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"The Sligo Chorus", in Gaelic "Claisceadal Sligaig" or "Luinneog Sligig" is an Irish
reel in cut time and D Major. The parts are played AB.
The tune is a distanced variant of the more well-known "Chorus Jig". Variants of the first strain, notes Paul de Grae, occur in "Within a Mile of Dublin", "Jennie Rock the Cradle", "Jacky Latin/Jackie Layton" and "The Four Courts". Musician and researcher Paul de Grae notes that variants of the first strain occur in It was printed in O'Neill's Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies (1903) and O'Neill's Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907). |