12/26/04 KittyComeDownFromLimerick,GreeneyedLass,Monaghan,WC

TonyHiggins · Post by **TonyHiggins** » Sun Dec 26, 2004 9:32 pm

12/26/04 Tony Higgins posts one new tune and 3 redos: The new one is a slipjig, Kitty Come Down from Limerick. This was the very first Irish dance tune that caught my attention and made me decide I had to learn this kind of music. It was played by Barney McKenna of the Dubliners on banjo. I've rerecorded 3 jigs, having practiced them longer than when I first recorded them: Greeneyed Lass, Monaghan Jig, and Willie Coleman's/Up in the Air.

Jennie · Post by **Jennie** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 7:51 pm

I really love the jig Greeneyed Lass. I learned it from your first MP3 recording of it. Now that you've redone it, Tony, there are some parts of the tune that are significantly different. I haven't been able to find sheet music for it in any of my sources. Should I relearn it according to your newer version?

Thanks for some great tunes! I really enjoy your playing.

Jennie

TonyHiggins · Post by **TonyHiggins** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 4:54 pm

Jennie wrote:I really love the jig Greeneyed Lass. I learned it from your first MP3 recording of it. Now that you've redone it, Tony, there are some parts of the tune that are significantly different. I haven't been able to find sheet music for it in any of my sources. Should I relearn it according to your newer version?

Thanks for some great tunes! I really enjoy your playing.

Jennie

Hi Jennie, Thanks. I think the only thing I did different was change to a different keyed whistle. (I think.) I deleted the first version (I think) so I can't check. I don't recall making any big changes in the playing. The ornamentation and phrasing evolves, but not drastically over time.

Oh boy, are you lucky! I flipped through my notebook and found the abc's I transcribed from the L Nugent cd, Windy Gap. Here are the basic notes:
c= cnat Fingering is for d whistle (or any whistle you pretend is a d)

EBB dBB |egf edB|
FAA dAA| dfe dBA|
EBB dBB| efg edB|
FAA def |gfe e2f:||

egg eBb| EBe gfe|
dff daa |daf gfe|
egg eBb |ebe gfe|
dff def |gfe e2f:||

efg fed |eed b3|
def edB| AAF D2F|
EBE FBF| GBG ACA|
ABB def| gfe e3:||

(See what flattery gets you?)

Tony