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.
Andy said he composed this one day after having a feed of eggs, sausages, bacon, and rye bread. It’s a jig with a lot of character and natural phrasing. Every time I hear it, I can also hear the tone of Andy’s fiddle when he played it on the LP, ‘A Tribute to Michael Coleman’.
B,2 | D2 F EDB, | DFA dcd | edB AFD | FAF ECA, | D2 F EDB, | DFA dcd | edB AFE | FDD D2 A, || D2 F EDB, | DFA dcd | edB AFD | FAF ECA, | D2 F EDB, | DFA dcd | edB AFE | FDD DFA || d2 d ede | fdB AFA | dcB AFD | FEE EFA | d2 d ede | fdB AFA | dcB AFE | FDD D2 A || dcd ede | fdB AFA | dcB AFD | CEC A,CE | ABc d2 d | edB AFE | F2 F DEF | EDC D2 A, || D2 F EDB, | DFA dcd | edB AFD | FAF ECA, | D2 F EDB, | DFA dcd | edB AFE | FDD D2 A, || D2 F EDB, | DFA dcd | edB AFD | FAF ECA, | D2 F EDB, | DFA dcd | edB AFE | FDD DFA || d2 d ede | fdB AFA | dcB AFD | FEE EFA | d2 d ede | fdB AFA | dcB AFE | FDD D2 A || d2 d ede | fdB AFA | dcB AFD | CEC A,CE | ABc d2 d | edB AFE | F2 F DEF | EDC D3- |