Thursday 30 April 2026
Tune of the Day: The Lady of the Lake
Traditional Irish jig
This tune has been widely disseminated across the British Isles, as well as in new England, though its origins appear to be Irish. It is at least as old as uilleann piper and cleric James Goodman's mid-19th-century music manuscripts.
To make things more confusing, there are numerous different tunes called “Lady of the Lake”, as well as a country dance, but this particular jig doesn't seem to be associated with any of them, in spite of its popularity.