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Wink And She’ll Follow You slip jig

Also known as Cé Bheadh Sa Tine Nach N-éireodh?, Danny O’Donnell’s, Glead Na HOíche Aréir, Huish The Cat From Under The Table, Hush The Cat From Under The Table, Paddy Be Aisy, Súgradh Na HOíche Aréir, Sugrady Na HOiche Areir, Wallop The Cat From Under The Table, Whish Cat From Under The Table, Whish, Cat From Under The Table, Wink And She’ll Follow.

There are 6 recordings of a tune by this name.

Wink And She'll Follow You has been added to 34 tunebooks.

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Two settings

X: 1
T: Wink And She'll Follow You
R: slip jig
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
K: Edor
EEE BAG Bcd | E2B BAF A2F | EEE BAG Bcd | edB BAF A2F :|
|:d2f fdB Bcd | c2e efe cBA |1 d2f fdB Bcd |
edB BAF ~A3 :|2d2f aaa fed | cBA BAF A2F :||
X: 2
T: Wink And She'll Follow You
R: slip jig
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
K: Edor
E2B BAF Bcd|E2B BAF A2F|E2B BAF Bcd|edB dBA A2F|
E2B BAF Bcd|E2B BAF A2F|E2B BAF Bcd|edB dBA A2c||
d2f fdB Bcd|c2 e ecA ABc|d2f fdB Bcd|cBA BAF A2c|
d2f fdB Bcd|c2 e ecA Ace|~a3 aed Bcd|cBA BAF A2F|

Ten comments

Sorry I haven’t got a name for this tune. I got it from an early Capercaillie album - it appears in a big set of tunes without any names given. I don’t know whether it’s of Irish or Scottish origin - it could be their own composition. Does anyone else has know it, or have a name for it?

Just remembered - on the recording it’s played in F# dorian (3 sharps). I transposed it to a more practical key.

Dochas

Dochas play and tell it to be a traditional Irish tune if that helpz.

AKA Danny O’Donnell’s

I know this one as Danny O’Donnell’s. Slight variation from what’s given here too.

X:4
T: Danny O’Donnell’s
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
R: slip jig
K: EDor
E2B BAF Bcd|E2B BAF A2F|E2B BAF Bcd|edB dBA A2F|
E2B BAF Bcd|E2B BAF A2F|E2B BAF Bcd|edB dBA A2c||
d2f fdB Bcd|c2 e ecA ABc|d2f fdB Bcd|cBA BAF A2c|
d2f fdB Bcd|c2 e ecA Ace|~a3 aed Bcd|cBA BAF A2F|

“Wink and She’ll Follow You” ~ & a problem of memory

Discussion: Anyone know this one?
# Posted on March 24th 2008 by Ger the Rigger
~ /discussions/17144

In this one ‘Ger the Rigger’ submitted the exact same transcription just previous as ‘gan ainm’ asking if anyone had a name for it… :-D

Out of that some interesting and relevant comment was added ~

It’s the first tune in Fairport Convention’s ‘Dirty Linen’ medley. I’ve just dug out my ancient Dave Swarbrick music book and it’s in there as…. ‘title unknown’. D’oh!

# Posted on March 24th 2008 by bc_box_player

"Wink and She’ll Follow You" ~ Normally played a tone lower, in D.

# Posted on March 24th 2008 by benhall.1

“Wink and She’ll Follow You” ~ other possibilities for this lovely tune

X: 3
T: Wink and She’ll Follow You
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
R: slip jig
K:DDor
|: E |\
D2 A A2 G ABc | D2 A BGE G2 E |
DAA A2 G AA/B/c | BGG AGE G2 :|
|: B |\
c2 d ecA A2 c | B2 c dBG G2 B |
[1 c2 d ecA A2 c | BGG AGE G2 :|
[2 c3 dd/e/f g2 e | dBG dB/A/G AG |]

X: 4
T: Wink and She’ll Follow You
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
R: slip jig
K:EDor
|: F |\
E2 E B2 A Bcd | E2 E BAF A2 F |
E2 E B2 A BB/c/d | cBA BAF A2 :|
|: c |\
d2 d fdf Bcd | c2 c ecA ABc |
dcd fd/e/f Bcd | c2 A BAF A2 :|

I also love tickling an F nat in the first take and the corresponding G in the second, as a couple of examples ~

|: E |\
DFA A2 G ABc | D2 A BGE GEF | ~

I always thought it was a variant of Poll Ha’penny ????

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I prefer to start part2 on an ‘e’ so as to keep this tune through- true to the minor mode…