Down The Hill

jig

Key signature: Gdorian

Submitted on June 14th 2007 by ethical blend.

This tune has been added to 14 tunebooks.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

Bridgetown by Johnny B. Connolly
Kelly/O'Brien/Sproule by Kelly, O'Brien and Sproule
Live In Ennis by The Bowhouse Quintet
My Book Of Songs by Kathleen Collins
Standing Wave by Wendy Stewart
The Dawn by Baal Tinne
The House by Dennis Botzer
The Red Wellies by The Red Wellies
Traditional Music Of Ireland by Paddy O'Brien

X: 1
T: Down The Hill
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Gdor
G/F/ | DGG G2A | B/A/G/A/B/G/ A/G/F/G/A/F/ | G/F/D/C/D/E/ F2G |
A{dc}BG FDC | DGG G2B | A/G/F/G/A/B/ cAc | d/e/fd cAd | ~G3 G2 :|
|: B/c/ | dgg g2a | b/a/g/a/b/g/ afd | cff f2g | a/g/f/g/a/f/ gfd |
dgg g2a | b/a/g/a/b/g/ a/g/f/g/a/f/ | gfd cAd | ~G3 G2 :|
|: =B/d/ | gd=B G>Bd/B/ | G>=Bd/B/ c_BA | fcA F>Ac/A/ | F/G/AB cBA |
B/A/G/A/B/G/ c/B/A/B/c/A/ | dg^f gab | gfd cAd | ~G3 G2 :|

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

Not a jig

This, of course, isn't a jig. It's a set dance. (I'm hoping ceolachan will have the steps ...)

This is almost identical to the tune as notated in O'Neill's 1001 Gems (no 995), except I have written it out in Gdor (inflected) rather than Gmin, as written in O'Neill's.

I think I originally learnt the tune from O'Neill's - simply because I saw it written out and was immediately entranced by it - have been ever since. But I heard it played once, a long time ago, by someone over in Clare, and they played E naturals rather than E flats, and that's what stuck with me ever since. (I can't be 100% sure who it was that played it like that, but I think it was John Kelly, and I notice there's a recording listed here with James Kelly somewhere on the record, and it has this tune - don't know whether he's playing it or not ...)

# Posted on June 14th 2007 by ethical blend

Another one I have a second part for ...

I was reminded of this tune because of posting Morfa Rhuddlan, which I play on fiddle in 2-part harmony (very basic, mind you). And I also have 2 parts for this one, so, again, when I have the time, I will post the other part, assuming anyone's interested ...

# Posted on June 14th 2007 by ethical blend

Tempo

Oh, forgot to mention. This is taken at a nice easy pace, not too fast, just kind of rolling along ...

# Posted on June 14th 2007 by ethical blend

Great tune. Yes, James Kelly and Paddy O'Brien (Co. Offaly) recorded it together.

# Posted on June 14th 2007 by slainte

Harp tune

Not a set dance but a harp tune.

# Posted on June 18th 2007 by blarneystar

I wish Ben, but alas no...

# Posted on November 10th 2008 by ceolachan