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Fosgail An Dorus jig

Also known as Fosgail An Doras.

There are 6 recordings of this tune.

Fosgail An Dorus has been added to 25 tunebooks.

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Two settings

1
X: 1
T: Fosgail An Dorus
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Amix
GAA ABB|Bdd dee|GAA ABB|dBA A2B|
GAA ABB|Bdd dee|agf g2 e|d2 e dBA:|
efe edB|d2 e dBA|efe edB|dBA A2 d|
efe edB|d2 e g3|agf g2 e|d2 e dBA:|
2
X: 2
T: Fosgail An Dorus
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Amaj
|:AAA cAc | e2f a2a | AAA cAc | e2f B2B |
AAA cAc | e2f a2a | bag a3 | fec B2B :|
|:f2f fec | e2e ece | f2f fec | e2c B2f-|
-f2f fec | e2fb3 | agf f2f | fec B2B :|

Three comments

This is an old Gaelic Port-a-Beul. From the Daimh album "Moidart to Mabou".

"The Legacy Jig" ~ long family ties between these isles

"The Legacy Jig"
Submitted on December 15th 2003 by whistlemanhimself.
https://thesession.org/tunes/2259

Through the process of association ~courtesy of FIDDLE4 / nicholas & Will Harmon
~ in discussion 😉

Discussion: old Irish jig Title ?
# Posted on February 24th 2012 by FIDDLE4
~ discussions/29403

Fosgail An Dorus, X:2

This is the setting from Capercaillie’s ‘Sidewaulk’. A few differences to the first setting. The first part is very similar to the old Scottish jig called The Tailor’s Twist - there’s a version of it posted under The Legacy Jig
https://thesession.org/tunes/2259