Galway Races

jig

Key signature: Aminor

Submitted on September 17th 2008 by Ben Strong.

This tune has been added to 57 tunebooks.

Also known as The Galway Races.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• An Irish Evening by The Chieftains
• Could Be Worse by Celtic Brew
• Fianchetto by Queen's Gambit
• The Man From Clare by Micho Russell
• Waltons Irish Whistle CD Edition by Waltons

X: 1
T: Galway Races
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Amin
|:E|E2G G2A|G2E E2D|E2G G2A|G3 E2D|
E2G A2B|c2c B2A|G2A B2d|c2c2cd|
e2e d2c|B2d c2B|A2c B2A|G2E2ED|
E2G G2A|G2E E2D|E2A G2B|A2A2cd|
e3d2c|d3c2B|AAAA2G|(A3A2):|

The Galway Races

This would be the air to a popular song of the same name. Luke Kelly sung a great version of it.

# Posted on September 18th 2008 by 52Paddy

yes, i like to play it on banjo. i'd upload a recording if i could figger it out

# Posted on September 19th 2008 by Ben Strong