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Spórt jig

By Peadar Ó Riada

Also known as An Sport, Coolea, Peadar O’Riada’s.

There are 27 recordings of this tune.

This tune has been recorded together with

Spórt appears in 1 other tune collection.

Spórt has been added to 31 tune sets.

Spórt has been added to 471 tunebooks.

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Six settings

1
X: 1
T: Spórt
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
AdF ~A3|GBE GFG|AdF ~A3|GBE cde|
AdF ~A3|GBE GFG|cdc A2G|1 EAA D2F:|2 EAA D2||
|:d|~c3 ~d3|cec A2g|fed ged|cec A2e|
~f3 ~g3|age d2e|fdF A2F|GEA D2:|z|
|:AGG AGE|AGE EDD|AGE cde|dcA ~G3|
AGG AGE|AGE EDD|cdc A2G|EAA D3:|
2
X: 2
T: Spórt
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
FG|AdF ~A2A|GBE GFG|AdF ~A2A|GAB cde|
AdF ~A2A|GBE G2d|cdc A2G|EA~AD2:|
|:dc2 cd2|dcd cA2|def efg|edc dcA-|
Ade fef|gfg age|def dFA-|AGE AD2:|
|:FG|AGG AEE|AGG EDD|AGG A2d|cdc A2F|
GAG GAE|EAG GED|Dcd cA2|GE A~A [1 D:|2 D3:|
3
X: 3
T: Spórt
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
AdF A2 A|GBE G2 G|AdF A2 A|GEd cEA|
AdF A2 A|GBE G2 A|cdc A2A|GEA D3:|
|:cBc dcd|cec A2g|fed ged|cec A3|
fef gfg|faf d2e|fdF AFA|GEA D2 A:|
|:AGG AEE|AGE EDD|AGG c2 e|dcA AGE|
AGG AEE|AGE EDD|cdc A2G|EAA D3:|
4
X: 4
T: Spórt
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
|:"D"AdF A3|"Em/G"GBE GFG|"D"AdF A3|"Em/G"GBE "A"cde|
"D"AdF A3|"Em/G"GBE GFG|"A"cde A2G|"A"EAA "D"[1D3||2 D2d:|
|:"A"c3 d3|"A"cec A2g|"D"fed "G"ged|"A"cec A2e|
"D"f3 g3|"D"age d2e|"D"fdF A2F|"Em/G"GEA D3:|
|:"A5"AGG AGE|"A5"AGE EDD|"A"AGE cde|"D"dcA "G"G3|
"A5"AGG AGE|"A5"AGE EDD|"A"cec A2G|EAA "D"D3:|
# Added by JACKB .
5
X: 5
T: Spórt
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
AdF A~A2|GBE GFG|AdF A~A2|GAB cde|
AdF A~A2|GBE GFG|cdc A2G|1 EAA DFG:|2 EAA D2 B||
c~c2 d~d2|cBc A2g|fed ged|cBc A2e|
f~f2 g~g2|afe d2e|fdF A2F|1 GEA D2 B:|2 GEA D2 A||
AGG AEE|AGE EDD|AGE cde|dcA ~G3|
AGG AEE|AGE EDD|cdc A2G|EAA DFG:|
6
X: 6
T: Spórt
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
AdF ~A3|GBE ~G3|AdF ~A3|G2G cde|
AdF ~A3|GBE ~G3|d2d AFA|GEA D3:|
c2c dcd|ecA A2g|f2f ged|c/d/ec A2g|
f2f gfg|gaf d2e|fdA AFA|GEA D3:|
A2G AEE|A2G EDD|A2A cde|dcA GEG|
A2G AEE|A2G EDD|d2d AFA|GEA D3:|
# Added by Jesse .

Eighteen comments

This tune will bring tears to the eyes of the thickest skinned of bodhr

Sp

In Irish, the word "Sp

Composer: Peadar O’Riada

I originally learnt a variation of this tune from Irish harper Michael Rooney; however accoring to Michael O Raghallaigh on his fabulous CD "The Nervous Man", this tune was composed by Irishman Peadar O Riada. Regardless of it’s origin, it is a fabulous tune! 🙂

Origins of Tune

A great tune indead. I heard that the composer was watching children play and based the tune on that-makes sense when you hear the tune.

I Have a Slight Variation

FG|AdF ~A2A|GBE GFG| AdF ~A2A|GAB cde|
AdF ~A2A|GBE G2d|cdc A2G|EA~AD2 :|
|: dc2 cd2|dcd cA2|def efg|edc dcA-|
Ade fef|gfg age|def dFA-|AGE AD2:|
|:FG|AGG AEE|AGG EDD|AGG A2d|cdc A2F|
GAG GAE|EAG GED|Dcd cA2|GE A~A [1 D:|| [2 D3:||

This is the way Altan play it on their album Local Ground Altan… I think.

Great tune on Banjo

I’ve heard this played by Andrew Anderson on Banjo at the Murphy’s session in Seattle. It is one of my favorite tunes he does - and this tune is done at every session I’ve every been to and everybody loves it!

Bad tune on whistle

"This tune will bring tears to the eyes of the thickest skinned of bodhr"

no. Not bodhran; whistle. This is a horrible tune for the whistle.

C: Peadar O’Riada

No surprises there… 😛

an fidleir, u missed the point. They don’t make jokes about whistle players yet…

This jig reminds me of a French waltzette I heard about 15 years ago. I can’t conjure it back at all now.

From Peadar’s website, a slightly different version:
AdF A2 A|GBE G2 G|AdF A2 A|GEd cEA|
AdF A2 A|GBE G2 A|cdc A2A|GEA D3:|
|:cBc dcd|cec A2g|fed ged|cec A3 |
fef gfg|faf d2e|fdF AFA|GEA D2 A:|
|:AGG AEE|AGE EDD|AGG c2 e|dcA AGE|
AGG AEE|AGE EDD|cdc A2G|EAA D3 :|
(http://www.peadaroriada.ie/ceol-dom-chuid/sport-fiach/402/)

I don’t see the difficulty of this on winds, and it makes for a nice piping tune too, great fun, and as someone has said, the inspiration, like children playing in a park… 🙂

Sport played by the uilleann piper Mick O’Brien

Wonderful version played on the uilleann pipes with very impressive regulator accompaniment. Starts at 2.04 (and preceded by the air The Buzzing of the Bee which is also well worth watching).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibwF9wm5DrA

Spórt, X:6

A version as performed by Wild Asparagus from Western Massachusetts

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