The Legacy

jig

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on December 15th 2003 by whistlemanhimself.

This tune has been added to 162 tunebooks.

Also known as Larry Redican's, The Tailor's Wedding.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Rake Of Reels by John Nolan
• Aisling Yoshua (Joshua's Dream) by Johnny Óg Connolly
• An Nora Bheag by Sean Hernon
• At Home by Cherish The Ladies
• Augusta: 20 Years Of Irish Music Recorded Live At The Augusta Heritage Center by Various Artists
• California Celt by Jesse Autumn And Friends
• Casey In The Cowhouse by Bobby Casey
• Ceann Eile Le D'Thoil by Larre Reeves And John Coyne
• Chords And Beryls by Edel Fox
• Comb Your Hair And Curl It by Catherine McEvoy, Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, Mícheál Ó Raghallaigh
• Deireadh An Fhómhair - End Of The Harvest by Declan Masterson
• Far From Home by Blackthorn Band
• Humours Of Lissadell by Seamus And Manus McGuire
• In The Footsteps Of Coleman by Various Artists
• Land's End by Michael Rooney And June McCormack
• Masters Of The Celtic Accordion: The Big Squeeze by Various Artists
• Minstrel's Fancy by Sean Ryan And PJ Moloney
• Musical Journey by Cormac Breatnach And Martin Dunlea
• On Oiche Go Maidin by O'aces
• P.J. Hernon by P.J. And Marcus Hernon
• Piping Hot by Various Artists
• Secret Orders by Claire Mann And Aaron Jones
• Song Of The Irish Whistle by Joanie Madden
• The Apple In Winter by Brian Conway And Tony DeMarco
• The Branch Line by Jack And Charlie Coen
• The Cat That Ate The Candle by John Carty And Brian McGrath
• The Dusty Bridge by Fergal Scahill
• The Friday Night Sessions: Traditional Music From Glasgow by Various Artists
• The Invasion by Jerry O'Sullivan
• The Joys Of Life by Shaskeen
• The Minstrel From Clare by Willie Clancy
• The Sligo Indians by Tony DeMarco
• The Spirit Of West Clare by Bobby Casey
• They'll Be Good Yet by Kitty Hayes And Peter Laban
• Traditional Irish Music by Setanta
• Within A Mile Of Kilty by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Legacy, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Gmaj
~G3 ~B3|~g3 gab|~G3 ~B3|dBA AFD|
~G3 ~B3|~g3 gab|age edB|1dBA AFD:|2dBA ABd||
~e3 edB|ded dBd|~e3 edB|gdB ABd|
~e3 edB|ded def|~g3 ~e3|1dBA ABd:|2dBA AFD||

Hmm, I am surprised this one wasn't in the data base already. I have it on a Willy Clancy CD, and have heard it at the session I go to off and on. I decided to learn it ages ago, but have let it slip from my repetoire. Thanks for reminding me of it, I should re-learn it.

# Posted on December 15th 2003 by Andee

Maybe you already knew it as Larry Redican's. .php/2324

# Posted on March 7th 2004 by wvwhistler

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/2324

# Posted on November 26th 2005 by ceolachan

Draiocht Setting

I learned this version from the Lands End CD. Its pretty nice.
Also called The Tailors Wedding

# Posted on July 23rd 2006 by gebbytoo

Here it is

X: 1
T: Legacy, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Gmaj
G3 BAB|ggd gab|G3 BAB|dBG A3|G3 BAB|ggd gab|age eeg|1dBG A3:|2dBG ABd|:e3 edB|d3 dBd|ege edB|d2 B ABd|e3 edB|dBd def|g3 ege|dBG A3:|

# Posted on July 23rd 2006 by gebbytoo

Good Stuff

I fell in love with this tune when I first heard it off a Willie Clancy cd, and now I love playing it even more.

# Posted on June 17th 2007 by tin_whistler

An Dochass

It's on an album called Dragonfly by An Dochas -- it's a great take on an old classic.

# Posted on September 15th 2008 by Wynder

I've been hooked on this tune for weeks. I love playing it after "Lark on the Strand": http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1634

# Posted on September 16th 2008 by slainte

The Legacy

You can listen to June McCormack and Michael Rooney play the tune: http://www.rte.ie/radio1/ceilihouse/rams/2006/4february.smil (starts around 24:20)
From Ceili House Archive 2006: http://www.rte.ie/radio1/ceilihouse/1075154.html

# Posted on September 16th 2008 by slainte

By the way, it's on Jack and Charlie Coen's "The Branch Line" CD that this tune appears as "Larry Redican's."

# Posted on September 16th 2008 by slainte

The Legacy

Here's a nice version of the tune - it's the second in the set

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysDYvv2op74

# Posted on February 2nd 2009 by bogman

Tailor's Wedding

Here's the old Scottish version of this jig.

X: 1
T: The Tailor's Wedding
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Gmaj
|: e | GGG BGB | d2e g3 | GGG BGB | dBA A2e |
GGG BGB | d2e g3 | agf g2e | dBA A2 :|
|: e | A2e edB | d2e dBA | A2e edB | dBA A2e |
A2e edB | d2e g2e | agf g2e | dBA A2 :|

# Posted on January 20th 2010 by bogman

The second part (or a variant) of this tune also appears in this 'Saddle the Pony': http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/307

# Posted on May 25th 2010 by birlibirdie

This tune is not only included in O'Neill (both '1850' and '1001') under the title 'The Tailor's Wedding', but shows up (with parts reversed) as 'Skiver the Quilt' in the older Levey Collection of the Dance Music of Ireland (1858). Anyone know what "skiver" means?

# Posted on April 26th 2011 by rwwt

"Anyone know what "skiver" means?"

The quilt must be made of leather, as to skive is to pare thin slices of leather - skiver would mean the same. It's from the Norse.

# Posted on April 26th 2011 by Weejie

Skiver

One use of the word I've come across dates from the American Revolution and seems to refer to bayoneting , so perhaps piercing.
"After three such volleys, the Americans retreated. Believing the militiamen to be fleeing, Tarleton's men surged after them, only to run into a fourth deadly volley, laid down by Continentals posted in a second line behind the militiamen. Morgan then unleashed his cavalry, which materialized from behind a ridge; the horsemen, slashing with their sabers, bellowed "Tarleton's quarter." The "shock was so sudden and violent," one rebel would recall, that the British quickly retreated. Many threw down their weapons and ran, said another, "as hard...as a drove of wild Choctaw steers." About 250 of the British, including Tarleton, escaped. Many of those who could not flee fell to their knees, pleading for their lives: "Dear, good Americans, have mercy on us! It has not been our fault, that we have SKIVERED so many." The cavalrymen showed little mercy, an American, James Collins, reported later in his memoirs, attacking both armed and unarmed men, sweeping the battlefield like a "whirlwind."

# Posted on April 27th 2011 by Boots MacAllen

"One use of the word I've come across dates from the American Revolution and seems to refer to bayoneting , so perhaps piercing"

Well spotted! Having looked it up in the OED, it seems this is likely the original spelling of 'skewer', though with the same origin as the usage related to slicing leather (O.N. skifa - cut or slice). If you hear a Dane say 'skive', it is close to the way 'skewer' is pronounced in English.

Not quite sure why you'd skewer a quilt, however - could be bayonet practice!

# Posted on April 27th 2011 by Weejie

The Legacy!

Here's my Hammered Dulcimer & Concertina version of ~ The Legacy:

http://vimeo.com/36504011

Cheers,
Dick

# Posted on February 10th 2012 by Ptarmigan