The Old Favourite

jig

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on May 25th 2001 by Jeremy.

This tune has been added to 374 tunebooks.

Also known as Clare, The Clare , Club Céilí, Club Céili, Club Cèilì, Jiggy Slide, Keane's Delight, Kilfenora, The Kilfenora Sexy , The Kilfenora, Miko Doyle's, The Old Favorite, West Clare.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Clare Conscience by Aidan McMahon And Anthony Quigney
• A Sweeter Place by Girsa
• Atlantic Breeze by Shaskeen
• Beginish by Beginish
• Between The Showers by Grainne Hambly
• Castle Ceili Band by Castle Ceili Band
• Celtic Guitar Dreams by Iris Nevins
• Celtic Side Saddle by Davey Arthur And Co
• Ceolmhar by Holly Geraghty And Jonathan Roche
• Clare Ceili by The Kilfenora Ceili Band
• Clear The Dresser And Take The Floor by Emerald Ceili Band
• Cooley's House by Conor Keane
• Cork Folk Festival Archive: Celebrating 21 Years by Various Artists
• Craic Of Dawn by An Tor
• Cuckanandy by Moving Cloud
• Damp In The Attic (I Was Flyin' It) by P.J. King, Martin Murray, Cyril O'Donoghue, And Colm Murphy
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 1 by Matt Cunningham
• Dawn In The Hills Of Ireland by Marty O'Keefe
• Dawson's Tumble by Trish Clair-Peck
• Dísirt Tola : Traditional Music From Clare And Dublin by Various Artists
• Debateable Lands by Kathryn Tickell Band
• Down From Bell Harbour by Chris Droney
• Drifted by Ginger
• Dublin Made Me by Liam O'Connor And Seán McKeon
• Echoes Of Erin by The Tulla Ceili Band
• Familiar Footsteps by Dezi Donnelly
• Fiddle Duets by Andy McGann And Paddy Reynolds
• Flatfish by Flook
• Foinn Seisiun 1 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
• Foinn Seisiun 3 by Ennis/Dublin Session Group
• Glass Of Beer by Greenhouse
• Green Mountain by Mary Cay Brass And Friends
• Greenfire by Greenfire
• I Will If I Can by John Carty
• In The Heather by Various Artists
• Irish Button Accordion by Billy Moran
• Irish Dance Music by Chris Droney
• Irish Fiddle Solos by Pete Cooper
• Irish Folk The Collection Vol.2 by Various Artists
• Island To Island by Various Artists
• John Bowe And Mary Conroy by John Bowe
• Lamh Ar Lamh (Many Hands) CD 2 by Various Artists
• Learning Irish Fiddle by Paul McNevin
• Many's A Wild Night - Domhnach Is Dalach by Jackie Daly
• Micho Russell by Micho Russell
• O'Malley's Music by Various Artists
• Off To Dublin With The Liverpool Ceili Band by The Liverpool Ceili Band
• One by 422
• Out And About by Cherish The Ladies
• Over The Edge by Moher
• Phantom Power by Phantom Power
• Pride Of Erin by Under-18 All-Ireland Champions
• Punctured by Garry Shannon
• Remember Des Donnelly by Des Donnelly
• Rendezvous by Celtic Fiddle Festival
• Shaskeen Irish Pub Session by Shaskeen
• Shifting Gravel by Four Men And A Dog
• Take The Air by Sean Ryan And PJ Moloney
• Taking Note by Meitheal Cheoil
• That's The Spirit by James Keane
• The Best Of Joe And Antoinette Mckenna by Joe And Antoinette McKenna
• The Best Of Traditional Irish Music From Ireland's Number One Céilí Band by The Kilfenora Ceili Band
• The Celts Play Connecticut by Various Artists
• The Fabulous Kilfenora Ceili Band by The Kilfenora Ceili Band
• The Flowing Tide by Chris Droney
• The Godfather by Brian Rooney
• The Johnstons Sampler by Johnstons
• The Journey Home by Banish Misfortune
• The Lark's March by Patricia Clark
• The Limerick Lassies by Mickey Dunne
• The Living Tradition Vol II by All Ireland Champions Tara And Garrai Eion Ceili Bands
• The Long Trip Home: Traditional Irish Music From D.C. And Baltimore by Josh Dukes
• The Piper's Broken Finger by Boys Of The Lough
• The Swallow by The Boys In The Gap
• Traditional Irish Music (traditional Music Session From Belfast) by Various Artists
• Tunes For Practice by Seamus Creagh
• Turas by Turas
• Under The Moon by Martin Hayes
• Upside Down by Sharon Shannon, Mike McGoldrick, Jim Murray, Dezi Donnelly
• When All Is Said And Done by Danu
• Where Else Would You Be by The Pub Scouts

X: 1
T: Old Favourite, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Gmaj
|:B3 BAB|dBA G2B|ded d2 B|ded B2A|B3 BAB|dBA G2B|
ded cBA|G3 GAA:|g2e f2d| ege d2B |ded d2 B|ded B2d|
g2e f2d|ege d2B|1dge dBA |G3 GBd:|2dge dge| dge dBA|

This is a gentle jig with a rolling rhythm.

This tune sounds nice when it isn't played too fast. Playing a faster tune after it can sound good. You could even put it before a reel.

Try sliding up to the opening B note. You could also try rolling it. The G at the start of the second part also sounds nice as a slide or a roll.

# Posted on June 2nd 2001 by Jeremy

The old favourite

I usyually play this tune as a 12/8 slide, not as a Jig.

# Posted on February 25th 2003 by gian marco

usually

# Posted on February 25th 2003 by gian marco

I prefer this played fast as a slide.

# Posted on May 31st 2003 by Dr. Dow

The old favourite?

there's speed in that auld horse yet, wanna bet?

# Posted on October 2nd 2006 by birlibirdie

On tonights Ceili House Kieran announced this tune as "jiggy Slide". Funny!

# Posted on November 18th 2006 by 52Paddy

would this Jig be considered a single Jig?

# Posted on April 18th 2008 by magmay

http://www.soundlantern.com/UpdatedSoundPage.do?ToId=23191

# Posted on November 30th 2008 by Mad Baloney

On Flatfish

The tune Flook play on Flatfish is called West Clare on their album, and the link on the 'Recording' section leads here, but it's actually this tune: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/999

# Posted on October 27th 2009 by Joe CSS