Pet Of The Pipers jig

Maybe this is a slightly different version of Going to Donnybrook: https://thesession.org/tunes/735

This tune is popular within the Scottish repertoire too but is usually played in A. The version I know has slight differences in the first half(second part is much the same).
1st, 2nd and 3rd bars G2G(A2A) BAG(CBA)

and Bar 6 DBG(ECA) G3(A3)

Of course, musicians who play Irish music in Scotland will probably play it as written here. 🙂

I first learned this tune from the late Alan Cormack, in Bristol. It’s a great tune for teaching Flute and Whistle students who want to work on “G” rolls!

From Hugh Gillespie’s recording, and in the key of A:

X: 1
T: Kip’s
T: Pet Of The Pipers
S: From the playing of Hugh Gillespie
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Amaj
|: E | A3 cBA | ece aec | A3 cEE | E^DE =dcB |
A3 cBA | ece aec | fga ecA | dcB A2 :|
|: a | aga fga | g/a/ba gfe | aga fga | bag a2 g |
agf edc | fed cBA | aga edc | dcB A2 :|

And in G:

X: 1
T: Kip’s
T: Pet Of The Pipers
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: G Major
|: D |\
GDG B^AB | GB/c/d gdB | G2 D BdG | DED cc/B/A |
G3 BAG | dBd g2 d | efg dBG | cBA G2 :|
|: g |\
gfg efg | fag fed | gfg efg | agf g2 f |
gfe d>cB | edc B>AG | gg/g/g dBG | cBA G2 :|

# Posted on March 12th 2008 by ceolachan

The version I play is based on the playing of Joe Hutton, except I put rolls in and stuff.

X: 1
T: Pet Of The Pipers
S: From the playing of Joe Hutton
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Gmaj
D|G3 BAG|dBG gdB|G3 BAG|FED cBA|
G3 BAG|dBG g2d|efg dBd|cBA G2:|
|:d|gfg efg|eag fed|gfg efg|agf g2G|
gfe dBG|edc BAG|efg dBd|cBA G2:|

I was sure I recognized this, and I guess I would have on several counts, including Joe Hutton. I should have waited another day before posting it. 😉 Good luck in Canberra!

No wonder this melody was frustrating me and driving my loopy ~ Joe Hutton & Cape Breton too! ~ Alex Francis MacKay, Natalie & Buddy MacMaster, & I’m pretty sure this was also one we used to play for dance there…

Here are some interesting similarities I found while trying to chase up this before posting “Kip’s” ~

The tune as Hugh Gillespie played it, as a whole and both parts for it individually, rang bells of familiarity with other tunes I’ve played over time. The most obvious, that came to me as I was playing this, I kept slipping into that B-part in between nodding off, and sharaing the A-part ~

“The Bride’s Favourite”
Key signature: G Major
Submitted on October 23rd 2004 by Kenny.
https://thesession.org/tunes/3746

Thanks to help from Dow and slainte, here is another tune sainte/Hiro directed me to on site here that it is obviously related by both parts, and close enough that I consider just adding this to the ‘comments’ for that ~

“The Munster Jig”
Key signature: G Major
Submitted on November 14th 2001 by Jdharv.
https://thesession.org/tunes/372

I thought on this for awhile, before submitting it, and then decided, still being frustrated with searching, to query a couple of members, as said, Dow and slainte. I’d send Dow both parts of the Gillespie transcription, both keys, but just the B-part to slainte. I did make several attempts myself to chase up connections, wanting to avoid what felt to be a duplicaation, but I’m not in much of a fit state at the moment for anything. I’m glad of friends who can steer me right… Thanks, much appreciated…

As played by Sean Smyth on Eb whistle (transcribed “as fingered” on a D whistle). His liner notes call it “Doherty’s Fancy,” but it’s clearly Pet of the Pipers.

X: 1
T: Doherty’s Fancy
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Gmaj
~G3 BAG|dB/c/d ~g3|~G2 d BGd|AFD cBA|
~G3 ~B3|dB/c/d ~g3|e2 e dBG|1 cAF G2 D:|2 cAF G2 d||
~g3 efg|eag fed|~g3 ~e3|daf g2 e|
gfe dcB|edc BAG|~e2 g dBG|cAF G2 e|
~g3 bag|~a2 g fga|g{a}gf efg|eaf g2 e|
gfe dcB|edc BAG|~e2 g dBG|cAF dcA||

I just found this tune in the key of A following Sheffield Hornpipe on Barry Dransfield’s album Bowin’ and Scrapin’ from 1978.

Source: Barry Dransfield
Transcription: Gian Marco Pietrasanta

I just noticed that the name given to this tune (in D) in the Montreal Session Tune Book is “Répertoire Francine Desjardins”.