Sheet Music: The Fairy Jig

TitleThe Fairy Jig
Alternate titlesPort an Púca
The Pooca
ComposerTraditional Irish
InstrumentationFlute solo
KeyG major
RangeF#4–B5
Time signature6/8
Tempo100 BPM
Performance time0:40
Difficulty leveleasy
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Date added2025-06-26
Last updated2025-06-26
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Thursday 26 June 2025

Tune of the Day: The Fairy Jig

Traditional Irish jig

This melody is found in the manuscripts of several 19th-century music collectors, including George Petrie, John Edward Pigot, and Henry Hudson. George Petrie noted it was “A Connemara tune”.

The tune was usually recorded as “An Púca”, or “The Pooca”, referring to a mythical creature of Celtic and English folklore, a shapeshifter considered to be bringer of both good and bad fortune. The title “The Fairy Jig” appears to be due to Chicago Police officer and music collector Francis O'Neill.

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