| Title | Bolt the Door | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alternate titles | Jack's Health | |||
| Composer | Traditional Irish | |||
| Instrumentation | Flute solo |     | ||
| Key | A minor | |||
| Range | E4–A5 | |||
| Time signature | 6/8 | |||
| Tempo | 112 BPM | |||
| Performance time | 0:45 | |||
| Difficulty level | intermediate | |||
| Download printable score | PDF Sheet Music (46 kB) (preview) | |||
| Download audio tracks | MIDI (change tempo/key) MP3 (364 kB) | |||
| Date added | 2025-12-11 | |||
| Last updated | 2025-12-11 | |||
| Download popularity index | not yet available | |||
| Categories |
Jigs, Traditional/Folk | |||
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This single jig is taken from Francis O'Neill's collection Music of Ireland, published in Chicago in 1903. The tune has been employed for the English country dance “Jack's Health” since at least the early 1970s. As a result, it is sometimes erroneously assumed to be an old English dance tune.
