The Woodcock

jig

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on March 9th 2002 by Donough.

This tune has been added to 119 tunebooks.

Also known as Hamilton's No. 2, Hammy Hamilton's, Miss Hamilton's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Beal A' Mhurlaigh by P.J. And Marcus Hernon
• Give Us A Penny And Let Us Be Gone by Teada
• Ready For The Storm by Déanta
• Slipstream by Frank Simon
• The Moneymusk by Hammy Hamilton
• The Rowsome Tradition: Five Generations Of Uileann Piping by Kevin Rowsome
• Tunes For Practice by Seamus Creagh
• Up And Away by Paul Smyth
• When The Party's Over by Brian Finnegan

X: 1
T: Woodcock, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Gmaj
B|:dBG cGE|DBD ~G3|~B3 dcB|dcB ABc|
dBG cGE|DBD ~G3|~B3 ded|1 ABA ~G3:|2 ABA G2B||
dBG ecA|~f3 g2d|e/f/ge dBG|dcB ABc|
dBG ecA|~f3 g2d|e/f/ge dBG|ABA GBc|
dBG ecA|~f3 g2g|e/f/ge dBG|dcB ABc|
dBG cGE|DBD ~G3|~B3 ded|ABA ~G3||

Woodcock

I noted that someone posted the details for Hammy Hamilton's recording "Moneymusk". Well he wrote the two jigs on that album, Woodcock and Kerfunten and I note that The Session has the music for the Kerfunten but not Woodcock. SO I have rectified that. Please note that Deanta also have a really nice recording of these two jigs together on one of their albums. They do make a nice set together.
Enjoy.
Donough

# Posted on March 9th 2002 by Donough

The Woodcock

We play this with a few minor differences, as follies:

X: 1
T: Woodcock, The
C: Hammy Hamilton
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
B|:dBG cGE|DED ~G3|~B3 dcB|dcB ABc|
|dBG cGE|DED ~G3|1 ~B3 dcB|AGF GBc:|2 ~B3 ded|cAF GBc||
|dBG ecA|~f3 g2 d|e/f/ge dBG|dcB ABc|
|dBG ecA|~f3 g2 d|e/f/ge dBG|AGF GBc|
|dBG ecA|~f3 g2 d|e/f/ge dBG|dcB ABc|
|dBG cGE|DED ~G3|~B3 ded|cAF G2 B||

# Posted on March 4th 2005 by Will Harmon

Chords

I was trying to work out this out from the Deanta version (before I noticed it was on The Session) and had got hold of the hn-jig-170 via ABC Tune Finder. I was frustrated at how different the HN version is from Deanta's playing. Here's my heavily amended version (very similar as it turns it to the version posted here). I've put in some basic chords, but if anybody has any suggestions for anything more sophisticated please let me know

It's a really great tune.

X:1
T:The Woodcock
C:Hammy Hamilton
D:Deanta - Ready for the Storm
Z:Started with id:hn-jig-170 but substantially modified to fit Deanta version plus chords added
R:Jig
M:6/8
K:G
|: "G" dBG "C" cGE | "G" DBD ~G3 | "G" BAG dcB | "G" dcB "D" ABc |
"G" dBG "C" cGE | "G" DBD ~G3 | "G" BAG "C" ded | "D" ABA "G" G2 d:|
| "G" dBG "C" ecA |"D" ~f3 "G" g2 d | "C" e/2f/2ge "G" dBG | dcB "D" ABc |
|1 "G" dBG "C" ecA |"D" ~f3 "G" g2 d |"C" e/2f/2ge "G" dBG | "D" ABA "G" G2 d |
:|2 "G" dBG "C" cGE | "G" DBD ~G3 | "G" BAG "C" ded | "D" ABA "G" G3 ||

# Posted on April 17th 2010 by Eachann mac Bodach

"The Woodcock" - C: Hammy Hamilton

X: 4
T: Woodcock, The
C: Hammy Hamilton - http://hamiltonflutes.com/Welcome.html
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Gmaj
|: ^c |\
dBG cGE | DBD G2 A | B^AB dBG | dcB AA/B/^c |
dBG cGE | DED G3 | B^AB d>ed |[1 AFd G2 :|[2 cAd G2 |]
|: e |\
dBG ecA | f^ef g2 d | ege dBG | dcB A2 e |
[1 dBG e2 c | fd/e/f g3 | e/f/ge dBg | dcF G2 :|
[2 dBG cGE | DED G3 | B^AB d>ed | cAd G2 |]

I need to update my old edition of his "The Irish Flute Player's Handbook" - to the new & improved:
http://hamiltonflutes.com/The_Irish_Flute_Players_Handbook.html

~ and I'll have to put his DVD "Wooden Flute Maintenance" on my Christmas wish list:
http://hamiltonflutes.com/DVD-ROM.html
Bless him for putting in the time toward this good cause...

# Posted on November 30th 2011 by ceolachan