Monday 18 November 2024
Tune of the Day: Felix the Wrestler
Traditional Irish jig
The earliest printing of this jig is in R.M. Levey's Dance Music of Ireland (1872), as an untitled jig. The title “Felix the Wrestler” is found in Francis O'Neill's collection Music of Ireland (Chicago, 1903).
Scottish Great Highland Bagpiper G.S. McLennan picked up the tune while stationed in Ireland, although he called it “Biddy from Sligo”.