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John is a Co. Offaly flute player who composed this jig along with several other dance melodies. I taped it during a music session at his home in Fentor, Killeigh, while playing with John, fiddler Dan Cleary and accordion player James Rigney in 1967.
A2 | Bed BdB | AFD EFA | Bed ABG |
Eag eed | eae g2 e | dBA GGA | Bed BAG |
B=cd E2 G || Bed BdB | AFD EFA | Bed ABG |
Eag eed | eae g2 e | dBA G2 A | Bed BAG |
Bed E2 F || G/A/GG AGA | BAB e/f/ef | gfe fed |
Bcd e/f/ef | gfe fed | BAF DEF | G/A/GE FFF |
B=cd E2 F || G/A/GG AGA | BAB e/f/ef | gfe fed |
Bcd eef | gfe fed | BAF DEF | G/A/GG F/G/FF |
B=cd E2 A || Bed BdB | AFD EFA | Bed ABG |
Eag eed | eae g2 e | dBA G2 A | Bed BAG |
B=cd E2 G || Bed BdB | AFD EFA | Bed ABG |
Eag eed | eae g2 e | dBA GGA | Bed BAG |
Bed E2 F || G/A/GG AGA | BAB e/f/ef | gfe fed |
Bcd e/f/ef | gfe fed | BAF DEF | G/A/GG F{/G} FF |
B=cd E2 F || G/A/GG AGA | BAB eef | gfe fed |
Bcd ede | gfe fed | BAF DEF | G/A/GG F/G/FF |
B=cd E3 |