Sheet music, chords and notes for the Irish pub song by The high kings. A lovely uncomplicated song about the Irish pubs you can find all around the world and that look the same and feel the same. All clichés pass by in a … Read more
Tag: Jig
The Lilting Banshee
The jig The Lilting Banshee is a popular Irish session tune. Though I already play this tune for a while, I actually had no clue what Lilting Banshee is or means. So I did some googling to find out.
So I learned that lilting is … Read more
Father O’Flynn (Top Of The Cork Road)
The jig Father O’Flynn, also know as Top Of The Cork Road is named after a legendary person, priest Father O’Flynn from Cork. The tune was originally named Top of the Cork Road until in 1906 when Alfred Perceval Graves wrote lyrics on the … Read more
I Buried My Wife And Danced On Her Grave
Sheet music for I buried my wife and danced on her grave. An Irish jig also known as I buried my wife and danced on top of her. It’s probably the most bizar and longest title for a jig. I could not find … Read more
The Blarney Pilgrim
The Blarney Pilgrim sheet music. This jig isa popular tune at Irish sessions. It seems to be especially popular under fiddle players, but is equally nice to play on tin whistle or any other instrument. The title of this jig is referring to The Blarney … Read more
Out On The Ocean
Notes and chords for Out On The Ocean, a very popular jig at Irish sessions. The melody line is rather simple and the tune is often played not too fast, so a good tune for beginners. The chords are moving a little bit faster and … Read more
Morrison’s Jig
Ballyfin Slide
If you want to see, hear and feel the heart of Irish music, you definitely have to watch the movie The Chieftains, Live over Ireland, Water from the Well. This recording from the movie, the tune The Ballyfin Slide from Paddy Moloney, has it all. … Read more
Saddle the Pony
Saddle the Pony is a lively and easy to play jig to make you happy. Listen and look to this lovely recording and you feel the sun shining through the fog. A funny detail in the recording I chose to illustrate the tune is that … Read more
Kesh Jig
The Kesh Jig is probably one of the most widely played Irish session tunes. It has become famous by the Bothy Band after they recorded it at their first album in 1975. Flute and tin whistle player Matt Molloy plays the song on flute, but … Read more