Highway To Kilkenny

slip jig

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on September 25th 2004 by errik.

This tune has been added to 55 tunebooks.

Also known as The Highway To Kilkenny, Humours Of Kilkenny, The Humours Of Kilkenny.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Around The World For Sport by The Doon Céilí Band
• Disgrace Notes by Seamus Begley And Tim Edey
• Happy To Meet, Sorry To Part by Peter McAlinden
• Highly Strung! by Padraic O'Reilly
• Kelly/O'Brien/Sproule by Kelly, O'Brien and Sproule
• May Morning Dew by Mick O'Brien
• New Day Dawning by Cherish The Ladies
• One And All: The Best Of Cherish The Ladies by Cherish The Ladies
• Set Dances Of Ireland: Music For Listening And Dancing by Various Artists
• Sheila Maguire by Sheila Maguire
• The Branch Line by Jack And Charlie Coen
• The Celtic Album by Boston Pops
• The Kilmore Fancy by Catherine McEvoy And John McEvoy
• Traditional Irish Tunes Played On The Tin Whistle (1/2) by Geraldine Cotter
• Traditional Music Of Ireland by James Kelly, Paddy O'Brien, Daithi Sproule
• Traditional Music Of Ireland by Paddy O'Brien

X: 1
T: Highway To Kilkenny
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
R: slip jig
K: Gmaj
G2 g gag dBG|A2B c2d ecA|G2g gag dBG|1e/f/ge faf gdB:|2A/B/cA BGE E2 B||
e2f g2e fdB|e2f g2a bge|1gbg faf e/f/ge|
dBG A/B/cA BGE:|2gbg faf dBG|A/B/cA BGE E2 F||

"Highway to Kilkenny"

Ah, dear Kilkenny, I'd love to be on my way there right now... This lovely little slip jig is related to some others, but my brain isn't working well right now. Also, it just seemed sad that this has been here without some comment, so now it has my fried musings... What are the relatives?

# Posted on July 13th 2008 by ceolachan

"The Rakes of Kilkenny"

Can't say that I've ever been to Kilkenny, but came across this relative:

X: 1
T: Rakes of Kilkenny, The
C: Trad.
S: The Fiddler's Tune-Book; Slip Jigs & Waltzes; p.14, No.63.
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
Q: 300
K: Dmaj
|| F |: AAA dfd cec | AAA dfd fga | AAA dfd ece | GBB gfe dBG :|
|: aga f/g/af g2e | aga f/g/af ecA | aga f/g/af g2d | GBB gfe dBG :|

And with a few of my musings:

X: 1
T: Rakes of Kilkenny, The
C: Trad.
S: The Fiddler's Tune-Book; Slip Jigs & Waltzes; p.14, No.63.
N: Addn'l Arr. by M.Robert Kelahan, 28Jun09.
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
Q: 300
K: Dmaj
|: B || AFA dfe de2 | AFA dfe fa2 | AFA dfe deA | BGB gfe dc :|
|: e || a2g f/g/af g2e | a2g f/g/af abg | a2g f/g/af g2e | BGB gfe dc :|

# Posted on July 28th 2009 by mrkelahan