Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#861 (Jackson's Jig)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MC (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double jig | 32 | AABB | G Major |
Jackson's Jig / Hogan's Favorite / The Humours of Kesh / Pléaráca na Céise / The Merry Bonnaveen / The Tempest / Barron's / The Gudgeon of Maurice's Car (1st in set Jackson's on MC) (compare 1st part with 1st part of Kerfunken Jig #796 and 1st part of O'Neill's The Gudgeon of Maurice's Car, included here) (composed by Walker Jackson, possibly (often misspelled as Walter Jackson))
Discography
Here are all recordings of this tune considering only the indexed recordings. I have discovered by careful listening that these sources are in fact musically the same tune, regardless of the tune titles they use, key changes, retuning, etc.
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to hear the first 12 seconds.| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Performers (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1924 | 1.6#1 | [MC] Michael Coleman. Michael Coleman 1891-1945. Michael Coleman (fiddle). |
| ~1959 | 12#1 | [SE 1] Seamus Ennis. The Bonny Bunch of Roses. Seamus Ennis (pipes, whistle, vocals). |
| ~1971 | 4#1 | [AW] Paddy Reynolds, Charlie Mulvihill, James Keane, with Felix Dolan. Atlantic Wave. Paddy Reynolds (fiddle), Charlie Mulvihill (accordion), James Keane (accordion). For this tune: Paddy Reynolds (fiddle), Charlie Mulvihill (accordion). |
| ~1973 | 4#1 | [JJK] John and James Kelly with Michael Crehan and Michael Gavin. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. James Kelly (fiddle), John Kelly (fiddle). |
| 1974 | 9#1 | [CC] Bernard O'Sullivan and Tommy McMahon. Clare Concertinas. Bernard O'Sullivan (concertina), Tommy McMahon (concertina) except where solos noted. For this tune: Tommy McMahon. |
| ~1976 | 9#2 | [AMPR] Andy McGann and Paddy Reynolds. Andy McGann and Paddy Reynolds. Andy McGann (fiddle), Paddy Reynolds (fiddle). |
| ~1987 | 2#2 | [MM 3] Matt Molloy. Stony Steps. Matt Molloy (flute). |
| 1998 | 9#4 | [Lgcy] Legacy. Navan. Don Penzien (guitar, vocals, whistle), Valerie Plested (fiddle), Beth Patterson (bouzouki, vocals), Justin Murphy (flute, whistle). |
Bibliography
Here are all transcriptions of this tune considering only the indexed books, listed in chronological order. I have discovered by careful comparison that these are very similar to this tune as played on the recordings listed above.
| As tune #1115 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #288 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #2 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. |
| On page 76 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| As (Treoir) in [L] Alan's private loose music. |
| As jig #59 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
If you are considering using the above transcriptions to help you learn this tune, I invite you to check these practical Tips for Learning Irish Traditional Music. See also: So why do you bother indexing books and abc?
Year of the oldest source for this tune, considering the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1903