Swallowtail Jig is an Irish song that was likely written in the mid 1800s, but the composer is unknown.  It is played on a solo violin, and it’s melody is well known in Irish communities across America.  I picked this piece because I was interested in learning more about Irish music.  I did some researching on instrumentation, and I eventually settled on selecting this piece for solo violin.  As the name of this song implies, this song is played as dancing music for jigs.