Miss Walsh jig

I learned this jig from Christy Barry just a few weeks ago. He had no name for it. I can name it after Christy, but there are already two jigs associated with him on this site, so I keep it nameless to avoid confusion.

As you see, it’s a very simple tune, but Christy magically turns it into a gorgeous tune adding lots of variations and ornamentation. Here I submit the bare bones of it allowing your interpretations.

If you happen to know the title of this jig, please let me know.

I know this tune as "Miss Walsh". Dale Russ recorded in a set with "Tell Her I Am" on a solo album of his called simply "Irish Fiddle". He says it’s in O’Neill’s Dance Music of Ireland.

Aye, as posted, these are the 3rd and 2nd parts of "Miss Walsh".The first part - not here - is very similar to "The Ship In Full Sail". I’m sure the full 3-part version is in "O’Neill’s".

Thanks for quick replies. I renamed it as Miss Walsh. Sorry for the omission of the 1st part, but I’m sure Christy Barry didn’t have it. If you know the 3-part version of the tune, please transcribe the missing part. I don’t want you to steal it from JC’s or other databases, though.

Here’s the transcription of the 3-part version of the tune based on Maeve Donnelly and Peadar O’Loughlin’s duet playing.

K: Gmaj
E|DGG BGG|dGG BAG|DGG BAG|ABG AGE|
DGG BGG|dGG BAG|gfg dBG|AGF G2:|
d|gfg ded|BAB def|g2e dBG|AGE GED|
gfg ded|BAB def|g2e dBG|AGF G2:|
E|DEG Bdd|cee Bdd|DEG BdB|AGE GED|
DEG Bdd|cee Bdd|gfg dBG|AGF G2:|

It seems this Gmaj version comes from Paddy O’Brien.

X: 2
T: Miss Walsh
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: GMaj
|: E |\
DGG BGG | dGG BAG | DGG BAG | ABG AGE |
DGG BGG | dGG BAG | gfg dBG | AGF G2 :|
|: d |\
gfg ded | BAB def | g2 e dBG | AGE GED |
gfg ded | BAB def | g2 e dBG | AGF G2 :|
|: E |\
DEG Bdd | cee Bdd | DEG BdB | AGE GED |
DEG Bdd | cee Bdd | gfg dBG | AGF G2 :|

# Posted on March 9th 2005 by slainte

X: 3
T: Miss Walsh’s Fancy
B: "O’Neill’s The Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems", 1907, page 69, tune #328
M:6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: AMaj
EAA cAA | eAA cAA | EAA cAG | GAB BGE |
EAA cAA | eAA cAA | aga ecA | BAA A3 :|
aga ecA | cAc efg | aga ecA | BAF Ace |
aga ecA | cAc efg | aga ecA | BAA A3 :|
EAA cee | dff |cee | EAA cee | BAF AFE |
EAA cee | dff |cee | aga ecA | BAA A3 :|

http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/MISSSA_MIX.htm#MISS_WALSH’S_FANCY

Apologies, I’d left extra bars in the 3rd part and there was an ink smudge in my old copy of O’Neill’s that had me write out BGF instead of the way it’s played ~ BAA, the 3rd bar of the first part…. I’ve corrected those and also given a transposition to make comparing the G Major takes with O’Neill, though I have added lead-ins too.

X: 3
T: Miss Walsh’s Fancy
B: "O’Neill’s The Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems", 1907, page 69, tune #328
N: transposed down from A to G Major, with lead-ins added
M:6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: AMaj
|: EAA cAA | eAA cAA | EAA cAA | GAB BGE |
EAA cAA | eAA cAA | aga ecA | BAA A3 :|
|: aga ecA | cAc efg | aga ecA | BAF Ace |
aga ecA | cAc efg | aga ecA | BAA A3 :|
|: EAA cee | dff cee | EAA cee | BAF AFE |
EAA cee | dff cee | aga ecA | BAA A3 :|
K: GMaj
|: E |\
DGG BGG | dGG BGG | DGG BGG | FGA AFD |
DGG BGG | dGG BGG | gfg dBG | AGG G2 :|
|: d |\
gfg dBG | BGB def | gfg dBG | AGE GBd |
gfg dBG | BGB def | gfg dBG | AGG G2 :|
|: E |\
DGG Bdd | cee Bdd | DGG cee | AGE GED |
DGG Bdd | cee Bdd | gfg dBG | AGG G2 :|

http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/MISSSA_MIX.htm#MISS_WALSH’S_FANCY
~ with minor adjustments…


X: 4
T: Miss Walsh
T: Miss Walsh’s Fancy
S: Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin, “Traditional Music from Clare and Beyond” (11a)
Z: Jerome Colburn
S: for this transcription - The Fiddler’s Companion website
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: FMaj
|: D |\
CDF AFF | cFF AFF | CDF AFF | ~GAG GFD |
CDF AFF | cFF AFF | ~fef cAF |[1 GFD F2 :|[2 GFD FAc ||
|: ~fef cdc | AFA cde | f2 d cAF | GFD FDC |
~fef cdc | AFA cde | f2 d cAF |[1 GFD FAc :|[2 GFD F2 ||
|: D |\
CDF Acc | Bdd Acc | CDF AcA | GFD FDC |
CDF Acc | Bdd Acc | ~fef cAF | GFD F2 :|

X: 4
T: Miss Walsh
T: Miss Walsh’s Fancy
S: Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin, “Traditional Music from Clare and Beyond” (11a)
Z: Jerome Colburn
S: for this transcription - The Fiddler’s Companion website
N: transposed to G from Colburn’s F transcription
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jog
K: GMaj
|: E |\
DEG BGG | dGG BGG | DEG BGG | ABA AGE |
DEG BGG | dGG BGG | gfg dBG |[1 AGE G2 :|[2 AGE GBd ||
gfg ded | BGB def | g2 e dBG | AGE GED |
gfg ded | BGB def | g2 e dBG |[1 AGE GBd :|[2 AGE G2 ||
|: E |\
DEG Bdd | cee Bdd | DEG BdB | AGE GED |
DEG Bdd | cee Bdd | gfg dBG | AGE G2 :|

Well, I would miss something this morning ~ the |: before the second (B) part… 😏 It’s been a rough week… 🙁

OMG Danni ,
Thanks for all this, I done this video up while you where likely putting all this in for up for Me.. My Apologizes and many Thanks Mate.
The Video is likely CR&P compared to all your stuff.
Thanks Again.
jim,,,

https://vimeo.com/48876988

Here it is in A with chord suggestions as played in a band I used to be in. We played it pretty fast, in quite a poky set put together by our bass & box player*, preceded by Bottle of Punch / Have a Drink on Me.

*Not simultaneously. He wasn’t that good.