Contentment Is Wealth

jig

Key signature: Edorian

Submitted on February 20th 2007 by slainte.

This tune has been added to 38 tunebooks.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Classic Recordings Of Irish Traditional Fiddle Music by Hugh Gillespie
• Cosa Gan Bhroga by Eithne Ni Uallachain, Gerry O'Connor And Desi Wilkinson
• Dawn by Andrew MacNamara
• Dawson's Tumble by Trish Clair-Peck
• Early Recordings Of Irish Traditional Dance Music by John Kimmel
• Erne by Jim McGrath, Cathal Hayden, Gerry O'Donnell, Tommy O'Sullivan
• First Through The Gate by Brian Conway
• Foinn Seisiun 3 by Ennis/Dublin Session Group
• From Leitrim To London by Brian Rooney
• Give Us Another by Joe Derrane
• In Good Hands by Paddy Murphy
• Ireland's Harvest : A Tribute To The Golden Years Of Music In Irish America by Joe Derrane, Frankie Gavin And Brian McGrath
• Irish Dances by Jimmy Power
• Irish Jigs And Reels by Various Artists
• Mo Chairdin by Paul Brock
• Music In Exile: A Celebration Of Comhaltas In Leeds by Leeds CCE
• Out On The Ocean by Moher
• Over The Edge by Moher
• Patrick Street by Patrick Street
• Rabharta by Feenish
• The Best Of Patrick Street by Patrick Street
• The Harper's Fancy by Paul Dooley
• The Irish Low Whistle by Joe McKenna
• The Leg Of The Duck by Joe Burke, Michael Cooney And Noreen Donoghue
• The Little Country by Charles De Lint
• The Music Of Kevin Keegan by Kevin Keegan
• Trad Celtique by Le Chene Vert
• Traditional Irish Music by William Sullivan
• Tropical Trad by Declan Masterson
• When The World Was Wide by Trouble In The Kitchen
• Wooden Flute Obsession Disk 2 by Various Artists
• Wooden Flute Obsession: Volume 2, Disc 2 by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Contentment Is Wealth
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Edor
F|GFG Eed|BAB EFG|FEF DdB|AFD Def|
gfe edB|BAB dcd|BdB DFA|GED E2:|
f|gbe gbe|geg bag|fdd Add|fdf afd|
gfe edB|BAB dcd|BdB DFA|GED E2:|

Contentment Is Wealth (jig)

There are 2 distinct (or distantly related?) tunes known by this name, but I believe this is the more common one. I picked it up from the playing of Leeds Ceili Band recorded more than 10 years ago. Brian Rooney recorded a very similar version on the box, citing Paddy Killoran as the source.

# Posted on February 20th 2007 by slainte

I've just found Paddy O'Brien's setting of this tune here: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1662/comments#comment29254 It deserves a separate post!

# Posted on February 20th 2007 by slainte

The other one's more common in sessions I go to.

# Posted on February 21st 2007 by Dr. Dow

The other "Contentment is Wealth" Jig at
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1662

is IMHO very similar - maybe a nice setting to play these two as a four part jig?

# Posted on February 21st 2007 by swisspiper

Keyboard

If a Cape Bretoner tells you to play the Golden Keyboard, they mean this one.

# Posted on May 24th 2009 by DonallDubh

No. The other "Contentment is Wealth" is the one played as "the Golden Keyboard" in Cape Breton.

# Posted on May 25th 2009 by slainte