Cnocán An Teampaill jig

A wonderfully wonderful kick ass schlide/single jiggy jig jig that I learned from my pipe teach, Patrick Hutchinson.

I do believe he said he learned it off an old recording [the wax cylinder ones] and that it’s the ending tune to a longer, descriptive piece… Possibly Battle of Aughrim? Anywho, absolutely LOVE this tune.

Cheers,
Armand

A slide? It sounds like a normal pipe jig to me.

Ahhh. Yes, I can see/hear it now. I don’t know what made me put it in 12/8, but it does indeed make more sense in 6/8. ::changes::

Cheers,
Armand

Is this supposed to be three parts, with the last two measures of 12/8 repeated?

Also, as a variation, f naturals sound nice.

Happy New Year!
Peter

Yes… I also wrote out the 2nd part without repeats ‘cause I thought it was pointless to do a 1st and second ending.

Cheers,
Armand

Not called Church st but indeed part of a descriptive piece: Gol na mBan. The recording by Mici ‘Cumba’ playing it. Pat Mitchell recorded it during the seventies on his lp.

The tune is that of the jig danced at the grave by the lamenting women

Part of Gol na mBan, but I think the jig itself is called Cnocan’ Teampaill, or Church Hill. It can also be found on David Power’s "the eighteen Moloney", Éanna Ó Cróinín’s "Ceol Ársa na bPíob" (at the end of Cath Chnoc na nDos) and The Bonny Men album (at the end of the "Planxty" track).

A version I play

Another setting heard played on concertina by Mairead Hurley on this video (from 2’50) https://youtu.be/k68EExhy-3c?t=2m50s

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This is quite different from the former tune in the 1st part, the 2nd part being more similar. No 3rd part…
(But why this tune makes me think of "The Priest in his boots ?)
By the way, who decided to put "Church Street" as the main title of this tune ? Cnocán means "hillock" and Teampall "church/temple", so I would rather have Church Hill or Cnocán Teampaill as main title.

I’ve changed the title - it’s never been known as ‘Church Street’.

Cnocán Teampaill is the title used in the Goodman MS.

Note that Cnocán An Teampaill is also a clear relation of the Hag at the Churn:

https://thesession.org/tunes/829

I was told it was called "Church street" by the man who passed me this tune, and that it was a march. Even if the name is a distortion of the original, in this site people usually record such names to help others.

p.s. The title "Church street" is (mis)used on the album Copley Street by Nathan Gourley and Joey Abarta.

I think the problem here is that this site was the source of the ‘distortion’ of the name in the first place!

There is a nice rendition of the Goodman MS version, in the context of the whole piece, by Peter Browne from 7:25 onwards here

https://www.itma.ie/digital-library/sound/allisdrums-march-browne

From Tommy Martin’s recordings, both the "Shady Woods" and the live "Young Irish Musicians Weekend." He calls it "Temple Hill," and it ends his "Wallop The Spot" set. Bars 4 and 8 can be swapped as you wish: he changes it up. Hence no repeats.

My take of this great little tune.