Kevin McHugh’s jig

this tune can be heard on track 15 of Music at Matt Molloys under the title “Set Of Single Jigs Learned From Kevin’s Father (John’s Grandfather)”. I’ve always thought this was a very charming tune. Glad to see it posted!

Funny - I thought I already wrote that when I posted the tune. It is played by Kevin McHugh himself, together with his son, John. The tune which comes after it is the other Kevin McHugh’s Jig which was posted a few days ago.

I tried to post this one as Kevin McHugh’s #2 to avoid confusion, but for some reason the suffix disappeared.

Source: The Mountain Road by Various Artists
Transcription: gian marco pietrasanta

This would have been better transcribed in 6/8 I think.

Our resident flute-guru at the session (Stuart) likes to play a simpler variation of this. The extended holds give it a more bouncy feel.

DEF|: G2B BAB | G2B BAG | F2A AGA |
F2A DEF | G2B BAB | GAB ~d3 |
def gdB | GAG G3 :|
|: aba age | ~g3 gfe | dBd gdB |
ABA A3 | aba age | ~g3 gfe |
dBd gdB| GAG G3 :||

We play this as a set following “The Lancer’s”
https://thesession.org/tunes/631

Related tune = Kevin McHugh’s?
https://thesession.org/tunes/868

Tunes with a similar contour are listed at:
Get Up Old Woman And Shake Yourself: https://thesession.org/tunes/1937

Cawley is featured on a pair of acetates cut in NYC in the 50s with fluter/fiddler Jim McGowen. A 78 of Francis Cashin and Tom Cawley is included on the Milestone at the Garden tape/CD.

This is my take of McGreevy’s playing of this jig.

X:1
T: Tom Cawley’s
S: Noonday Feast LP
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K:Gmaj
|:G2B BAB|G2B BAG| FAA [A2A2]D| FAA [A2A2]D|
|G2B BAB| G2B BAB| def gdB|1 AGG G3:|2 AGG G2g|
|aba agf| gag gfe| ~d3 gdB|BAA A2a|
aba agf|gag gfe|~d3 gdB|1 AGG G2a:|2 AGG G3||

For some reason two measures are missing from the abc/sheet music from the tune offered by bdh above. It’s fine in his posting but the two measures at the end of part A went missing in the version at the top of the page.

From the playing of Paddy Keenan

X3 is a totally different tune to X1 and X2.

Totally different? It’s the same tune, altough with a slightly different take in the opening bars. Something that any trad musician could play as a variation.

Ok Gottcha , maybe I jumped the gun - thanks. Am I correct to say that x2 above has the bar lines in the wrong places. Surely there should be more bar lines ie after each 2 sets of 3 notes?