The Blackhaired Lass slip jig

Also known as The Black Haired Lass, Fisherman’s Jig, Fisherman’s Lilt, Fisherman’s Slip, Fisherman’s Slip Jig, Ryan’s, The Whinney Hills Of Leitrim, The Whinny Hills Of Leitrim.

There are 67 recordings of a tune by this name.

The Blackhaired Lass has been added to 94 tunebooks.

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Three settings

X: 1
T: The Blackhaired Lass
R: slip jig
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
FAA FAd AFD|FAA FAd BBA|FAA FAd AFD|EDB, DFA BBA:|
f3 fed edB|Aff fef g2e|f3 fed edB|AFE DFA B2A:|
# Added by keko .
X: 2
T: The Blackhaired Lass
R: slip jig
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
FAA FAd AFD|FAA FAd B2A|FAA FAd AFD|EDB, DFA B2A:|
f3/g/f faf edB|f3/g/f fef g2e|f3/g/f faf edB|BAF DFA B2A:|
X: 3
T: The Blackhaired Lass
R: slip jig
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
FAA FAd AFD|FAA FAd B2A|FAA FAd AFD|EDB, DFA B2A:|
f3 faf edB | Adf fef g2e | ff/f/f faf edB | AFE DFA B3:|

Thirteen comments

The Blackhaired Lass

Matt Molloy recorded this on Heathery Breeze as the Fisherman’s Jig.

# Posted .

Keko, where’d you get the "Blackhaired Lass" title (which applies more commonly to a reel, also posted on The Session)? Just curious….

# Posted .

Matt Molloy plays it on Heathery Breeze, in 9/8 time apparently. beautiful tune, he call’s it Fisherman’s Jig

“The Whinney/Whinny Hills of Leitrim” ~ in order of appearance

All in the family ~

Key signature: G Major then D Major
Submitted on November 16th 2001 by jomac.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/378

Key signature ~ just the one ~ D Major
Submitted on October 22nd 2002 by slainte.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/1064

Submitted on April 7th 2003 by Bannerman.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/1576

Submitted on September 9th 2004 by Bill Reeder.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/3504

from youtube, slightly different "B" ending

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ks1LdV2Rigo


X: 1
T: Fisherman’s Jig, The
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
R: slip jig
K: Dmaj
FAA FAd AFD|FAA FAd B2A|FAA FAd AFD|EDB, DFA B2A:|
f3/g/f faf edB|f3/g/f fef g2e|f3/g/f faf edB|BAF DFA B2A:|

This is on one of the CCE Foinn Seisiun CDs as "Ryan’s".

# Posted by jakep .

“Ryan’s” of the bottomless well

The list of tunes with "Ryan" attached to them is endless, including compositions by Sean Ryan that he gave names to himself… CCE, like all of us, sometimes doesn’t manage to make the right connections. Someone learned it from someone who learned it from someone who thinks they may have learned it from a ‘Ryan’, maybe Sean, maybe someone else? :-/

Hey jakep, you forgot to give the link…

you’re quick!!! ;-) I was just looking…