Jig For Jimmy jig

There are 4 recordings of this tune.

Jig For Jimmy has been added to 43 tunebooks.

One setting

X: 1
T: Jig For Jimmy
R: jig

M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Cmaj
G,CC EGc|dcB cAG|EFG AFD|DEC B,A,G,|
G,CC EGc|dcB cAG|EFG AFD|G,B,D C2 A,|
G,2 C EGc|dcB cAG|EFG AFD|DEC B,CD|
E{G}EC F{G}FD|GcB cde|fdB dcB|GAB c2 d||
ege {e}-f2 g|edc BAG|e/f/ge fed|cBA G2 g|
e/f/ge f2 g|edc BAG|cGc ege|fdB c2 d|
ege f2 g|edc BAG|e/f/ge fed|cBA G2 F|
ECE F{G}FD|GcB cde|fdB dcB|GAB c2 G,||

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Two comments

Jig for Jimmy

Liz Kane wrote this tune in 2003 for her maternal grandfather. She and her sister Yvonne play Jig for Jimmy in a set with Betsy’s Delight (https://thesession.org/tunes/4532), also penned by Liz, on their Under the Diamond cd.

I like all the low growly notes in Jig for Jimmy, and unexpected little phrases like |fdB dcB| and |cGc ege| all fit together into a well-formed tune. Liz’s tunes remind me of Ed Reavy tunes—great stuff.

Jig for Jimmy and Betsy’s Delight

Here they are playing that set:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zye5iiH5o5I

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