Friday 5 June 2026
Tune of the Day: The Swaggering Jig
Traditional Irish slip jig
This 9/8-time jig is taken from Francis O'Neill's collection The Dance Music of Ireland, published in Chicago in 1907. “The Swaggering Jig” is a member of a large family of melodies, which as a matter of fact includes a few other slip jigs sharing the same title. Various sets of words have also been set to these tunes over the years, for instance by the band Dervish from County Sligo.