Bill Harte's

jig

Key signature: Dmixolydian

Submitted on April 9th 2004 by Dr. Dow.

This tune has been added to 140 tunebooks.

Also known as Bill Hart's, Bill Hart's Favourite, Bill Harte's Favourite, Jim Beehan's, Port Liam Uí Airt, The Rookery, Ryan's, Sonny Brogan's, The Superman .

Recordings of a tune by this name:

10 Penny Bit by Les Violinik
30 Years A-Greying - Disc 2 by The Dubliners
A Celebration Of 50 Years by The Tulla Ceili Band
A Few Tunes by John Skelton
A Friend Indeed by Liz Carroll
A Lovely Madness by Beoga
A Tribute To Michael Coleman by Joe Burke, Andy McGann And Felix Dolan
After The Morning by Alan Kelly
Aleanna by Aleanna
American Special by Stockton's Wing
Are You The Concertina Player? by Kate McNamara
Briary Lads by Aidan Crossey
Cavan's Lilter by Séamus Fay
Celtic Winds (Irish Music In America) by Various Artists
Ceolmhar by Holly Geraghty And Jonathan Roche
Close To Home by Dónal Clancy
Cnoc Bui by Conal Ó'Gráda
Come West Along The Road by Brian O'Connor
Deborah Quigley With Martin Gould by Deborah Quigley
Donald's Dog by Kinnell
Down The Broom by Trouble In The Kitchen
Festival Of Traditional Irish Music by Various Artists
Fiddlers Rock by Archie McAllister
Finding Our Way Home by Pendragon
Fiona's Folly by Mickie Zekley And Elizabeth Clark
First Steps by The Jig Is Up!
Flute Tunes by Peter Woodley
Foinn Seisiun 2 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
Forever By Dingle Shore by Slaudeen
Fourmilehouse by Alan And John Kelly
Fourmilehouse by Alan And John Kelly
Foxglove by Moving Cloud
Frankie Gavin And Alec Finn by Frankie Gavin And Alec Finn
Green Grass Blue Grass by Brock McGuire Band
Happy Hour by Donal Murphy
House To House by Randal Bays And Roger Landes
Humours Of Lissadell by Seamus And Manus McGuire
In Good Company - The Very Best Of by Kevin Burke
Inside Out by Mícheál O' Raghallaigh
Instrumental by Franz Sanger And Susan Frances
Ireland's Own Traditional Accordionist by Finbarr Dwyer
Irish Ceili, Reels And Jigs by Various Artists
Irish Folk The Collection Vol.2 by Various Artists
La Veillée Des Veillées by Various Artists
Land's End by Michael Rooney And June McCormack
Last Leaves by Malinky
Last Night's Fun by Knock-na-shee
Live by Guidewires
Live At Johnny Fox's by Dervish
Live At Lowry's by Lowry's Tuesday Session
Live At Stockfisch Studio by Beoga
Live From The Katharine Cornell Theater Traditional Irish Music by Various Artists
Lucky Day by Laura Byrne
Memories Of Hughie Gillespie by Frank Kelly
Noel Hill And Tony Linnane by Noel Hill And Tony Linnane
Off To Dublin With The Liverpool Ceili Band by The Liverpool Ceili Band
On A Different Note by Michael Flatley
On Common Ground by Cillian Vallely And Kevin Crawford
One For The Road by Trasnú
Playing With Fire by Dervish
Rattlin' Banjos (part 2) by David McNevin
Samhradh by Abisko
Second Story by Open House
Seisiun Ceol Neachtains by DinoTrad
Selected Jigs Reels And Songs by De Danann
Shatter The Calm by Dan Beimborn
Standing Stones by The Crossing
Steam by John Williams
Stepping Stones by Juniper
Stockton's Wing by Stockton's Wing
Sweet Nyaa by Moving Cloud
Take The Air by Sean Ryan
Take The Bull By The Horns by Tom Doherty
Taking Note by Meitheal Cheoil
Teada by Teada
The Celtic Harp by The Chieftains
The Coleman Archive Vol. 2: The Home Place by Various Artists
The Donegal Fiddler by Danny O'Donnell
The Galway Rambler by John G. Walsh
The Great Divide by Emerald
The Home Ruler by Catherine McEvoy
The Hour Before Dawn by Solas
The Humours Of Lewisham, Volume Three by Aidan Crossey
The Lewis Blue by Ivan Drever And Duncan Chisholm
The Living Wood by Maire Ni Chathasaigh And Chris Newman
The Lonesome Boatman by Finbar And Eddie Furey
The Night Rambler's Companion by Harry Bradley
The Pleasures Of Hope by Harry Bradley And Michael Clarkson
The Rocky Road by Michael Kerry
The Singing Kettle by Chulrua
The Sound Of Ireland CD2 by Various Artists
The Stone In The Field by Tommy Reck
The Turoe Stone by Vincent Broderick
To Hell With The Begrudgers by Seamus Tansey And Jim McKillop
Tom McHale: All Ireland Whistling Champion At Boyle by Tom McHale
Torch And Fire by Dan Beimborn
Traditional Dance Music Of Ireland by Various Artists
Traditional Irish Music In America: The East Coast by Various Artists
Tunes by Sharon Shannon, Frankie Gavin, Michael McGoldrick And Jim Murray
Two For Two by Laurence Nugent
Unearthed by Paul McGlinchey
Upon My Soul by James Carty

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

Bill Harte's

Sorry if this is already posted somewhere - I couldn't find it. Be prepared to play it in Amix also:

K: Amix
|:ABA e2e|fed efe|ABA e2e|fed BdB|
ABA e2e|fed efg|a2f gfe|1 fed BdB:|2 fed B2A||
|:a2f gfe|fed efg|a2f gfe|fed B2A|
agf gfe|fed efg|aba g2e|1 fed B2A:|2 fed BdB||

# Posted on April 9th 2004 by Dr. Dow

It's quite surprising this mighty little tune was not posted here yet. Thank you for posting it, for I've forgotten to learn it properly for ages. Solas recorded it as Sonny Brogan's if my memory is correct, but I personally perfer Dervish's lively playing of the tune.

# Posted on April 10th 2004 by slainte

Bill Hart's Jig

One of the great old jigs. Easy to learn and a grand session tune.

# Posted on April 11th 2004 by Peter O'Connor

Must have some Clare connection as I remember Robbie McMahon (Spancil Hill) teaching a group of European students on a visit to Ennis how to lilt it - and very effectively too !!

# Posted on April 12th 2004 by Bannerman

I learned this tune from Dan Beimborn who knows it as "Jim Beehan's" so I've added that as an alias.

# Posted on August 3rd 2005 by ReubenH

"Bill Harte's" ~ duplicated in the future ~

"The Rookery"
Key signature: D Mixolydian
Submitted on May 17th 2005 by gian marco.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/4501

# Posted on December 19th 2005 by ceolachan

For ear players,,

If you want to here this tune played, Go here=
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=7r89nQJ2Hus
I also play this jig in A minor
jim,,,

# Posted on February 7th 2008 by FIDDLE4

Bill Hart's Favourite

Thanks Jim, I'll check it out. This tune caught my attention by the name when I was reading another discussion on this site (about the Kesh). Funny thing is I know a man by the name of Bill Hart. I will have to play it for him some day.
Kaylee

# Posted on September 16th 2010 by KayleeJ

Bill Harte's

Here it is by Vinnie Kilduff, the second tune. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X17HLvE7MWY

Here's the first one http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1638

# Posted on November 13th 2010 by bogman

The B part of this is very similar to the A part of Road to Ness, an equally lively but much less popular Scottish setting. Thanks Kenny for pointing this out.

Road to Ness

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/10916

# Posted on December 23rd 2010 by Steven Hawson

Sweet recording of Bill Hart's jig

There is a very nice version on an old Outlet record now out on cd (PTICD 1001) where the whistle player Tom McHaile puts it on the back of Lark in the Morning. Lovely arrangement and nice key change to boot!

# Posted on February 21st 2011 by fiddleray