Pay The Reckoning jig

Thanks Nobu; this is one of those great jigs which always gives the session a bit of a lift. We normally play it after Queen of the Fair and folow it with the Carraroe Jig.

Lovely tune. I’ve heard it played after East of Glendart and Brian O’Lynn (in that order).

https://thesession.org/recordings/241

played by John Egan… http://www.itma.ie/digitallibrary/sound/pay-reckoning-egan

Derived from a popular and widespread jig called “The Campbells Are Coming” published in, e.g., Aird’s First Selection (Glasgow 1782).

Here’s the A part from Kerr’s Merry Melodies for comparison:

B/A/ | G2 e dBG | BcB B2 A | G2 e dBG | ABA A2
G | Bde dBG | dBd gab | geg dBG | BcB B2 :|

Here’s a link to the 3 part version in A:
https://thesession.org/tunes/3325

Here’s an interesting video of a young Martin Hayes playing this on … Tenor Banjo. He makes a nice job of it too! Starts at 5:27.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFhfK59_5Eo

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Variations, passing notes, and an alternative ending from The Celts + Jack Brennan.

Combination of previous settings.

From the playing of Jack Brennan.

From the playing of Lisa Murphy.

X3 has been edited to be just from the playing of The Celts.