The Irish Traditional Music Archive (ITMA) is committed to providing free, universal access to the rich cultural tradition of Irish music, song and dance. If you’re able, we’d love for you to consider a donation. Any level of support will help us preserve and grow this tradition for future generations.
This is a well-known four-part jig, well played among the many pipers we have in the tradition nowadays. It was introduced during the late 1960s through the playing of Willie Clancy, who sometimes referred to it as ‘The Hurler’s March’. Many of the old jigs were originally walking marches from the old days of the píob mhór (the big pipes).
ABA AGE | GED DED | =c2 A ded | cAG FED |
A2 A AGE | GEG =cGE | D/=F/DD D^FA | D>ED DEG ||
A2 A AGE | GED DED | =c2 A ded | cAG FED |
A2 A AGE | GEG =cGE | D/=F/DD D^FA | D>ED DAB ||
B=cc cAB | =cAG ABc | ded ded | d=cA DAB |
=c2 A d2 B | =cAG FGE | D/=F/DD D^FA | DAD DAB ||
B=cc cAB | =cAG ABc | ded ded | dcA DAB |
=ccA dcA/B/ | =cAG FGE | D/=F/DD D^FA | DAD D2 e ||
fdd ged | fdd ged | =cde ged | cde ged |
fdd ged | fdd ged | cde gag | edd d2 e ||
fdd ged | fdd ged | =c/e/ce ged | cde ged |
fd/e/d ged | fd/e/d ged | cde gag | edd d=cB ||
A2 D A2 G | EFF GED | E/G/EE EFD | EFD EFG |
A2 A dAG | EFA GEA | DAD DFA | DAD D2 A ||
ADD A2 G | EFF GED | E2 E EFD | EFD EFG |
A2 A dAG | EFA GEA | DAD DFA | DED D2 A ||
ABA AGE | GED{/E} DED | =c2 A ded | cAG FED |
A2 A AGE | GEG =cGE | DDD DFA | DAD D2 A ||
ABA AGE | GED{/E} DED | =c2 A ded | cAG FED |
A2 A AGE | G2 G =cGE | D/=F/DD D^FA | DAD DAB ||
B=cc cAB | =cAG ABc | ded ded | dcA DAB |
=c/B/cA dcA/B/ | =cAG FGE | D/=F/DD D^FA | DAD DAB ||
=c/B/cc cAB | =cAG ABc | ded ded | dcA DAB |
=ccA dcA/B/ | =cAG FGE | D/=F/DD D^FA | DAD D2 e ||
fdd ged | fdd ged | =cce ged | cde ged |
fdd ged | fdd ged | cde gag | edd d2 e ||
f2 d g2 d | f2 d ged | cde ged | cde ged |
fd/e/d ged | fd/e/d ged | cde gag | edd d=cB ||
ADD A2 G | EFF GED | E2 E EFD | EFD EFG |
A2 A dAG | EFA GEA | DDD DFA | DAD D2 A ||
ADD A2 G | EFF GED | EEE EFD | EFD EFG |
A2 A dAG | EFA GEA | D/A/DD DFA | DAD{/F} D3- |
D3 |