Wanted: Jigs for beginners

Swedish-Banjo · Post by **Swedish-Banjo** » Sun May 14, 2006 2:36 pm

I'm wondering if someone have any jigs appropreate for beginners to learn. The songs in my book is kind of booring and simple, so i figured it would be fun to learn some jigs instead.

I appreciate songs that are relatively easy to play but that sounds a bit more advanced (if now there is such tunes? )

Any suggestions?

CRC · Post by **CRC** » Sun May 14, 2006 2:43 pm

http://www.thewhistleshop.com/slow/shee ... il_jig.jpg

avanutria · Post by **avanutria** » Sun May 14, 2006 2:55 pm

<a href="http://www.rogermillington.com/siamsa/b ... wallowtail Jig</a> is one of my favourites for beginners. Once you have it down it's a good one for practicing cuts or taps.

FJohnSharp · Post by **FJohnSharp** » Sun May 14, 2006 7:12 pm

Donnybrook Fair
My Darling Asleep
Blackthornstick
Kesh

find them on www.thesession.org

crookedtune · Post by **crookedtune** » Sun May 14, 2006 7:55 pm

Yeah, Blackthorn Stick, Kesh and Swallowtail are the first three I learned. Probably the easiest I know is Hundred Pipers. Tenpenny Bit is easy, and Top of Cork Road. An easy jig in A in Irishman's Heart to the Ladies. I find jigs a bit harder to master than reels usually.

PieMan · Post by **PieMan** » Sun May 14, 2006 7:57 pm

Donnybrook Fair was the first one I learned. I'm now learning my second jig, the Kesh Jig.

FJohnSharp · Post by **FJohnSharp** » Sun May 14, 2006 9:10 pm

Road to Glendart
Jimmy Ward's
Tripping Up the Stairs

(Top of the Cork Road is also called Father Flynn's)

FJohnSharp · Post by **FJohnSharp** » Sun May 14, 2006 9:10 pm

Road to Lisdoonvarna (slip jig)

straycat82 · Post by **straycat82** » Sun May 14, 2006 9:23 pm

The Kesh jig is one that is very common, I hear it in sessions a lot. It's just one of those that pretty much everyone knows. A few other common ones off the top of my head are the Cliffs of Moher and O'Sullivan's March.

FJohnSharp · Post by **FJohnSharp** » Sun May 14, 2006 9:40 pm

Connaughtman's Rambles is common but the C part is not for beginners.

Also, Irish Washerwoman is trickier than it seems it should be. All the Cnats to B fingerings.

crookedtune · Post by **crookedtune** » Mon May 15, 2006 5:44 am

Off to California is another common and easy jig in G.

buddhu · Post by **buddhu** » Mon May 15, 2006 6:26 am

Father O'Flynn
Irish Washerwoman

Edited to add:

Oops, Top of Cork Road = Father O'Flynn, I think...

So crookedtune beat me to that one...

izzarina · Post by **izzarina** » Mon May 15, 2006 6:38 am

avanutria wrote:<a href="http://www.rogermillington.com/siamsa/b ... wallowtail Jig</a> is one of my favourites for beginners. Once you have it down it's a good one for practicing cuts or taps.

I second Swallowtail (or maybe third or fourth)....I've found that one to be easier than most of the others that I've been working on.

Wormdiet · Post by **Wormdiet** » Mon May 15, 2006 6:57 am

FJohnSharp wrote:Road to Lisdoonvarna (slip jig)

Isn't this a slide?

Also,

Lilting Banshee and Trip to Sligo.

FJohnSharp · Post by **FJohnSharp** » Mon May 15, 2006 7:25 am

Wormdiet wrote:
FJohnSharp wrote:Road to Lisdoonvarna (slip jig)
Isn't this a slide?

.

Yes slide. I'm always misspeakng thse two terms.