Jimmy Lyons strathspey

Is this tune a Donegal Highland? That’s how I was taught it.

m

A slightly different version which I learnt in Bristol is as follows:

A>ag>a eA|F>Ad>c BB|A>ag>a eA|
1 F>AG>B cG:|2 F>AG>B ce fc|da gf|ee fa|
1 (3gfe (3dcB (3Ace (3agf:|2 g>a (3bag a2 a2||

Apart from a change to the rhythm of the 3rd beat of the 2nd bar of part A, the main changes are to part B and are relatively minor except that there is now no d-sharp in the second bar.

This tune goes well with The Seaweed on the Yellow Cliff (another highland), which I hope to post in the fairly near future.

m

I have today posted The Seaweed on the Yellow Cliff, a highland which goes well with Jimmy Lyons.

m

Key signature: Adorian
Submitted on November 9th 2002 by Liese-Lotte’s Opa.
https://thesession.org/tunes/1124

Key signature: D Major ~ & in G in the comments
Submitted on October 27th 2004 by m_gavin.
https://thesession.org/tunes/3770

Source for both ~ being one in the same with variations:
James Scott Skinner

Could someone please tell me if this tune is traditional or not?
Cheers.

It is a tune from Donegal, from what I know, and yes I belieive it is tradtional, but if you brought it to a session not many would know it.

This is obviously a Scots tune. And composed by Scot Skinner?

Jimmy Lyons was a fiddle player fromTeelin, County Donegal.

https://thesession.org/recordings/602

1.) “Frank Cassidy’s” / “The Laird O’ Thrums”
~ highland fling / strathspey
Key signature: Amajor
Submitted on May 30th 2007 by benhall.1.
https://thesession.org/tunes/7284

2.) “Jimmy Lyons‘” / “The Miller O’ Hirn”
~ highland fling / strathspey

3.) “The Brown-Sailed Boat” / “Peter Baillie”
~ highland fling / strathspey
Key signature: E Dorian
Submitted on April 15th 2004 by jdave.
https://thesession.org/tunes/2823

Heres me playing it
http://www.lightningmp3.com/live/file.php?fid=8870

Hey, nice playing dinn2.

I transposed the ABC in G, for the convenience of flute and whistle players.

X: 1
T: Jimmy Lyons
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: strathspey
K:G Maj
G>gf>g d<GB>G|E>Gc>B A>DF>A|G>gf>g d<GB>G|
1 E>GF>A B<GG>F:|2 E>GF>A B<G (3gfe||
|:d<BB>d e<cc>d|c>A^c>e f<dd>e|d<BB>d e>ce>g|
1 (3fed (3cBA (3GBd (3gfe:|2 (3faf (3def g>GB>A||

The first bar of the second part is identical to that of The Four Provinces / Miss Ramsey’s
https://thesession.org/tunes/1639

‘Mazurka’ for lack of a fitter moniker.

X: 1
T: Jimmy Jenning’s Jammies
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
R: mazurka-bizarre
K: Amaj
A>a g>a cA|F>A d>c (3BcB|A>a g>a eA|F>A G>B (3BcA|
A>a g>a eA|F>A d>c B>G|A>a g>a eA|F>A G>B c<A||
e<c c>e d>f|e>c c>e (3fea|e<c c>e (3fda
|1(3gfe (3dcB (3Acd :|2(3gbg (3efg (3acB||

inspired by Trevor Jennings shakey(?) 4/4(?) transcription above. There is still a lot left to be desired but the 1st part lends itself well to this rhythmic rewriting.

X: 1
T: Jimmy Lyons
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: strathspey
K: Amaj
A>ag>a e<Ac>A|F>Ad>c B>EG>B|A>ag>a e<Ac>A|
1 F>AG>B c<AA>G:|2 F>AG>B c<A (3agf||
|:e<cc>e f<dd>f|e>cc>e f<ee>a|e<cc>e f>df>a|
1 (3gfe (3dcB (3Ace (3agf:|2 (3gbg (3efg a>Ac>B||

and

X: 1
T: Jimmy Lyons
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: strathspey
K:G Maj
G>gf>g d<GB>G|E>Gc>B A>DF>A|G>gf>g d<GB>G|
1 E>GF>A B<GG>F:|2 E>GF>A B<G (3gfe||
|:d<BB>d e<cc>e|d>BB>d e<dd>g|d<BB>d e>ce>g|
1 (3fed (3cBA (3GBd (3gfe:|2 (3faf (3def g>GB>A||

and

X: 1
T: Jimmy Jenning’s Jammies
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
R: Mazurka-Bizarre
K: G Major
G>g f>g BG|E>G c>B (3ABA|G>g f>g dG|E>G F>A (3ABG|
G>g f>g dG|E>G c>B A>F|G>g f>g dG|E>G F>A B<G||
d<B B>d c>e|d>B B>d (3edg|d<B B>d (3ecg
|1(3fed (3cBA (3GBc :|2(3faf (3def (3gBA||

This tune is not the Miller o‘ Hirn, though it has some similarities. The University of Aberdeen have digitised all of Scott Skinner’s music and even have links to audio recordings of him playing the music himself. The Miller o’ Hirn can be found here http://www.abdn.ac.uk/scottskinner/display.php?ID=JSS0098