Jigs: The Miller’s Maggot / The Mist Covered Mountain / Munster Buttermilk
Irish soda bread has four essential ingredients: flour, buttermilk, salt, and baking soda. This Irish jig set has the buttermilk, fresh flour from the miller, and the rise of the misty mountain. You’ll have to add the salt and soda.
In Irish music traditions, tunes are typically played in sets like this one. Use the play-along tracks on this page to hear what the set sounds like, and to practice playing the tunes in a set. To learn tunes, follow the links below to each tune’s TrailJams page.
The Tunes
For sheet music and other resources for learning a tune, click on the tune’s link.
- The Miller’s Maggot (G)
- The Mist Covered Mountain (A Dorian, by Junior Crehan)
- Munster Buttermilk (G, a.k.a. Christmas Day in the Morning)
Play-Along Tracks
The Miller’s Maggot
The Mist Covered Mountain
Munster Buttermilk
Tips: Each change of tunes is signaled by a spoken “hup.” Use the Playback Speed control to increase or decrease the playback tempo. (Click on the 3-dot symbol on the right-hand side of the the player to get to the Playback Speed control.)