Pay The Reckoning jig

Also known as Fishing For Eels, Jackson’s, Jackson’s Bottle Of Brandy, Jacksons Jug Of Brandy, Paddy O’Brien’s.

There are 48 recordings of this tune.
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Pay The Reckoning appears in 5 other tune collections.

Pay The Reckoning has been added to 78 tune sets.

Pay The Reckoning has been added to 309 tunebooks.

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Pay the Reckoning

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.

Pay the Reckoning

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

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Pay the Reckoning

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 :|