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Seamus Connolly’s jig

Also known as McKenna’s, Sean Ryan’s.

There are 9 recordings of this tune.

Seamus Connolly's has been added to 39 tunebooks.

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Two settings

X: 1
T: Seamus Connolly's
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
A|:dcd AFD|D/E/FD ECA,|DFA dfa|ged cBc|
dcd AFD|D/E/FD ECA,|DFA dfa|1gec d2 A:|2gec d2e||
fed f/g/af|ged cde|fdB gec|dcB AFA|
~d3 afd|~B3 gec|~d3 AFD|1A,CE D2 e:|2A,CE D2 A||
"variation on repeat of the A part"
dcd AFD|D/E/FD ECA,|DFA dfa|ged cBc|
dcd AFD|D/E/FD ECA,|DFA dfa|gec d2 A|
DFd AFD|D/E/FD ECA,|DFA dfa|ged ~c3|
dcd AFD|D/E/FD ECA,|DFA dfa|gec d2e||
"variation on repeat of the B part"
fed f/g/af|ged cde|fdB gec|dcB AFA|
~d3 afd|~B3 gec|~d3 AFD|A,CE D2 e|
fed f/g/af|ged cag|fdB gec|dcB AFA|
~d3 afd|~B3 gec|~d3 AFD|A,CE D2 ||
X: 2
T: Seamus Connolly's
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
A| dcd AFE | FED ECA,| DFA dfa | ged cBA |
dcd AFE | FED ECA, | DFA dfa | gec d2:|
|:g|fed faf | ged cde | fdB gec | dcB A2A |
d3 afd | B3 gec|1 dcd AFD | A,CE D2 :|2dcd ABG | FGE D3||

Nine comments

Seamus Connolly’s

This tune was composed by Sean Ryan and appears in his book, The Hidden Ireland. I wouldn’t normally post a tune available in a book like that, but in this case I’m actually referencing a video (produced for TG4) I came across Last night on the YouTube site of the tune played beautifully on fiddle and accordion by a couple of youngsters in Clare, Tara & Edward Breen. I think they’re around 10 years old in the video. If you haven’t seen it yourself… here it is.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWCvKi99uNA


This provides a good opportunity to hear the tune played beautifully as well as making us all feel like we started playing ITM way too late in life. 😉

"The Hidden Ireland:

The First Selection of Irish Traditonal Composition of Séan Ryan"
Compiled by Brian Ryan
~ around 80 tunes and still in print last time I checked…

It’s a sweet tune… Thanks for the reminder. I think I can say WE highly recommend this collection…

C, is that the Royal ‘WE’ or are you just referring to you and your S.O.
Sean Ryan’s tunes really rock!

Rock and Roll Donough… ‘WE’ is definitely more than one, and I can see you’ve just counted yourself in ~ but my S.O. fancies the man’s talents too and likes to swing to his beat…

Its a reel

its seamus connolly’s reel on the fisherstreet album

The jig referred to here is played by Seamus Connolly on his "Here and There" LP from 1989. According to Seamus’ sleeve notes "I named the second jig O’Brien From Newtown for my legendary accordionist friend, Paddy O’Brien. Paddy maintains he learned this tune from his grandmother, but I have a sneaky feeling humble Paddy composed it.".

Seamus Connolly’s, X:2

Taken from ‘A Fine Selection of Over 200 Irish Traditional Tunes for Sessions’, compiled by David Speers with a Forward by Matt Cranitch and called Sean Ryan’s Jig in that book. A slightly simpler version than X:1.