The Carillions jig

Composed by Karen Tweed

I love this tune and play it on concertina. I don’t know how Karen originally intended the tune to go, but here’s what I hear them playing on the Solas recording. (I put it in F#min as well instead of the relative major. One of the few minor tunes you’ll find that isn’t actually dorian.)

X:1
T:Carillions, The
C:Karen Tweed
S:Solas, “The Words That Remain”
Z:Jack Gilder
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:jig
K:F#min
FAB c2 f|fec efe|cdc ~B3|AGA BGE|
FAB c2 f|fec efe|cdc ~B3|1AGE F2 E:|2AGE F2 g||
agf gfe|Bce c2 B|AGE FAB|cfg efg|
agf gfe|Bce c2 B|AGE FGA|Bce f2 g|
agf gfe|Bce c2 B|AGE FAB|cfg efg|
agf g2g|fec Be^d|cAF GEC|B,CE F2E||

Hey All!

I am learning the fiddle by ear and found this jig (the Carillions) from a Solas cd (The Words that Remain). But this is a tonality I am not familliar with and got a problem with the G sharp (Here comes the second problem, because I can’t really read music but I am almost shure it is a G sharp, although in the sheet music I found in the tunes resources there is no G sharp … is it supposed to be played in a different tone than Win Horan plays it ?)
Anyhow, assuming it is in fact a G sharp on the D string, am I supposed to make it with my ring finger or the little finger ?

Go raibh mile maith agat for your help!

Yes, it is a G#, and the sharp does appear at the beginning of each line as the last sharp on the right (an octave higher, though).
Its a music-reading thing!
I think its better to use your ring finger to play it, and save the little finger for hitting the A , which for advanced players is sometimes easier or sounds better than switching strings for the open A.

Ta failte romhat, and I hope you’re still looking at this column a year later!

The liner notes for the Solas album say that this tune is written by Máire Breatnach.

Indeed it is not composed by Karen Tweed but by Maire Breathnach.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/angels-candles-mw0000613236
And yes, the key f# (F sharp minor) has got a G#.