Munster Bacon

jig

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on March 19th 2004 by Dr. Dow.

This tune has been added to 94 tunebooks.

Also known as Kitty Got A Clicking Coming To The Fair, Kitty Got A Clinking Coming To The Fair, The Munster Bacon, Munster Grass, The Munster Grass.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• 50 Fiddle Solos by Aly Bain
• All Ireland Champion by Darren Breslin
• An Crann Carraige (Concertina Melodies From Tuamgraney, East Clare) by Martin O'Brien
• At Reavy's House by Jim Eagan
• Atlantic Roar by Paul Bradley
• Ceol Sidhe by Micheal O HEidhin
• Classic Recordings Of The Irish Fiddle Legend by Paddy Reynolds
• Cóisir: House Party by Máire O'Keeffe
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 12 by Matt Cunningham
• First Album by Aly Bain
• Fort Of Kincora by Martin Connolly
• Garden Of Butterflies by Jody's Heaven
• He Didn't Dance by Cucanandy
• Inishkeeragh by Brenda McCann
• Light And Shade by Skylark
• Live In Concert by Brid Harper And Dermot Byrne
• Natural Progression by Sam Proctor
• Notes From My Mind by Seamus Connolly
• Over The Moor To Maggie by Inis
• Pass It Down by Matt Pepin
• Saffron And Blue by Manus McGuire
• Secret Orders by Claire Mann And Aaron Jones
• Sparks On The Flags by The Bridge Céilí Band
• Stanley And Grimm by Stanley And Grimm
• Strings Attached by Mick Moloney
• Tasty Touches CD 1 by Martin Donohoe
• The Banks Of The Shannon by Paddy O'Brien, Seamus Connolly And Charlie Lennon
• The Limerick Lassies by Mickey Dunne
• The Long Trip Home: Traditional Irish Music From D.C. And Baltimore by Josh Dukes
• The More That's Said The Less The Better by Craobh Rua
• The Piper Calls The Tune by Joe Finn
• The Silver Spire by Karen Tweed
• Traditional Fiddle Music From The Glens Of Antrim by Dominic McNabb
• Traditional Irish Music On Button Accordion by Patty Furlong
• Traditional Music From Clare And Beyond by Gearoid O HAllmhurain
• Traditional Music From The Glens Of Antrim by Leo Brown And PJ Hill
• Traditional Music On Fiddle, Banjo, And Harp by Oisin MacDiarmada, Brian Fitzgerald, And Michael O Ruanaigh
• When The Party's Over by Brian Finnegan

X: 1
T: Munster Bacon
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
ABA DFA|dfe d2c|~B3 dAF|GFG EFG|
A2A dcd|~B3 efg|f/g/af ede|1 fdc dcB:|2 fdc dfg||
|:afd dfa|bge a2g|~f3 ged|ceA ABG|
Fdd cee|dff efg|f/g/af ede|1 fdc dfg:|2 fdc dcB||

The setting is from my local session.

# Posted on March 19th 2004 by Dr. Dow

It's one of Leeds Ceili Band's tunes, which I always fail to pick up in the session and have been itching to learn. Thanks, Mark.

# Posted on March 21st 2004 by slainte

My version for flute and whistle:

K: Dmaj
B|~A3 DFA|dfe d2c|BAB dAF|~G3 EFG|
~A3 d2c|BAB efg|~f3 ede|fdc d2:|
g|afd dfa|bge a2g|~f3 fed|cAA AFG|
A2d cee|dff efg|~f3 ede|fdc d2:|

# Posted on November 30th 2005 by slainte

Jody's Heaven - Garden of Butterfly

In this album, Munster Bacon is named :"Munster Grass"

# Posted on November 17th 2006 by Marc Epinal

Here's a nice example of the tune being played by concertina player Breda Shannon and her brother Aidan on flute from Ballinameen, Co. Roscommon. They play this tune following “The Man in the Bog."

http://comhaltas.ie/music/detail/comhaltaslive_262_7_breda_and_aidan_shannon

# Posted on July 6th 2008 by Phantom Button

Great tune ..........................!

# Posted on June 17th 2009 by iloveaccordions

Munster Bacon version

Here's roughly what I play (though I'll often throw in stuff from other versions, too), based on a version posted many years ago by flute player Mike Casey on the website of his now defunct North Carolina-based band Cucunandy.

X:1
T:The Munster Bacon
L:1/8
M:6/8
R:Jig
K:DMaj
B|:ABA DFA|dfe d2c|BAB dAF|GFG EFG|
AFA dcd|BGB efg|f/g/ af ede|[1 fdc dcB:|[2 fdc dfg||
afd dga|bge a2g|~f3 ged|B/c/ dB ABG|
FAd Bge|dbg efg|faf ede|[1 fdc dfg:|[2 fdc dcB|]

# Posted on March 13th 2012 by GaryAMartin