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Sir Phillip McHugh

slip jig

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on August 29th 2003 by dafydd.

This tune has been added to 18 tunebooks.

Also known as Drummore Lasses, The Funny Mistake, The Man Who'll Never Be Able, Phillip McHugh, Sir Philip McHugh.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

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X: 1
T: Sir Phillip McHugh
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
R: slip jig
K: Gmaj
D|:G2c BGB c2 A|B2d cAG F2D|
G2 c BGB c2A|1B2d cAF G2D:|2B2d cAF G2B||
|:ABA AFD FED|ABA AFD G2B|
ABA AFD FED|1B2d cAF G2B:|2B2d cAF G2D||

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Sir Phillip McHugh sheetmusic
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Sir Phillip McHugh

From Dave Swarbrick's book,"Dave Swarbrick Takes A Bow".

# Posted on March 1st 2003 by dafydd

Swarbrick Recording

Dave plays this one after The rocky Road to Dublin, then returning to the Rocky Road again, played once.

# Posted on January 14th 2004 by Henk Bos

Sir Phillip McHugh

That's right,wasn't it on his album "Swarbrick 2"?

# Posted on March 1st 2003 by dafydd

Yep!

# Posted on January 15th 2004 by Henk Bos

"The Man Who'll Never Be Able" ~ rescued duplication

Key signature: D Mixolydian
Submitted on August 14th 2008 by justjim.
~ /tunes/display/8811

X: 2
T: Man Who'll Never Be Able, The
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
R: slip jig
K: Dmix
D |:\
G2 c BGB c2 A | Bdd cAG F2 D |
G2 c BGB c2 A | Bdd cAF G2 d :|
|: AAA AFD FED | ABA AGF G2 [BD] |
ABA AFD FED | B2 d cAF G2 D :|

Transcribed from Paddy O'Brien's "Chulrua:Down the Back Lane" situated between "I'm the Boy for Bewitching Them" and "The Night Before Larry was Stretched"

# Posted on August 14th 2008 by justjim

# Posted on August 17th 2008 by ceolachan

justjim
http://www.thesession.org/members/display/14808

# Posted on August 17th 2008 by ceolachan

Clannad? (notes from duplication)

This somehow rings a bell...early Clannad LP...what was it called there?????

# Posted on August 15th 2008 by swisspiper
http://www.thesession.org/members/display/1659

# Posted on August 17th 2008 by ceolachan

(notes from duplication)

Interesting - pretty much identical to the version taught by Sean Ryan in his whistle class at Drumshanbo just a couple of weeks ago.

# Posted on August 16th 2008 by benhall.1
http://www.thesession.org/members/display/13960

# Posted on August 17th 2008 by ceolachan

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