The Ladies Of Carrick jig

Also known as The Pretty Young Girls Of Carrick.

There are 3 recordings of this tune.

The Ladies Of Carrick appears in 2 other tune collections.

The Ladies Of Carrick has been added to 5 tune sets.

The Ladies Of Carrick has been added to 54 tunebooks.

Two settings

1

X: 1
T: The Ladies Of Carrick
R: jig

M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Amix
|:eAA edc|eAA eaf|eAA edc|fBB Baf|
eAA edc|eAA efg|fed edc|fBB ~B3:|
|:ecc acc|ecc efg|ecc acc|fBB ~B3|
ecc acc|ecc efg|fed edc|fBB Baf:|

2

X: 2
T: The Ladies Of Carrick
R: jig

M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Amix
|:f|eAA ecc|eAA a2f|eAA ece|fdB g2f|
eAA ecc|Ace efg|fdf ece|fdB ~g2:|
|:f|ece a>^ga|ece a2f|ece a>^ga|fdB ~g2f|
ece a>^ga|cee efg|fdf ece|fdB ~g2:|

Three comments

The Ladies Of Carrick (jig)

Source: Winifred Horan & Friends : "Pleasures of Home"
Source: g.m.p.

From billabbey.
I attended the Kilcar Fleadh fiddle workshop this summer (august 2010). Our tutor was Mick Burns, Kilcar fiddler who works in the music archive. He taught us this version. I like the way it ends hanging on the high g:

|:f|eAA ecc|eAA a2f|eAA ece|fdB g2f|
eAA ecc|Ace efg|fdf ece|fdB ~g2:|
|:f|ece a>^ga|ece a2f|ece a>^ga|fdB ~g2f|
ece a>^ga|cee efg|fdf ece|fdB ~g2:|

Mysteries of Knock

Same tune : https://thesession.org/tunes/2256

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