The Gold Ring

jig

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on January 25th 2003 by CreadurMawnOrganig.

This tune has been added to 74 tunebooks.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Stone's Throw by Michael Cooney
• An Buachaill Dreoite by Joe Ryan
• An Phíb by Dicky Deegan
• Are You The Concertina Player? by Kate McNamara
• Bealoideas by Oisin
• Between The Showers by Grainne Hambly
• Beyond Words by Niall Vallely
• Bubble And Squeak by Bubble And Squeak
• Call The Tune: Music For The Sets Volume 4 by Various Artists
• Ceol Tigh Neachtain - Music From Galway by Various Artists
• Champions Of Ireland: Flute by Grainne Kelly And Ciaran Madsen
• Cherish The Ladies by Peg McGrath, Kathleen Smyth, Mary Mulholland
• Dark Of The Moon by Grey Larsen And Paddy League
• Daybreak by Tim Edey
• De Danann by De Danann
• Dear Old Erin's Isle: Irish Traditional Music From America by Various Artists
• Down The Ivory Stairs by Padraic O'Reilly
• Dublin Banjos by Sully And John Keenan
• Fiddle Fair: Declan McCarthy's Baltimore by Various Artists
• Foinn Seisiun 3 by Ennis/Dublin Session Group
• Foolin' In Doolin by Michael Blackie O'Connell And Karol Lynch
• Fortune Favours The Merry by Peter Horan And Gerry Harrington
• Gusty's Frolicks by Sean Keane
• In The Footsteps Of Coleman by Various Artists
• Irish Traditional Mandoline Ó Life Go Laoi by Fiontán Ó Meachair
• It's A Hard Road To Travel by Andy McGann And Paul Brady
• Jody's Heaven by Jody's Heaven
• Jumping Ahead by Harriet Earis
• Kieran O'Hare by Kieran O'Hare
• King Of The Concert Flute by Seamus Tansey
• Live And Kicking by Swarb's Lazarus
• Live From The Katharine Cornell Theater Traditional Irish Music by Various Artists
• Masters Of Irish Music by Seamus Ennis
• Matt Molloy by Matt Molloy
• Memories Of Sligo by Tommy Healy And Johnny Duffy
• Morga by Morga
• On TSean - Am Anall by Danny O'Donnell
• One by Murphy Roche Irish Music Club
• Pathway To The Well by Matt Molloy And John Carty With Arty McGlynn
• Pluckin' Good by Christy Dunne
• Russell's House by Russell's House
• Seán Ryan CD1 by Sean Ryan
• Second Album by Boys Of The Lough
• Sligo Fiddle (Disk 1) by John Vesey
• Song Of The Chanter by Various Artists
• Songs, Jigs, Reels by Glenside And Kilfenora Ceili Bands
• Stay Another While by Paul O'Shaughnessy And Frankie Lane
• The Back Of Beyond by Kevin Moyna
• The Dawn by Shaskeen
• The Dusty Bridge by Fergal Scahill
• The Family Album by The McCarthys
• The Fine Art Of Piping by Liam O'Flynn
• The Flags Of Dublin by Paddy Glackin, Mick O'Brien And Mick Gavin
• The Green Fields Of Ireland by Comhaltas Tour Group 1979
• The Irish Concertina by Noel Hill
• The Islay Ball by Gary West
• The Ladies From Hell by The Black Watch
• The Leitrim Cake by Joe 'Lacky' Gallagher
• The Mason's Apron by The Madden Brothers
• The Piper's Apron by Tommy Keane
• The Piper's Call by Liam O'Flynn
• The Pipering Of Willie Clancy. Vol 2 by Willie Clancy
• The Pure Box by Colin Nea
• The Rakish Paddy by Paddy Cronin
• The Return From Fingal by Seamus Ennis
• The Spirit Of West Clare by Bobby Casey
• The Star Of Sunday's Well by Donal Maguire
• The Trip Over The Mountain by Michael Queally And Cyril O'Donoghue
• The Wild Keys by Mikie Smyth
• The Wind That Shakes The Barley by Jim McKillop And Mary Mulholland
• The World Pipe Band Championships 2006 by Various Artists
• Throw Away The Keys by Brian Mac Aodha
• Tiomnacht / Handed On by Eoin O Riabhaigh
• TMSA Young Trad Tour 2009 by Various Artists
• To Hell With The Begrudgers by Seamus Tansey And Jim McKillop
• Top Of Coom by Conal Ó'Gráda
• Touch Me If You Dare by Ronan Browne And Peter O'Loughlin
• Traditional Irish Fiddle Music by The Kilfenora Fiddle Ceili Band
• Traditional Irish Music by Setanta
• Traditional Irish Music (traditional Music Session From Belfast) by Various Artists
• Tru The Years by Jim McKillop
• Willie Clancy: The Gold Ring - CD 2 Of 2 by Willie Clancy
• Within A Mile O' Jamestown by Mick Mulvey
• Yeh, That's All It Is by John Carty

X: 1
T: Gold Ring, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Gmaj
d|cAG GFG|cAG G2d|cAG GFG|cAG F2d|
cAG GFG|cAG A2G|FAd fed|cAF G2:|
|:d|cAd cAd|cAG G2d|cAd cAd|cAG F2d|
|cAd cAd|cAG A2G|FAd fed|1cAF G2:|2 cAF G||
|:Bd|gdg gdc|BGG GBd|f2f fed|cAG FGA|
g3gdc|BGG G2d|f/g/ag fed|cAF G:|
|:Bd|gdd fdd|gdd fdd|gdd fed|cAF GBd|
gdd fdd|gdd fdd|f/g/ag fed|cAF G:|
|z|:A|B2G ABG|d2GG2A|B2G ABG|cAG FGA|
BAG AGF|GFD FGA||f/g/ag fed|cAF G2:|

This is the third tune posted here by the name of The Gold Ring (perhaps we should aim to have five by the 28th December). It is a close cousin of, but a distinct tune from one of the other two: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/37.

This setting comes from the Boys of the Lough's second album. It is not as well known as either of the other two Gold Rings posted here - I don't recall hearing it played in a session yet - but it deserves an airing, and is different enough, I think, from its cousin not to get the two tunes mixed up.

The following setting, with F-naturals in the 3rd part, a somewhat different 5th part and additional 6th and 7th parts, appears in O'Neill's 1001:

d|cAG GFG|cAG G2d|cAG GFG|cAGF2 d|cAG GFG|\
cAG TA2 G|FGA (Mfed)|cAG G2:|d|cAd cAd|
cAG G2d|cAd cAd|cAG F2d|cAd cAd|cAG TA2G|FGA (Mfed)|cAGG2:|(3d/e/f/|\
gag gdc|BGGG2 d/e/|=fgf fc_B|
A=FF F2d|gag gdc|BGG G2d|=fgf fed|cAG G2:|(3d/e/f/|\
gdd fdd|gdd fdd|gdd fdd|cAG G2 (3d/e/f/|gdd fdd|
gdd fdd|(f/g/a)g f2d|cAG G2:|D|Gdd Gdd|cAG G2A|TB2G TA2G|\
cAG F2A|TB2G TA2G|TB2G TA2G|FGA (Mfed)|
cAG G2 :| (G/A/)|BGB AFA|DED FED|Add fed|cAG FGA|\
BGB AFA|DED FED|Add fed|cAGG2:|
|:(G/A/)|BAB DED|AFA DED|Add fed|cAG FGA|BAB DED|\
AFA DED|Add fed|cAGG2:|

# Posted on January 25th 2003 by CreadurMawnOrganig

Thanks for posting the different settings David - nice one.

# Posted on January 25th 2003 by Dr. Dow

The Gold Ring by Seamus Ennis

T:Gold Ring, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:Seamus Ennis
R:jig
D:
H:
Z:gmp
K:G
d|cAG ~G3|cAF G2d|cAG GFG|cAG F2d|
cAG ~G3|cAG A2G|FGA fed|cAF G2:|:d|
cAd cAd|cAF G2d|cAd ~c3|cAG F2d|
cAd c2d|cAG A2G|FGA fed|cAF G2:|:d|
gdg gdc|BGG Gde|fgf fcB|AFF F2d|
gdg gdc|BGG Gde-|f3 fed|cAF G2:|:d|
gdd fdd|gdd fdd|gdd fdd|cAF GBd|
gdd fdd|gdd fdd|f/g/ag fed|cAF G2:|:A|
B2G A2G|d2G G2A|B2G A2G|cAG FGA|
BAG AGF|GFD FGA|f/g/ag fed|cAF G2:|

# Posted on February 19th 2005 by gian marco

"The Gold Ring"

Key signature: D Major
Submitted on January 18th 2003 by Dow.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1351

# Posted on December 9th 2005 by ceolachan

Ennis'

This is Seamus Ennis' version of the Gold Ring.

The 7 parter is Willie Clancy's (and Garret Barry's)

# Posted on February 11th 2010 by Nico