The Nova Scotia

jig

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on June 30th 2001 by martin t.

This tune has been added to 29 tunebooks.

Also known as Mórtas Shliabh Eachtaí, The Pride Of Slieve Aughty, Sean Ryan's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• ...And They Danced All Night by North Cregg
• A Whistle On The Wind by Joanie Madden
• Across The Fence by The Bass Family
• Agus Na Muideartaich by Fergie MacDonald And Friends
• An Historic Recording Of Irish Traditional Music by Paddy Canny, P.J. Hayes, Peader O'Loughlin, Bridie Lafferty
• As Long As You're Enjoying Yourself by John Brennan And John McGillian
• Bosca Ceoil And Fiddle by Cathal Clohessy And Eamonn Costello
• Boxed by Anders Trabjerg
• Bualadh Bos by Various Artists
• Call Of The Wild by Wild Asparagus
• Cathal Hayden by Cathal Hayden
• Clare Concertinas by Bernard O'Sullivan And Tommy McMahon
• Clear The Dresser And Take The Floor by Emerald Ceili Band
• D Is For Dulcimer by Glenn Morgan
• Dance Music Of Ireland by Jerry O'Brien, Joe Derrane And The Irish All Stars
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Jigs And Reels by Various Artists
• Dancing To Jigs And Reels by Various Artists
• Echoes Of Erin by The Tulla Ceili Band
• Fiddle Tunes by Dougie MacDonald
• Grapevine by Elvie Miller And Naomi Morse
• Greenfire by Greenfire
• In The Footsteps Of Coleman by Various Artists
• Irish Rose by The Irish Drovers
• John Bowe And Mary Conroy by John Bowe
• Kiss Me Kate by Liz Carroll And Tommy Maguire
• Maeve Donnelly by Maeve Donnelly
• Maiden Voyage by Various Artists
• Marie And Martin Reilly by Marie And Martin Reilly
• Martin Hayes by Martin Hayes
• Maybe Tonight by Four Men And A Dog
• McGreevy And Cooley by John McGreevy And Seamus Cooley
• Memories Of Galway by Seamus Walshe
• Mick Mulcahy And Friends by Mick Mulcahy
• Misneach by Misneach
• Musical Delights From Ireland by Comhaltas Tour Group 1998
• Nine Fine Irishmen's Sin E Ri-Ra by Sin E Ri-Ra
• Noonday Feast by Joe Shannon And Johnny McGreevy
• Out On The Ocean by Nine-8ths Irish
• Promenade by Kevin Burke And Mícheál O'Domhnaill
• Sessions From..... by An Teach Beag
• The Back Door by Cherish The Ladies
• The Fire Aflame by Keane, Molloy, O'Flynn
• The Green Fields Of Ireland by Comhaltas Tour Group 1979
• The Heart Of Cape Breton by Various Artists
• The Jolly Tinker by Kane O'Rourke
• The Killaville Sessions by Ceoltoiri Coleman
• The Leitrim Equation by Various Artists
• The Merry Love To Play by Peter Horan And Gerry Harrington
• The Mist Covered Mountain by De Danann
• The Rights Of Man The Concert For Joseph Doherty by Various Artists
• The Steeplechase by Brendan Mulvihill And Donna Long
• The Tap Room Trio by Tap Room Trio
• The Three Sisters by Barry Kerr
• The Trip Over The Mountain by Michael Queally And Cyril O'Donoghue
• The Windy Gap by Laurence Nugent
• They Sailed Away From Dublin Bay by Liam Farrell And Joe Whelan
• Traditional Fiddle Music From East Clare by Paddy Canny
• Traditional Music Of Ireland by Kathleen Collins
• Traditional Music Of Ireland On Button Accordion by Seamus Walshe
• Traditional Music Of Ireland, Vol. 1 by Sean Ryan
• Traditional Music Of Ireland, Vol. 2 by Sean Ryan And Peter Carberry
• Tunes For Practice by Seamus Creagh
• Tunes On Mandolin by Denis McAuliffe
• Two Miles To Tulla by Larry Gavin, Micheál O'Rourke And Charlie Lennon
• Unearthed by Paul McGlinchey
• When All Is Said And Done by Danu
• When Here Meets There by Troy MacGillivray And Shane Cook
• Wooden Flute Obsession: Volume 2, Disc 2 by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Nova Scotia, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Gmaj
BA|:GDB, DGB|d^ce dBG|~c3 AB^c|ded B2A|
GDB, DGB|d^ce dBG|~c3 AB^c|1 dAF GBA:|2 dAF GBd||
~g3 Bdg|bag fed|~c3 AB^c|ded B2d|
~g3 Bdg|bag fed|~c3 ABc|1 dAF GBd:|2 dAF GBA||

Gery's Jig set

Gerry McCann plays this tune in a set in Manchester sessions (and sometimes in Liverpool, perhaps)...

Dancing Eyes/Little House Around the Corner (The House in the Glen - check relevant comments for Gerry's setting)/Nova Scotia... nice set.

Oh, and he starts Nova Scotia with the anacrusis (the pick-up notes), emphasising and holding the first B for a fraction which gives a nice halt and lift to the rhythm - and catches out many an unsuspecting, visiting guitarist *hee hee*

# Posted on January 5th 2005 by Gael Force