The Eavesdropper jig

Also known as Eavesdropper’s, Riding On A Hand-Car, The Roman Wall.

There are 51 recordings of this tune.

This tune has been recorded together with

The Mug Of Brown Ale (a few times),
Cherish The Ladies (a few times),
Dan Collins’ Father’s (a few times),
Eddie Kelly’s (a few times) and
The Geese In The Bog (a few times).

The Eavesdropper appears in 5 other tune collections.

The Eavesdropper has been added to 37 tune sets.

The Eavesdropper has been added to 456 tunebooks.

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Seven settings

X: 1
T: The Eavesdropper
R: jig

M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
D2 B BAG|Bcd {e} dBG|cde dBG|BAG AGE|
D2 B BAG|Bcd {e} dBG|cde dBG|BGF G2 z:||
gfg afd|efg dBG|cde dBG|BAG Adf|
gfg afd|efg dBG|cde dBG|AGF G2 d|
gfg afd|efg dBG|cde dBG|BAG Adf|
gab bfd|efg dBG|cde dBA|BGF G2 z||

X: 2
T: The Eavesdropper
R: jig

M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
|D2B BAG|Bdd dBG|ceg dBA|BAA AGE|
D2B BAG|Bdd dBG|ceg dBA|1 AGF GFE:|2 AGF GBd||
g2b afd|e/f/ge dBG|cee dBG|BAG ABd|
g2b afd|e/f/ge dBG|cee dBA|1 AGF GBd:|2 AGF GFE||

X: 3
T: The Eavesdropper
R: jig

X: 4
T: The Eavesdropper
R: jig

M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
D2F FED|F3 AFD|GBB AFD|FEE EFE|
D3 FED|F3 AFD|GBB AFE|FDD D3:||
A|def ecA|Bcd AFD|GBB AFD|FEE EFA|
d2f ecA|Bdd AFD| GBB AFE|FDD D3:||

X: 5
T: The Eavesdropper
R: jig

M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
|:D2B BAG|B3 dBG|cee dBG|BAA ABA|
D3 BAG|B3 dBG|cee dBA|BGG G3:||
d|:gab afd|efg dBG|cee dBG|BAA ABd|
g2b afd|efg dBG| cee dBA|BGG G3:||

X: 6
T: The Eavesdropper
R: jig

X: 7
T: The Eavesdropper
R: jig

M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
D|GBB BAG|Bdd dBG|cee dBG|FAA AFD|
GBB BAG|Bdd dBG|cde dBA|1 BGG G2D:|2 BGG G2d||
|:gfg aed|efg d2B|cde dBG|BAA A2d|
gfg aed|efg d2B|cde dBA|1 BGG G2d:|2 BGG G2|]

Fifteen comments

Wrong tune

The tune titled "The Green Fields Of Rossbeigh" on Kevin Crawfords "D Flute Album" is not the same tune.

It doesn’t say that it is the same tune.

It says: "Recordings of a tune by this name:"

There’s a difference.

deja’ vue.

T:Eavesdropper
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:Paul McGrattan
Z:gmp
K:G Major
|D2B BAG|Bdd dBG|ceg dBA|BAA AGE|
D2B BAG|Bdd dBG|ceg dBA|1AGF GFE:|2AGF GBd||
g2b afd|e/f/ge dBG|cee dBG|BAG ABd|
g2b afd|e/f/ge dBG|cee dBA|1AGF GBd:|2AGF GFE||

"The Eavesdropper" ~ & another transcript can be found here:

Key signature: G Major
Submitted on July 31st 2005 by geoffwright.
https://thesession.org/tunes/4802

A nice bouncy jig that I first heard played on the Glengarry Bhoys’ Juice CD.

The Eavesdropper and Strop the Razor

A nice set played by Conal O’Grada:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYWp2T1AOSA&feature=player_embedded

play video

A pick up your quill suggestion:
this tune would lend itself well to the Fling form…

D Major

X: 1
T: Eavesdropper, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
D2F FED|F3 AFD|GBB AFD|EDD EDE|
D2F FED|F3 AFD|GBB AFE|FDD D3:||
A|def ecA|B2d AFD|GBB AFD|FEE EFA|
d2f ecA|Bdd AFD| GBB AFE|FDD D3:||