Tear The Callies jig

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One setting

X: 1
T: Tear The Callies
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
G2E GAB|A2G ABd|ede gdB|AGA BGE|
G2E GAB|A2G ABd|ede gdB|AGA G3:|
BGG dGG|ege dGG|BGG dGG|AGA BGE|
BGG dGG|ege def|g3 aga|bgg g3:|

Five comments

Tear The Callies

Source: George Petrie: The Complete Collection of Irish Music (London, 1902)

This is originally notated in 12/8, but I just wouldn’t play it as a slide - please correct me if I’m wrong!
(But he notates quite a few definite jigs in 12/8… so…)

However, the B part simply rules! :-D

Some jigs notated in 12/8, are so notated on account of the phrasing. Some players would describe a jig to be in 12/8 if the phrases run across the bar lines and the phrasing fits. Perhaps players who think like that are just being pedantic, me, well I’m not qualified to pass judgment :~))

This IS the Kesh jig.

Related for sure, it’s very similar in various ways. I’d still consider it a distinct tune though.
Whatever…