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Newtown Bridge jig

By Paddy O’Brien

Also known as The Newton Bridge, The Newtown Bridge.

There are 10 recordings of this tune.

Newtown Bridge has been added to 4 tune sets.

Newtown Bridge has been added to 32 tunebooks.

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Two settings

1
X: 1
T: Newtown Bridge
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
A2 G FDD|ded cAF|G3 A2 G|EFD EFG|
dAG FDD|ded cAG|Ade f2 a|gec dcB|
ABG FDD|ded cAF|G3 A2 G|EFD EFG|
dAG FDD|ded cAG|Ade f2 a|gec d2 A||
dfd AFA|dfg afd|eAB =c2 d|=cAG EFG|
A2 G FDD|ded cAG|Ade f2 a|gec d2 A|
dfd AFA|dfg afd|eAB =c2 d|=cAG EFG|
afa g2 f|fed edc|Ade f2 a|gec dcB||
A2 G F{GF}DD|ded cAF|~G3 A2 G|EFD EFG|
dAG FDD|ded cAG|Ade {a}f2 a|gec dcB|
ABG F{GF}DD|ded cAF|~G3 A2 G|EFD EFG|
dAG FDD|ded cAG|Ade efa|gec d{e}dA||
dfd AFA|dfg afd|eAB =c2 d|=c{dc}AG EFG|
A2 G F{GF}DD|ded cAG|Ade {a}f2 a|gec d2 A|
dfd AFA|dfg afd|eAB =c2 d|=c{dc}AG EFG|
a{ba}fa g2 f|{a}fed edc|Ade {a}f2 a|gec dcB||
# Added .
2
X: 2
T: Newtown Bridge
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
|:A2G FDD|ded cAF|GFG ABG|FED EFG|
A2G FDD|ded cAG|Ade ffa|1 gec dcB:|2 gec d2A||
|:~d3 AFA|de/f/g afd|eAB =c2d|=cAG EFG|
[1 A2G FDD|ded cAG|Ade ffa|gec dA/B/c:|
[2 afa g2e|fdf edc|Ade ffa|gec dcB||
# Added by DaveF .

Four comments

The Newtown Bridge

I transcribed this from Liz and Yvonne Kane’s playing on Under the Diamond. They credit this tune as a composition of Paddy O’Brien.

I’ve given both the basic melody, which is a strong one without any ornamentation, and then with most of the cut notes and rolls the Kane sisters use, playing on fiddle. The basic melody works nicely on keyless flute as well.

Posted .

This is the middle tune in a set of three: Mick Cooney’s Fancy, The Newtown Bridge, and the Lakes of Kilalrney. I’ve posted the abcs for the Kane sisters’ setting of the first tune, Mick Cooney’s Fancy, here: https://thesession.org/tunes/3481

Posted .

"The Compositions of Paddy O’Brien"

J.D.C. Publications Ltd., 1992

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