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his happy little jig is often heard as “Lord Dunmore’s Jig” or simply “Lord Dunmore” and versions of that tune (although a bit different) can be found in many of the well kent collections of bagpipe music. That title is predated, however, by an earlier form of the tune in the eighteenth and nineteenth century collections as the slow march “Bung Your Eye.”
Also known as “Gáire Na MBán,” “A Fig for a Kiss” is a favorite Irish slip jig among session musicians. It appears in just about every traditional tune collection there is for fiddle, pipes, and flute—even several that go back centuries.
The “Haughs of Cromdale” commemorates a battle that took place on April 30, 1690, in which a tiny Jacobite force was routed on the low ground (haughs) at Cromdale. The battle was small, but the result was accepted as the effective end of the Jacobite uprising.
Another hitherto unknown melody lost in time is “Lochgilphead.”
I love tiny reels. The smallest ones are lively and have lots of color. Eight bars of music and Bob’s your Uncle. “Had the Lass Till I Win at Her” is one of those.
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