A Whack At The Whigs

slip jig

Key signature: Gdorian

Submitted on August 7th 2008 by ceolachan.

This tune has been added to 14 tunebooks.

Also known as Curl The Wig, Leather The Wig, Will You Come Down To Limerick?.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Letter Home by Athena Tergis
• Folktrax-173: Willie Clancy And Bobby Casey by Willie Clancy And Bobby Casey
• Kieran O'Hare by Kieran O'Hare
• The Uilleann Pipes Of Ireland by Jean-Yves Le Pape
• Traditional Irish Tunes Played On The Tin Whistle (1/2) by Geraldine Cotter
• Uilleann Pipes And Whistles - Traditional Music From Co. Monaghan by Martin McCormack
• Willie Clancy: The Gold Ring - CD 1 Of 2 by Willie Clancy

X: 1
T: A Whack At The Whigs
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
R: slip jig
K: Gdor
|: d |\
cAG GDG G2 d | cAG FAc fed |
cAG GDG G2 A | FAc fed cA :|
|: F |\
G2 g ga^f g2 G | G2 g g2 a bag |
[1 d2 e fge f2 d | cAc fed cA :|
[2 bag aa/g/f gfe | dcA FAc fc ||
|: A |\
BG/A/B AFA G2 A | BAB GB/c/d cBA |
[1 BGB AF/G/A G2 A | FAc fed cF :|
[2 fd/e/f ed^c d2 A | FAc fed c2 |]

Roche II, page 27, tune #263 ~ "A Whack at the Whigs"

"The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music, Volume II", 1912

Hop Jigs ~ pages 24 - 28

X: 2
T: A Whack At The Whigs
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
R: hop/slip jig
K: Gdor
d |: cAG G2 G G2 d | cAG GAd fed | cAG G2 G G2 G |[1 FAc fed cAd :|[2 FAc fed cAF ||
G2 g ga^f g2 G | G2 g g2 a bag | d2 e fge f2 d | cAc fed cAF |
G2 g ga^f g2 G | G2 g g2 a bag | bag agf gfe | dcA FAc fed |]

# Posted on August 7th 2008 by ceolachan

"Will You Come Down To Limerick?" ~ O'Neill in G

The following transcription has been reduced to 1st and 2nd endings with no change in the notes given, except for the final one ~

X: 1121
T: Will You Come Down To Limerick?
S: "O'Neill Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies", 1903, page 212, tune #1121
S: "O’Neill Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems", 1907, page 82, tune #415
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
R: slip jig
K: GMaj
|: d |\
cAG GDG G2 d | cAG GFG Add |
cAG GDG G2 A | FGA =fed cA :|
|: G |\
def gaf g2 f | def gbg afd |
[1 cde =fge f2 d |cde =fed cAF |
[2 bag agf g2 d | cde =fed cA ||
|: G |
BGB AFA G2 A | BAB Gbd cBA |
[1 BGB AFA G2 A | FGA =fed cA :|
[2 fdf ece d2 A | FGA =fed cA |]

~ or finishing ~ | FGA =fed cAG |]

# Posted on August 7th 2008 by ceolachan

"Will You Come Down To Limerick?" ~ cousin Jack

Key signature: G Major (G Dorian)
Submitted on January 3rd 2004 by gian marco.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/2337
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/2337/comments

There is another 3-part version, courtesy of Will CPT, given in the comments...

# Posted on August 7th 2008 by ceolachan

"A Whack At The Whigs" ~ uncle Ernie

Key signature: G Major
Submitted on August 29th 2003 by dafydd.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/2381
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/2381/comments

# Posted on August 7th 2008 by ceolachan

"A Whack at the Whigs" / "Will You Come Down To Limerick?" ~ A Dorian

X: 4
T: A Whack At The Whigs
T: Will You Come Down To Limerick?
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
R: hop/slip jig
K: Ador
|: e |\
dBA AEA A2 e | dBA GBd gfe |
dBA AE/G/A A2 B | GB/c/d gfe d2 :|
|: G |\
A2 a ab^g a2 A | A2 a a2 b c'ba |
[1 e2 f gaf g2 e | dBd gfe d2 :|
[2 c'2 a ba^g a2 e | edB GB/c/d gd ||
|: B |\
c2 A BG/A/B A2 E | c2 B Ace d2 B |
[1 cA/B/c BA^G A2 E | DG/A/B gfe d2 :|
[2 g2 e fd/e/f e2 E | GBd gfe d2 |]

# Posted on August 8th 2008 by ceolachan

Curl the Wig

This is the title for the tune given in Peter Kennedy, Traditional Dance Music of Ireland (Slip Jigs & Waltzes), with an alternate title of Leather the Wig.

# Posted on October 13th 2010 by rwwt

SyrupStik

I could'nt resist a wig posting. Sorry!

# Posted on October 13th 2010 by yhaalhouse