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Father Burke’s slip jig

Also known as Bourke’s Father, Father Bourke, Father Bourke’s, Father Burke, Fr. Bourke, Fr. Bourke’s, Fr. Burke, Fr. Burke’s.

There are 6 recordings of this tune.

Father Burke’s has been added to 1 tune set.

Father Burke's has been added to 22 tunebooks.

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Two settings

1
X: 1
T: Father Burke's
R: slip jig
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
GBB FAF G2 D | GDG B/c/dB cAF | G2 B F/G/AF G2 d | fdg fed cAF |
GBB FAA G3 | GFG GBG AFD | G2 B F2 A GB/c/d | fd/d/d f2 d cAF ||
G2 g =fde f3 | gfg dBG cAF | G2 g =fde f2 c | A=fc adB cAF |
Ggg =fde fef | g2 g dBG AB/c/d | e/f/ge faf g3 | =fef cAd cAF |]
2
X: 2
T: Father Burke's
R: slip jig
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
G2 B F/G/AF GDD | GDG BdB c2 F | GBG FAF Gdd | fdg f2 d cAF |
G2 B F2 A GDG | GFG GBG A2 D | G2 B F2 A GB/c/d | fcd f2 d c2 F ||
G2 g =fde f2 c | g2 g dBG A/B/cA | G2 g =fde fdc | A2 ^G A2 B cAF |
Ggg =fde f2 f | g2 g dBG AB/c/d | ege f/g/af g2 a | gfe ded cAF |]

Two comments

"Father Burke’s Slip Jig" ~ by Paddy O’Brien

The ‘by-the-book’ version can be found here, an excellent and recommended collection of tunes:

"The Compositions of Paddy O’Brien"
J.D.C. Publications Limited, 1992

Page 17: "Fr. Bourkes"

Other possibilities:
B-part,
second measure ~ | g2 g dBG ABc | ~
fourth measure ~ | A2 ^G A2 B cAF | ~
final two measures ~ | ege f/g/af g2 a | gfe ded cAF ||

A choice of octaves ~ B-part,
fourth measure ~ | a=fc AdB cAF | ~ or ~ | A=fc AdB cAF | ~