Scatter The Mud jig

another version from the album
Jack and Charlie Coen _The Branch Line

Bd|eAA BAG|EAA ABd|eAA BAB|dBG GBd|
eAA BAG|EAA AGE|GAB d2e|1dBA A:|2dBA A3|:
aba g2e|dBG AGE|aba g2e|dBd g3|
aba g2e|dBG AGE|GAB d2e|dBA A3:|

I’ve been feeling this jig is too repetitive and boring to play, but I got in trance with it this afternoon. The version I picked up from Kevin Burke’s playing is:

eAA B2A|eAA ABd|eAA BAB|dBG GBd|
eAA B2A|eAA AGE|GAB dge|dBA A3:|
eaa egg|dBA ABd|eaa egg|dBG GBd|
eaf g2e|dBA AGE|GAB dge|dBA ABd:|

Eileen Ivers plays the similar one.

Here’s how Emerald Rose plays it. Quite different, but nice.

ecA B2 a|ecA BGE|ecA B2 A|dBG GBd|
ecA B2 a|ecA BGE|EGB dge|[1dBG A3:||[2dBG A2 d||
eaa egg|dBA ABd|eaa egg|dBG GBd|
e2 f g2 e|dBA AGE|EGB dge|[1dBG A2 d:||[2dBG A3||

Somewhat similar to Kevin Burke’s version. Especially the second part.

oops. First and fifth should be |ecA B2 A|

Source: Beal A’ Mhurlaigh by P.J. And Marcus Hernon
Transcription: g.m.p.

This tune resembles “The Lilting Banshee” transposed into Emin

I’m pretty certain this is just a version of scatter the mud and the noonday feast (already listed) in a different key, rather than the lilting banshee… …is it not?

yes, i wrote “lilting bashee” thinking to “scatter the mud”

and “bashee” instead of “banshee”

Must be because you saw the lilting banshee scatter the mud at the noonday feast ;)

Key signature: A Dorian
Submitted on June 4th 2002 by seara.
https://thesession.org/tunes/728

Key signature: E Dorian
Submitted on February 3rd 2004 by gian marco.
https://thesession.org/tunes/2469

The Laurel Tree: https://thesession.org/tunes/883

I was listening to this (it’s amazing):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YVfKKCsF7k

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and was wondering if anybody knew where there was sheet music for this version fo scatter the mud which has many more parts than the standard A minor 2 part one I hear at sessions. Does this tune in multi-part form have other names perhaps?

Well IMHO it is ‘scatter the mud’ with a good few variations and a little playing about with the timing. I can’t really hear a separate third part.
I really like his playing and the reel which sounds to be ‘new mown meadows’ as stated on the site is a lovely session tune.

After watching it, I was prompted to watch this -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xy1l8p_6onI&NR=1

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Its poor quality but it’s a story everyone should know.

Sounds like the regular two part Scatter the Mud to me.

Felix Doran recorded it as Doran’s Fancy in 1949:

http://www.archive.org/details/FelixDoranDoransFancyTheRamblingPitchfork

2nd tune in the set

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

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Just learned this one today from banjo legend Brian McGrath. Great, simple tune.

You can watch him play the tune: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_Ih2exOFNI

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I edited the tune to show ‘Scatter The Mud’ as the primary name for this tune. If this bothers anyone apparently it can be changed back just as easily.

is from the playing of Dessie Wilkinson, Eithne Ni Uallachain, Gerry O’Connor and Robbie Hannan:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGPOULYJBpI

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(It’s quite similar to Gian’s setting #2.)

This goes really good with the Lilting Banshee!

I’ve heard some lovely performances of this old jig set in E dorian from the likes of Mirella Murray and Fiachra O’Regan–the latter just last night here in Nashville. This setting comes pretty straight from the solo box playing of Charlie Piggot on his wonderful recording with Gerry Harrington “The New Road”. Note the alternate endings of the B part.

Does anybody like GT’s wonderful version, from his epic cittern album First Flight ?
It’s a cracker. He adds a 3rd part, which includes phrases in D minor, which really works. He must have written it himself. He’s like that.
Anyway, I’ll transcribe it on here some time.

This is transcribed from the truly cracking Gerald Trimble version. Definitely a huge fan of that first album of his, the second and third get a little hit or miss for me but First Flight is just great. The liner notes for the LP mention that the tune shows up in two different settings in O’Neil’s but doesn’t mention anything about composing the C part. I wouldn’t be surprised if he had written it though. Those C naturals really add a haunting vibe that I enjoy. On this recording the structure is AABBCCBBAABB.

Second tune in this set from John Whelan and Haley Richardson. Starts about 1:47min. The other tunes are Willie Coleman’s and Old Favourite.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80MjIMkBpZs

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