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Oíche Nollag jig

Also known as Christmas Eve, The Christmas Eve, Christmas Night, The Christmas Night.

There are 9 recordings of this tune.

Oíche Nollag appears in 1 other tune collection.

Oíche Nollag has been added to 1 tune set.

Oíche Nollag has been added to 22 tunebooks.

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Four settings

1
X: 1
T: Oíche Nollag
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
|:g|f2 A d2 f|e2 d B2 g|f2 A d2 f|{a}g3 a2 g|
f2 A d2 f|e2 d B2 c|d2 A B2 G|E2 F D2:|
|:f/g/|a2 b a2 f|d3- d2 f|g2 f e2 d|B3 A2 f/g/|
a2 b a2 f|d2 f g2 f|e2 d c2 e|a3- a2:|
2
X: 2
T: Oíche Nollag
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
|:g|f2 A d2 f|e2 d B2 g|f2 A d2 f|g3 a2 g|
f2 A d3|e2 d B3|d2 A B2 G|E3 D2:|
f|a2 b a2 f|d2 c d2 f|g2 f e2 d|BcB A3|
a2 b a2 f|d3 g2 f|e2 d c2 e|a3 f2 g|
a3 a2 f|d3- d2 f|g2 f e2 d|B3 A2 F|
A2 B A2 f|d2 f g2 b|a2 A e2 A|d3- d2||
3
X: 3
T: Oíche Nollag
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
|:g|"D" f2A d2f|"A" e2d B2g|"D" f2A d2f|"G"g3 a2g|
"D"f2A d2f|"A" e2d B2c|"D" d2A "G" B2G|"A" E3 "D" D2:|
f|"D" a2b a2f|"D"d2c d2f|"Em" g2f e2d|"G" ~B3 A3||
"D" a2b a2f|"D"d3- d2f|"Em" e2d c2e|"A" a3 f2g|
"D" a2^g a2f|"D" d3 e2f|"Em" g2f e2d|"G" B3 A2F|
"D" A2B A2F|"G" d2f g2b|"A" a2f e2f|"D" d3- d2||
4
X: 4
T: Oíche Nollag
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
|:g|f2 A d2 f|e^de B2 g|f2 A def|g2 b a2 g|
f2 A d2 A|e2 A B2 g|d2 c B2 G|EGE D2:|
f|a2 b a2 f|dcd A2 f|g2 f e2 d|cec A2 f|
a3 a2 f|d3 g2 f|e^de c2 e|a3 efg|
a2 b a2 f|d3- d2 f|g2 f e2 d|BdB A2 F|
A3 A2 F|D2 A g2 b|a2 A e2 A|d3- d2||

Five comments

Oiche Nollag

I’ve just posted a version of this which, in my opinion, flows better than the other two and this makes it more dancey. Perhaps nots a quirky in a session but definitely easier for dancers.
Noel

X: 1 is from Breandán Breathnach’s work “Ceol Rince na hÉireann, Cuid 1”. It’s my notion that in the case of this particular tune the work wasn’t quite done, or the memory wasn’t fully there at the time, reason for my taking it elsewhere in X: 2 & X: 4, and welcoming X: 3 as another possibility towards making it more dance friendly, more friendly in general… 😉 It wouldn’t be the first or the last piece of music or dance unfinished, lost, or gone astray.

dots

Wise words Ceolachan. Muscical notation is a bit like the English national curriculum - better when it is used as a spring board than as a straight jacket. The dots are only a mnemonic anyway. I’m glad I can read them but I’m also glad that on a good day I can see through the dots to the underlying music.