When in 1969 I first heard the Donegal fiddle music of John Doherty, I became deeply curious because it was a style of music that probed my consciousness and opened many musical possibilities for me. This four-part slip jig was the first jig I heard John play, and the sound of his playing of it still stays with me to the point that I still learn something from it-not its note structure, but its profound depth of feeling.

 G,CC CDC EDE | G,CC CEG FD_B, | G,CC CDC EDE | F2 D DB,D FED |
 G,CC CDC EDE | G,CC CEG FD_B, | G,CC CDC EDE | F2 D DB,D FED ||
 ECE GA^F G2 =F | ECE GAB cGF | EDC GA^F G2 E | FGF DB,D FED |
 ECE GA^F G2 =F | ECE GAB cGF | EDC cBA GFE | FGF D_B,D FED ||
 Cec cBc ede | Gcc ceg fd_B | Gcc cBc ede | f2 d dBd fed |
 Gcc cBc ede | Gcc ceg fd_B | Gcc cBc ede | f2 d dBd fed ||
 cec BdB c2 A | GEC{/D} CDC GEC | FA_B cBA _BAG | FDA, _B,DE FED |
 cec BdB c2 A | GEC{/D} CDC GEC | FA_B cBA _BAG | FDA, _B,DE FED ||
 G,CC CDC EDE | G,CC CEG FD_B, | G,CC CDC EDE | F2 D DB,D FED |
 G,CC CDC EDE | G,CC CEG FD_B, | G,CC G,CC EDE | F2 D DB,D FED ||
 E2 E GEG G2 F | ECE GAB cGF | ECC GA^F G2 E | FGF DB,D FED |
 ECE GA^F G2 =F | ECE GAB cGF | EDC cBA GFE | FGF D_B,D FED ||
 Ccc cBc ede | Gcc ceg fdB | Gcc cBc ede | f2 d dBd fed |
 Gcc cBc ede | Gcc ceg fd_B | Gcc Gcc ede | f2 d dBd fed ||
 cec BdB c2 A | GEC{/D} CDC GEC | FA_B cBA _BAG | FDA, _B,DE FED |
 cec BdB c2 A | GEC{/D} CDC GEC | FA_B cBA _BAG | FDA, _B,DE FED |
 C3- C3 |