Paddy O'Brien's

slip jig

Key signature: Adorian

Submitted on August 24th 2003 by Will CPT.

This tune has been added to 54 tunebooks.

Also known as Arra Mountains, The Arra Mountains, Arragh Mountains, The Arragh Mountains, The Silver Mountains, The White Mountains.

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• A Compilation by Natalie MacMaster
• A Fig For A Kiss by Providence
• A Letter Home by Athena Tergis
• A Musical Trip To Coleman Country by Various Artists
• A Small Island (Traditional Music From Cork) by Brid Cranitch, Vince Milne And Pat Sullivan
• A Tribute To John McKenna by Mick Woods
• Across The Waters - Irish Traditional Music From England by Various Artists
• An Buachaill Dreoite by Joe Ryan
• An Fhidil by Various Artists
• An Phíb by Dicky Deegan
• Around St. James' Well by Carmel Gunning
• Barefoot On The Altar by Chulrua
• Beal A' Mhurlaigh by P.J. And Marcus Hernon
• Celtic Ceili by Various Artists
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Jigs And Reels by Various Artists
• Dancing To Jigs And Reels by Various Artists
• Deireadh An Fhómhair - End Of The Harvest by Declan Masterson
• Devenish by Mick Heffernan, Niall O'Callanain, Brid Donnelly And Cillian O'Briann
• Drops Of Brandy by Sean McAloon And John Rea
• First Flight by Gerald Trimble
• Fort Of The Jewels by Brian McNamara
• Fresh Takes by John Whelan And Eileen Ivers
• Golden Lights And Green Shadows by Grainne Hambly
• Hand-Me-Downs by Mary Rafferty
• Hawthorn by Carlos Plumley And Mike Herr
• Humours Of Highgate by John Blake, Lamond Gillespie And Mick Leahy
• In Safe Hands by Various Artists
• Irish Traditional Music (on Uilleann Pipes, Hammered Dulcimer, Fiddle, Flute And Whistle) by Various Artists
• Jigs, Reels And Airs by Seamus Tansey
• Jumping Ahead by Harriet Earis
• Long Distance by Nancy Conescu And Friends
• Maiden Voyage by Various Artists
• Musical Delights From Ireland by Comhaltas Tour Group 1998
• Na Draiodoiri by Na Draiodoiri
• Northern Tradition by Mary Mulholland
• One More Time by McComiskey, Mulvihill And McLeod
• Pride Of Erin by Under-18 All-Ireland Champions
• Ring The Bell ... Run Like Hell by Midnight Court
• So Far by Eileen Ivers
• Temple House 2 by Temple House Ceili Band
• The Back Door by Cherish The Ladies
• The Banks Of The Shannon by Paddy O'Brien, Seamus Connolly And Charlie Lennon
• The Branch Line by Jack And Charlie Coen
• The Cat That Ate The Candle by John Carty And Brian McGrath
• The Michael Sexton Ceili Band by The Michael Sexton Ceili Band
• The Slopes Of Benbulben by John Regan
• The Times We've Had by The Irish Tradition
• They Sailed Away From Dublin Bay by Liam Farrell And Joe Whelan
• Traditional Dance Music Of Ireland by Various Artists
• Trian by Trian
• Up She Flew by Dana Lyn
• Weeds In The Garden by Muintir Lewis
• Wintering Out by Simon Bradley And Luke Plumb
• With Eugene O'Donnell by Mick Moloney

X: 1
T: Paddy O'Brien's
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
R: slip jig
K: Ador
|:EAA EAB cBc|EAA EAG {A}GFG|EAA EAB c2 d|~e3 ege dBG:|
|A2 a gef ~g3|e2 a ged Bcd|e2 a gef g2 e|dB/c/d ege dBG|
A2 a gef ~g3|e2 a ged Bcd|e/f/ge f/g/af g2 e|dB/c/d ege dBG|

Paddy O'Brien's

Thanks to Emily for teaching this tune to Sos, Zina, and myself during Paddy's Angels' visit to Montana. Em learned it from Kevin Crawford at Gaelic Roots this year and gave it to us as he played it on flute. This instantly became one of my favorite slip jigs--it's "awesome," isn't it Em? Totally.

For the sake of getting the basic tune under your fingers, here's a somewhat simplified setting:

T: Paddy O'Brien's
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
K: A dorian
|:EAA EAB cBc|EAA EAG GFG|EAA EAB c2 d|
|ege ege dBG:||
|A2 a gef g3|e2 a ged Bcd|e2 a gef g2 e|
|dBd ege dBG|
|A2 a gfe g3|e2 a ged Bcd|efg fga g2 e|
|dBd ege dBG||

And here's how it's been coming out on my fiddle lately:

T: Paddy O'Brien's
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
K: A dor
||EAA EAB ~c3|EAA EAF GFG|EAA EAB c2 d|~e3 ege dBG:||
|[Ae]aa gef ~g3|[Ae]aa ged Bcd|[Ae]aa gef g2 e|dB/c/d ege dBG|
|[Ae]aa gef ~g3|[Ae]aa ged Bcd|e/f/ge f/g/af g2 e|dB/c/d ege dBG||

# Posted on August 24th 2003 by Will CPT

Good job Will! I was also in that class and had fun learning this slip jig with Emily. Kevin rolled the C naturals as a variation.

Joyce

# Posted on August 25th 2003 by JMH

We've been playing this one followed up by Kid on the Mountain recently. Good stuff.

# Posted on December 22nd 2003 by Zina Lee

McNamara setting

T:Arra Mountains
R:slip jig
N:track 12b
D:Brian McNamara: Fort of the Jewels
Z:Bill Reeder
M:9/8
L:1/8
K:G
EAA EAB c3|EAA AGF GED|EAA EAB c2d|e2e ege dBG:||!
.Aza gef ~g3|~a3 ged Bcd|eAA gef ~g2e|d^cd efe dBG|!
.Aza gef ~g3|aba ged Bcd|e/f/ge f/g/af g2e|d^cd efe dBG||

# Posted on September 6th 2005 by Bill Reeder