The Beggarman jig

Tune submitted as a response to the request made by jolly trad giant on August 2nd 2012. Transcripted from the rendition found in the debut album of The High Kings (self titled). I’ll also add the recording as soon as possible. Very nice tune indeed, I think it will make a good addition to the repertoire of my band 🙂

Of course this jig has NOTHING to do with the more famous polka, already present here and beautifully interpreted by bands like Gaelic Storm and Orthodox Celts…

There’s probably information on the recording as to who composed it?

Unluckily I don’t have access to the original recording, I transcribed the tune listening to the song on youtube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vIMKj9eTmw

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Doing a little research on the web I see that David Downes arranged this particular rendition, but I couldn’t find the name of the author. Maybe a traditional tune better known with a different name?

That’s never a traditional Irish tune. Someone has posted in the comments that Mairtin O‘Connor and Nollaig ni Chathasaigh are playing the jig [ and, presumably, not “The High Kings” ] - it has all the hallmarks of an O’Connor composition.

I can not understand the notes of the variation on B … can someone help me?

This is the full version of the High Kings’ “Beggarman Jig,” as presented previously. Additionally, there is a “live” recording of them doing this with the fiddler from Celtic Woman. I’m pretty sure they’re just playing with a track.
Sorry if the “Parts” are confusing, but I had trouble notating all the repeats and making sense of it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLGz4mz5m10&ab_channel=TheHighKings

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My comments in the second setting were edited out, so here is how the High Kings do it:
A, B, A, C, A, B, D. The repeat sign marks the end of the A section, and the double bars represent the end of the B, C, and D sections, respectively.