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The Banks Of Allan jig

Also known as The Banks Of Allan Water, The Banks Of The Allan, The Bog Of Allen, The Pub, Rothiemurchus Daughter, Swallows In Flight, The Tailor’s Thimble.

There are 6 recordings of this tune.

The Banks Of Allan appears in 5 other tune collections.

The Banks Of Allan has been added to 4 tune sets.

The Banks Of Allan has been added to 98 tunebooks.

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Five settings

1
X: 1
T: The Banks Of Allan
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
|:cdc cBA|cee e2a|faa eaa|faa eaa|
cdc cBA|cee e2a|faf ecA|cBB B3:|
|:cdc cBA|cee e3|cdc cBA|dff f2e|
cde Bcd|Acc cBA|faf ecA|cBB B3:|
2
X: 2
T: The Banks Of Allan
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
|:~F3 FED|~F3 AFA|Bed Aed|Bde AFD|
~F3 FED|~F3 AFA|Bed AFD|FEE EFG:|
|:eff fed|efa afd|eff fed|g2a bag|
fed ~e3|d2e fed|Bed AFD|FEE EFG:|
3
X: 3
T: The Banks Of Allan
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
D|DFF FED|FAA A2d/c/|Bdd Add|Bdd AFE|
DFF FED|FAA A2c|(B/c/dB) AGF|1 EFE E2:|2 EFE D2||
e|fgf fed|faa a2f|efe edB|def g2g|
fgf efe|ded cBA|(B/c/dB) AGF|1 EFE E2:|2 EFE D2||
|:~F3 FED|FAA A2d|Bdd Add|Bdd AFE|
~F3 FED|FAA A2d|Bdd AFD|1 ~E3 EDE:|2 E3 D3
|:~f3 fed|faa afd|efe edB|def ~g3|
~f3 efe|ded cBA|BdB AFD|1 ~E3 E2z:|2 E3 D3||
4
X: 4
T: The Banks Of Allan
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
DE|FGF FED|FAA A2 d|Bdd Add|Bdd Add|
FGF FED|FAA A2 d|BdB AFD|FEE E2:|
de|fgf fed|faa a2 g|fgf fed|gbb b2 a|
fga efg|def fed|BdB AFD|FEE E2:|
D|"tr" FGF FED|FA[AF] [A2F2] d|"tr" Bdd Add|Bdd Add|
"tr" FGF FED|FA[AF] [A2F2] d|"tr" Bcd AGF|FEE [E2A,2]||
d/e/|~fgf fed|fa[af] [a2f2]g|~fgf fed|gbb b2 g|
"tr" faa efg|{c]ded fed|"tr" Bcd AGF|FEE [E2A,2]||
5
X: 5
T: The Banks Of Allan
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
F3 FED|FG^G Acd|B2d AFD|FGF EDE|
FEG FED|FG^G Acd|B2 d AFD|FGF EDE:|
|:f3 fed|fg^g a2=g|f3 fe|d gbb bag|
fga efg|def fed|B/c/dB AFD|FGF EFE:|

Thirteen comments

Source: The Boys of the Lough : “The Fair Hills of Ireland”
Transcription: g.m.p.

The Banks Of The Allan

A good tune. Here it is in a setting by The Battlefield Band.
|:cdc cBA|cee e2a|faa eaa|faa eaa|cdc cBA|cee e2a|faf ecA|cBB B3:|:cdc cBA|cee e3|cdc cBA|dff f2e|cde Bcd|Acc cBA|faf ecA|cBB B3:|

The Banks Of The Allan

It’s a lovely tune I’ve come across in a book, but never heard played. I’m surprised it’s not a popular session tune.

It’s pretty widely played in Scotland. I think its a Perthshire tune.

The Banks Of The Allan / The Tailor’s Thimble

There’s a slightly different version in O’Neill’s where it is entitled The Tailor’s Thimble:

X: 1
T:The Tailor’s Thimble
N:“Collected by J.O’Neill”
B:O’Neill’s 827
Z:Transcribed by Dan G. Petersen, dangp@post6.tele.dk
M:6/8
L:1/8
F:http://jc.tzo.net/~jc/music/book/oneills/1850/X/0827_dp.abc 2006-12-28 12:12:01 UT
K:D
D|DFF FED|FAA A2d/c/|Bdd Add|Bdd AFE|
DFF FED|FAA A2c|(B/c/dB) AGF|1 EFE E2:|2 EFE D2|]
e|fgf fed|faa a2f|efe edB|def g2g|
fgf efe|ded cBA|(B/c/dB) AGF|1 EFE E2:|2 EFE D2|]

And I found another similar setting at Dave Marshall’s Fiddletech site:

X:129
T:Tailor’s Thimble, The
R:jig
Z:Transcribed by Dave Marshall
M:6/8
K:D
|: ~F3 FED | FAA A2d | Bdd Add | Bdd AFE |
~F3 FED | FAA A2d | Bdd AFD |1 ~E3 EDE :|2 E3 D3
|: ~f3 fed | faa afd | efe edB | def ~g3 |
~f3 efe | ded cBA | BdB AFD |1 ~E3 E2z :|2 E3 D3 ||

Here are some more settings I found at the Fiddler’s Companion site, including an early one from 1799:

X:1
T:Banks of Allan, The
L:1/8
M:6/8
K:D Major
DE|FGF FED|FAA A2 d|Bdd Add|Bdd Add|
FGF FED|FAA A2 d|BdB AFD|FEE E2 :||
de|fgf fed|faa a2 g|fgf fed|gbb b2 a|
fga efg|def fed|BdB AFD|FEE E2:||

X: 2
T:Banks of Alan
M:6/8
L:1/8
B:The Calvert Collection (1799)
Z:Nigel Gatherer
K:D
D|“tr” FGF FED|FA[AF] [A2F2] d|“tr” Bdd Add|Bdd Add|
“tr” FGF FED|FA[AF] [A2F2] d|“tr” Bcd AGF|FEE [E2A,2]||
d/e/|~fgf fed|fa[af] [a2f2]g|~fgf fed|gbb b2 g|
“tr” faa efg|{c]ded fed|“tr” Bcd AGF|FEE [E2A,2]||

Composer?

I was intrigued to see the fiddler Gerry Harrington claim to have written this tune in the sleeve notes of their excellent album “The Smoky Chimney”

Banks of the Allan

There is a River Allan near to where I live in Perthshire.There’s also a pub called The Allanbank, at which there used to be a regular session. However, if I’m not mistaken, there are a few River Allans around!

Banks of the Allan

In The Gesto Collection (1895) this tune is called “Rothiemurchus Daughter”.

It’s Johnny’s fairly idiosyncratic version of “The Banks Of The Allan”.

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oh thank you so much!!! I always search this tune with the pub name and I didn’t find some minimal information, so The Pub Jig is an another name of “The Banks Of The Allan”???

..probably only to Johnny.

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