Munster Bacon

jig

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on March 19th 2004 by Dow.

This tune has been added to 64 tunebooks.

Also known as Kitty Got A Clicking Coming To The Fair, Kitty Got A Clinking Coming To The Fair, The Munster Bacon, Munster Grass, The Munster Grass.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• An Crann Carraige (Concertina Melodies From Tuamgraney, East Clare) by Martin O'Brien
• At Reavy's House by Jim Eagan
• Atlantic Roar by Paul Bradley
• Classic Recordings Of The Irish Fiddle Legend by Paddy Reynolds
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 12 by Matt Cunningham
• First Album by Aly Bain
• Garden Of Butterflies by Jody's Heaven
• He Didn't Dance by Cucanandy
• House Party by Máire O'Keefe
• Inishkeeragh by Brenda McCann
• Light And Shade by Skylark
• Live In Concert by Brid Harper And Dermot Byrne
• Natural Progression by Sam Proctor
• Notes From My Mind by Seamus Connolly
• Over The Moor To Maggie by Inis
• Saffron And Blue by Manus McGuire
• Secret Orders by Claire Mann And Aaron Jones
• Sparks On The Flags by The Bridge Céilí Band
• Strings Attached by Mick Moloney
• The Banks Of The Shannon by Paddy O'Brien, Seamus Connolly And Charlie Lennon
• The Long Trip Home: Traditional Irish Music From D.C. And Baltimore by Josh Dukes
• The More That's Said The Less The Better by Craobh Rua
• The Silver Spire by Karen Tweed
• Traditional Fiddle Music From The Glens Of Antrim by Dominic McNabb
• Traditional Irish Music On Button Accordion by Patty Furlong
• Traditional Music From Clare And Beyond by Gearoid O HAllmhurain
• Traditional Music From The Glens Of Antrim by Leo Brown And PJ Hill
• Traditional Music On Fiddle, Banjo, And Harp by Oisin MacDiarmada, Brian Fitzgerald, And Michael O Ruanaigh
• When The Party's Over by Brian Finnegan

X: 1
T: Munster Bacon
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
ABA DFA|dfe d2c|~B3 dAF|GFG EFG|
A2A dcd|~B3 efg|f/g/af ede|1 fdc dcB:|2 fdc dfg||
|:afd dfa|bge a2g|~f3 ged|ceA ABG|
Fdd cee|dff efg|f/g/af ede|1 fdc dfg:|2 fdc dcB||

The setting is from my local session.

# Posted on March 19th 2004 by Dow

It's one of Leeds Ceili Band's tunes, which I always fail to pick up in the session and have been itching to learn. Thanks, Mark.

# Posted on March 21st 2004 by slainte

My version for flute and whistle:

K: Dmaj
B|~A3 DFA|dfe d2c|BAB dAF|~G3 EFG|
~A3 d2c|BAB efg|~f3 ede|fdc d2:|
g|afd dfa|bge a2g|~f3 fed|cAA AFG|
A2d cee|dff efg|~f3 ede|fdc d2:|

# Posted on November 30th 2005 by slainte

Jody's Heaven - Garden of Butterfly

In this album, Munster Bacon is named :"Munster Grass"

# Posted on November 17th 2006 by Marc Epinal

Here's a nice example of the tune being played by concertina player Breda Shannon and her brother Aidan on flute from Ballinameen, Co. Roscommon. They play this tune following “The Man in the Bog."

http://comhaltas.ie/music/detail/comhaltaslive_262_7_breda_and_aidan_shannon

# Posted on July 6th 2008 by Phantom Button