Kitty Lie Over jig

This is the first in the series of three jigs made famous by the great Kilfenora Ceili Band of the fifties and is also sometimes called Paddy’s Return (See also Numbers 2 & 3) as ideally they should always be played together.

Mick O’Brien and Caoimhin O Raghallaigh play this as the title track on their new album Kitty Lie Over.

#2-of-3 in Kilfenora Ceili Band Set, 50’s
Key signature: D Major
Submitted on September 4th 2002 by Bannerman.
https://thesession.org/tunes/949

“The Fabulous Kilfenora Ceili Band”
Submitted on February 12th 2005 by ceolachan.
https://thesession.org/recordings/1426

track 6: “The Kilfenora Jig” ~ not the set, only the 5-part jig…

#3-of-3 in Kilfenora Ceili Band Set, 50’s
~ also known as “Paddy Murphy’s”, “The Steamboat Quickstep”, “Thomond Bridge”, “Uncle Jim’s Jig”, etc…
Key signature: D Major
Submitted on September 3rd 2002 by Mark Cordova.
https://thesession.org/tunes/947

“Uncle Jim’s Jig” / “The Steamboat Quickstep” ~ 2 parts AABB
~ also known as “Kilfenora”, “The Kilfenora”, “The Steamboat March”, “Steamboat Quickstep”, “The Steamboat”, “Uncle Jim”, “Washington Quickstep”, “The Washington Quickstep”.
Key signature: A Major (D & G in the comments)
Submitted on August 9th 2006 by McMandolin.
https://thesession.org/tunes/6083

Note: the first link directly above, #947, is 2-parts but contributed in the order BBAA… #6083 is given as AABB because that is the more common order of the tune parts in historic transcription as I have it so far…

The “Frost is All Over” is an entirely seperate tune.

Here
A|def edB|AFD E2D|DFA AFA|Bee edB…

Submitted on December 17th 2011 by Charlie Pike.
~ /tunes/11642

X: 2
T: Paddy’s Return
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
|: B |\
AFD DFA | BdB AFA | ABA G2 F | GEE E2 B |
AFD DFA | BdB AFA | ABA GFE | FDD D2 :|
|: e |\
fdd d2 e | fdd d2 e | fdc def | g2 f e2 g |
fed B2 d | BAG F3 | ABA GFE | FDD D2 :|

Hey folks first time posting a tune on here. I learned it from a recording of a session in Galway. I’ll be posting the other 2 tunes from the set in hopes they will turn out the same.

# Posted on December 17th 2011 by Charlie Pike

Submitted on May 31st 2012 by dangui.
~ /tunes/11947

X: 3
T: Kitty Lie Over
S: Mick O’Brien
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
d2 B |:\
ADD DFA | Add B2 A | ABE D2 D | GFG EFG |
ADD DFA | ADD B2 A | ABE F2 E |[1 EDD d2 B :|[2 EDD D2 d ||
|: fdd ede | fdd d2 e | fdd def | g2 e efg |
fed B2 A | AdF G2 A | ABE F2 E |[1 EFF F2 d :|[2 EDD D3 |]

Submitted without comment…

X: 4
T: Kitty Lie Over
T: Frost is All Over, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: DMaj
|: B |\
AFD DFA | ded B2 A | ABA F2 D | GFG E2 B |
AFD DF/G/A | df/e/d B2 A | ABA F2 E | EDD D2 :|
|: e |\
fdd e^de | fdd d2 e | f2 f def | g2 f e2 g |
fed B2 d | A2 d F2 G | ABA F2 E | EDD D2 :|

X: 5
T: Kitty Lie Over
T: Frost is All Over, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: DMaj
|: dcB |\
AFF DFF | AFd B2 A | A^GA F2 D | F^EF =EE/F/G |
AFF D2 F | AFd B2 A | A^GA F2 E | EDC :|[2 EDD D2 ||
|: e |\
fdd dAd | fdc d2 e | f^ef d=ef | g2 f efg |
ff/e/d B2 d | Add G2 d | A^GA F2 E |[1 EDD D2 :|[2 EDC |]

what would you do if the cow ate the clover?
they’re at:
https://thesession.org/tunes/448

https://thesession.org/tunes/448/comments 😉

Thank god I finally found this tune, I’ve been looking in Frost is All Over because I joined a band that sings those lyrics with this tune.

2nd part: …gfg eag | fed B2d… ?
Replace by …g2f efg | fed B2d… !
It’s not about the notes, it’s about attitude!

“O’Neill’s 1001” no. 296. It’s a double jig

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5XTuNU1rJU

play video

The slightly different melody that Planxty sings in their version (which is actually called “The Frost Is All Over”, which is arguably part of the same tune, but listed elsewhere on this site).

Slight change in bar four of setting 1.

Another slight variation. Taken from ‘A Fine Selection of Over 200 Irish Traditional Tunes for Sessions’, compiled by David Speers with a Forward by Matt Cranitch. Noted there as Paddy’s Return.

I learnt this lovely version of the tune from Kevin Burke’s playing. He called it Paddy’s Return.

the version from Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh & Mick O’Brien