23, tune #36