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Slip jig name/your favourites

Not trying to be annoying, or a newbie here, but I've fallen in love with these tunes, and cannot find their names anywhere. If anyone knows, please could you tell me?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvDIl8QcX3M (starts at 5.17 ends at 5.42 then again at 6.17 ending at 6.42)
and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1E02q-niWg&feature=related
(Sorry about the dance videos)

Also I have a teeny bit of an obsession with slip jigs....I absolutely love them, both to play and dance, so if you wouldn't mind sharing you're favourites with me, cos I'm always looking for more nice tunes.

Thank you!

# Posted on July 13th 2010 by LoRo

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Butterfly, Deirdre's Fancy, Kid on the Mountain, drops of Brandy, Flying to the Fleadh and The first Slip. The Kid on the Mountain is probably my all-time favourite slip-jig and I don't think I will get tired of it!

# Posted on July 13th 2010 by Markmoloney

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Oh and the Rocky Road to Dublin what are yours, LoRo?

# Posted on July 13th 2010 by Markmoloney

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fig for a kiss

# Posted on July 13th 2010 by 'tinamatt

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Elizabeth Kelly's Delight
My Mind Will Never Be Easy
An Phis Fliuch

# Posted on July 13th 2010 by Will Harmon

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Give Us A Drink of Water

# Posted on July 13th 2010 by FiferFiddler

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Great video w/ dancers and Paddy Glackin. Fig for a kiss and kid on the mountain...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLeCLRK8Ws8

# Posted on July 13th 2010 by FiferFiddler

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Nice clip by dancers with Paddy Glackin. Lovely playing and dancing. Thanks for posting the link.

# Posted on July 13th 2010 by fiddlentina

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I'm fond of playing several of the ones mentioned. I'd add Paddy Won't You Be Easy
My Own Wife
Time of Day

# Posted on July 13th 2010 by fiddlentina

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My favourites are probably Cahiramee, Eagle's Whistle, and The Snowy Path. Though my 'all time favourite', that I could listen to on loop play, is 'Farewell to Whalley Range'.

Thanks for the 'recommendations'...I'll ABC 'em then dig the flute out.

# Posted on July 13th 2010 by LoRo

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Michael McGoldrick's Farewell to Whalley Range!

# Posted on July 13th 2010 by FastEddie

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Yeah - Farewell to Whalley Range is AWESOME. Unusual key. I also like Drops of Brandy.

# Posted on July 13th 2010 by Bredna

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Yes, Farewell to Whalley Range!, that'e a great tune

# Posted on July 13th 2010 by edorian

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The Night Poor Larry Was Stretched is a great tune. And not just for the lurid name. It's a sad haunting tune to my ears.

I'm also enduringly smitten by Kid on the Mountain. So many ways to play the different parts! kidonthemountain is my username on youtube.

# Posted on July 14th 2010 by fidkid

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Boys of Ballysodare
Gusty's Frolics
Hardiman The Fiddler

# Posted on July 14th 2010 by Henk Bos

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favourite sets I remeber were Drops of Brandy, Foxhunter's, rocky roadto CDublin.

I like Red Haired Mary ( = Wheels of the World)

# Posted on July 14th 2010 by Michael Sam Wild

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I love slip-jigs - For a we while there it was '' Hunting the Hare ''
But now its this one I've just learned,, Of these friend's on mine =

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8KsIK1khCA

jim,,,

# Posted on July 14th 2010 by FIDDLE4

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Drops of Brandy
Foxhunter's

# Posted on July 14th 2010 by Jimmy B

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Cucanandy
Minor Slip

# Posted on July 14th 2010 by Bredna

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The Whinny Hills of Leitrim
The Cock And The Hen (in F# dorian)
Moll Roe
The Rakes of Westmeath

# Posted on July 14th 2010 by jaychoons

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Ditto the Rakes of Westmeath. Anyone know the story behind it's other name, The Blast of Wind? (If it's a euphemism, it must've been a mighty "blast" that inspired it. :-) )

# Posted on July 14th 2010 by Will Harmon

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I like some from Northumberland, including:

A Mile To Ride
Andrew Carr
Kiss Her Under The Coverlet
Allery Burn (a Kathryn Tickell tune, recently posted)
The Peacock Followed The Hen

Also, The Grinders which I think is from Yorkshire.

# Posted on July 15th 2010 by nicholas

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drops of brandy.a fig for a kiss.my 2 favourites of all time

# Posted on July 21st 2010 by fiddlebanjoman12