Mrs. Judge

jig

Key signature: Adorian

Submitted on March 29th 2003 by micelfife.

This tune has been added to 12 tunebooks.

Also known as Planxty Mistress Judge.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Boil The Breakfast Early by The Chieftains
• Celtic Treasure-the Legacy Of Turlough O'Carolan by Various Artists
• I Can Hear You Smiling by Josephine Marsh Band
• So Far by The Stew
• The Complete Works Of Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738) - Disc 3 by J.J. Sheridan
• The House by Dennis Botzer
• The Morning Dew by Brendan Mulvihill And Donna Long
• The Music Of Turlough O'Carolan by Patrick Ball

X: 1
T: Mrs. Judge
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Ador
|: Ace Ace|c d/c/B/A/ BEE|GgB Aae|c d/c/B/c/ A3 :|
|EGc EGc|c/B/A/G/A/B/ cGE|=F =F/E/D/C/ DGD|EAE A2 G|
a/g/e/g/ a g/e/d/e/ g|e/d/c/d/e/c/ dBG|c>BG d>cB|c/e/EG A3|

Source of tune

I got this tune from 'mrs. judge'- it's the second one the chieftains
play in Boil the Breakfast Early in that track. Strangely enough, I can't remember finding
any notes on the second tune in 'mrs. judge' from the CD- then again, I haven't looked at in
in a while, I'll have to dig it up.
I think there's also a third. I'll also try to post that.

# Posted on March 29th 2003 by micelfife

O'Carolan

That's certainly a tune by O'Carolan - I think it is in fact called 'Mrs Judge'.

# Posted on March 30th 2003 by swisspiper

O'Carolan?

This sounds quite similar to Carolan's waltz:
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1055

which is recorded on the last track of the Lunasa album Otherworld:
http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display.php/3

Maybe these tunes are related.

# Posted on March 30th 2003 by Jeremy

Mrs. Judge

This is the last part of O'Carolan's Mrs. Judge. It starts in 4/4 but has this part in 6/8 at the end. The Chieftains play this in E minor on Boil the Breakfast Early. The entire piece looks something like this (in ABC notation):

X:1
T:Mrs. Judge
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:Air
K:Em
ED|B,2E2E2G2|FGFED2B2|BAGF AGFE|"tr"D4B,2B,2|
E2F2G2A2|BcBAG2e2|efg2B2g2|"tr"f4e2e2|
edB2B2e2|dedBG2B2|AGFGA2G2|"tr"F4E2D2|
B2G2c2A2|d2B2e2B2|cBAG BAGF|E2EDE2:|
|:GA|B2B2c2B2|BAGFG2d2|efg2B2g2|efg2B2g2|
fga2d2a2|gfge bgbe|dBde BABc|"tr"B6g2|
gfefg2f2|e3fe2dc|B2cBA2G2|G2F2E2D2|
EFGAB2e2|DEFGA2d2|BABG BAGF|E2EDE2:|
M:6/8
|:EGB EGB|GA/2G/2F/2E/2 FB,B,|DdF EeB|GA/2G/2F/2G/2E3:|
|:Bdg Bdg|g/2f/2e/2d/2e/2f/2 gdB|cc/2B/2A/2G/2 AdD|BeE e2d|
e/2d/2B/2d/2e d/2B/2A/2B/2d|B/2A/2G/2A/2B/2G/2 AFD|E/2F/2GE F/2G/2AF|G/2
A/2BB, E3:|

# Posted on March 5th 2004 by turophile

Mrs. Judge

I recall reading quite a while ago that O'Carolan wrote this in honor of his patron. When he was 18, he lost his sight due to smallpox. Mrs. Judge took him in and gave him room and board while he learned the harp.

# Posted on May 25th 2006 by dano