Jigs

Jigs

I am competing in the fladgh and finding it hard to get a good fladgh Jig please help

# Posted on July 26th 2006 by oh

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"the luck penny" is a good fleadh jig; what instrument are you competing with?

# Posted on July 26th 2006 by BE

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I am competing on the fiddle

# Posted on July 26th 2006 by oh

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Might as well be hung for a sheep...................

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/134

# Posted on July 26th 2006 by Kenny

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nah. Stay away from those 5+ part tunes. You'll only annoy the judges. Better off with a solid 2 or 3 part tune.

How about a Paddy O'Brien (Tipperary) tune? There aren't any posted here (due to copyright restrictions, I think), but you can check out his book, or http://www.ceolas.org/pub/tunes/tunes.pdf/POB.pdf for his settings of traditional tunes. Some of Sean Ryan's tunes are often lovely too.

In the end, though, I think it's best to pick a jig that goes nicely with your reel/hornpipe.

# Posted on July 26th 2006 by Georgi

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Go with Sean Ryan. Any tune.

# Posted on July 27th 2006 by Farr

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Loch Gowna

# Posted on July 27th 2006 by Red Crow

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Strike the gay harp with a few variations would be lovely

# Posted on July 27th 2006 by ceolgal

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Whatever you play the best. The music is bigger than you are. Let it decide for you.

# Posted on July 27th 2006 by CreadurMawnOrganig

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"Georgi" - why do you say there are no Paddy O'Brien jigs here? - I found three of them, [ assuming the people who attributed the tunes to him are correct. ]

# Posted on July 27th 2006 by Kenny

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well the Luck Penny is only a 3 part tune as I know it.

# Posted on July 27th 2006 by BE

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Make SURE what ever you decide is absolutely
trad.!!!! My brother was disqualified for playing a
tune Lunasa marked as trad....

# Posted on July 29th 2006 by BE