Ryan's

slip jig

Key signature: Bminor

Submitted on May 25th 2001 by Jeremy.

This tune has been added to 368 tunebooks.

Also known as Cathal McConnell's, Cock And Hen, Cock And The Hen, The Cock And The Hen, Dennis Ryan's, Doodley Doodley Dank, Doodly Doodly Dank, F#m Slip, Grandad's Delight, Keane's Favourite, The Northern Jig, Over The Hill, Ryan’s.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• 30 Years A-Greying - Disc 2 by The Dubliners
• A Fathomless Sea by Mooncoin
• A Few Tunes by John Skelton
• A Splendid Notion by Luke Plumb
• Are You The Concertina Player? by Kate McNamara
• Banjoed by Dessie Kelliher
• Black Black Black by Cran
• Caught In The Surf by Sheamus Heneghan And Family
• Ceol Conamara by Various Artists
• Comas by Comas
• Down The Ivory Stairs by Padraic O'Reilly
• Driven by Donall Donnelly And Brian Hanlon
• Echoes Of Erin by Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann Concert Tour 2006
• Electric Céilí by Electric Céilí
• Familiar Footsteps by Dezi Donnelly
• Fiddle Masters Of County Antrim by Davy Rice & Denis Sweeney
• First Steps by The Jig Is Up!
• Foinn Seisiun 2 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
• Forever By Dingle Shore by Slaudeen
• Foxglove by Moving Cloud
• Frankie Gavin And Alec Finn by Frankie Gavin And Alec Finn
• Gan Bua by Gan Bua
• Humours Of Lissadell by Seamus And Manus McGuire
• In Good Company - The Very Best Of by Kevin Burke
• Ireland's Best Session Tunes CD 1 by Waltons Recording
• Ireland's Own Traditional Accordionist by Finbarr Dwyer
• Irish Women Musicians Of America by Cherish The Ladies
• Jane Blair And William MacMorran by Jane MacMorran
• Last Leaves by Malinky
• Last Night's Fun by Knock-na-shee
• Live At Johnny Fox's by Dervish
• Live At Lowry's by Lowry's Tuesday Session
• Memoire Celte, Vol. 2 by Broken String
• Memories Of Hughie Gillespie by Frank Kelly
• Navvy On The Shore by Danny Meehan
• Noel Hill And Tony Linnane by Noel Hill And Tony Linnane
• Otherworld by Lunasa
• Playing With Fire by Dervish
• Second Story by Open House
• Secret Orders by Claire Mann And Aaron Jones
• Selected Jigs Reels And Songs by De Danann
• Shaskeen Irish Pub Session by Shaskeen
• Stepping Stones by Juniper
• Take The Air by Sean Ryan And PJ Moloney
• Temple House 2 by Temple House Ceili Band
• The Boys Of The Town by Paul McGlinchey
• The Bunch Of Keys by Jason O'Rourke
• The First Month Of Summer by Buttons And Bows
• The Great Divide by Emerald
• The Hare Said A Prayer To The Rainbow And Followed The Fox Down The Hole by Dana Lyn And Kyle Sanna
• The Mason's Apron by The Madden Brothers
• The Mouse Behind The Dresser by Shaskeen
• The Pleasures Of Hope by Harry Bradley And Michael Clarkson
• The Tap Room Trio by Tap Room Trio
• To Hell With The Begrudgers by Seamus Tansey And Jim McKillop
• Top Of Coom by Conal Ó'Gráda
• Toss The Feathers by Mountain Dew
• Toss The Fiddles by Various Artists
• Traditional Dance Music Of Ireland by Various Artists
• Turas Ceoil by Marcas O'Murchu
• Turning by Knot Fibb'n
• Two For Two by Laurence Nugent
• Witt's End by Hell On The Nine Mile

X: 1
T: Ryan's
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
R: slip jig
K: Bmin
|:B3 BAB f2A| B3 BAB cBA|B3 BAB f2g|afd edB dBA:|
|:afd def g2f|afd dfe dBA|afd def g2e|fed edB dBA:|

I find that this tune sounds best played at a good, lively speed but there's some tricky fingering invovled, especially in that last bar. Take it nice and slow until playing it becomes second nature, then speed it up bit by bit.

That first B note can be ornamented in a number of ways. Try turning it into a roll or a triplet (e.g. BCB). It can also be double-stopped with an open D, or a high Fsharp. You could even try to fit in all three notes to make a Bminor chord (B,D and Fsharp).

The key change at the start of the second part can be emphasised opn the fiddle by playing an open A string at the beginning.

# Posted on June 2nd 2001 by Jeremy

Naming rights

I learned this song as "Dennis Ryan's" and starting on an F#... but since then I've heard it mostly as Cathal McConnel's. Anyone know his position on the ownership of this tune?

# Posted on October 7th 2002 by Trinil

Found in "The Northern Fiddler"

This tune can be found in this book, which is a collection of tunes transcribed from the playing of the older generation of fiddlers in Donegal in the mid-70's. They play it in the key you have here. Most players I've encountered play it in F#min. Don't have the book handy, so can't give you a name, though many of the tunes in there are simply listed as "Untitled."

# Posted on April 29th 2003 by pchaffee

Wrong ryan

Cathal used to introduce this tune as "Joe Ryan's" , not Denis - although he probably plays it too !

# Posted on April 29th 2003 by Kenny

Cock and the Hen

This tune is in Ryan's Mammoth Collection of Fiddle tunes (aka Cole's 1000 ...) as "The Cock and the Hen".
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# Posted on June 21st 2004 by ralpheym

F#m Setting

~F3 FEF c2 A | ~F3 FEF AFE | ~F3 FEF c2 d | ecA BAF AFE :|
ecA ABc d2 f | ecA ABc BAF | ecA ABc d2 B | cBA BAF AFE :|

I've never heard it played in Bm. Very similar slip jig in D: http://thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1624

# Posted on April 19th 2005 by slainte

Damien O'Kane setting

The F#minor setting is from the playing of Crosscurrent,etc., banjo/guitar wizard Damien O'Kane. It goes nicely in a set after The Hag at the Churn.

# Posted on January 15th 2006 by dubblestop

This tune is called Doodley Doodley Dank in Donegal. The tune's origin is possibly very old, and may refer to clubs in the 18th century called by this name where men and women would play a game called 'Cock and Hen' which would result in people pairing up for sex. The version is in the Northern Fiddler on p160.

# Posted on May 27th 2006 by prouse

Go here for a tune by that name that's similar but not the same as the one posted above http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1624.

# Posted on May 27th 2006 by Dr. Dow

So, you need to ask Jeremy to delete the alternative title to avoid confusion.

# Posted on May 27th 2006 by slainte

Could this one be named:

The Humours Of Derrycrossane (slip jig) too?

I think it appears under that title in M.Clarkson's 'The Farset'

# Posted on October 4th 2006 by birlibirdie

F#min variant A part

Slight variation in A part as played at Frankfurt Art Bar (Germany):
~F3~F3 BcA| ~F3 FEF AFE|~F3~F3 Bcd|ecA ABc BAF:|

# Posted on April 18th 2007 by brotherstorm

Another version, and a third part

Trans. from playing of Brendan Mulvihill. He said there are many settings of this tune out there, but this is his favorite. He says he got it from the very old, out-of-print Joyce collection of tunes (pub. 1840?).

X:1
T:The Cock and the Hen
L:1/8
Q:320
M:9/8
K:D
c |: BBB fdB FBd | BBB fdB cBA | BBB fdB FBd |1 agf efd cBA :|2 agf efd efg |: afd dfg bge | afd ddd ecA | afd dfg bge |1 fgf efd cBA :|2 fgf efd cBA |: d2e fdd edd | fdd gdd afe | d/e/de fdd edd |1 agf efd cBA :|2 agf efd cBA ||

# Posted on July 20th 2007 by grymater

& here ~ "Doodely Doodely Dank"

Key signature: D Major
Submitted on April 30th 2003 by slainte.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1624

# Posted on December 4th 2007 by ceolachan

Ah yes, Dow was already here...

# Posted on December 4th 2007 by ceolachan

I have a possible parent for them...

# Posted on December 4th 2007 by ceolachan

"The Cock and the Hen" ~ # Posted on July 20th 2007 by grymater

For the sake of my eyes ~

X: 1
T: The Cock and the Hen
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
K: b minor
c |: BBB fdB FBd | BBB fdB cBA | BBB fdB FBd |[1 agf efd cBA :|[2 agf efd efg ||
|: afd dfg bge | afd ddd ecA | afd dfg bge |[1 fgf efd cBA :|[2 fgf efd cBA ||
|: d2e fdd edd | fdd gdd afe | d/e/de fdd edd |[1 agf efd cBA :|[2 agf efd cBA |]

# Posted on January 17th 2008 by ceolachan

I had only heard this tune in F# minor before seeing it here.

# Posted on April 21st 2008 by Whiddler

Roche II, page 24, tune #252 "The Cock and the Hen"

"The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music, Volume II", 1912
"Hop Jigs" ~ pages 24 - 28

X: 5
T: The Cock and the Hen
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
R: slip jig
K:
|: BcB BAB g2 A | BcB BAB dBA | BcB BAB g2 e | fed edB dBA :|
afd def g2 e | afd def gfe | afd def g2 e | fed edB dBA |
afd def g2 e | afd def gfe | a2 a agf g2 e | fed edB dBA |]

# Posted on July 18th 2008 by ceolachan

Great song

This is a good song. i reccomend it

# Posted on September 1st 2008 by Odog87

As played by Dervish on "Life in Palma"

X:1
T:The Cock and the Hen
C: as played by Dervish on Life in Palma
L:1/8
Q:320
M:9/8
K:F#min
~F3 FEF BcA| ~F3 FEF AFE|~F3 FEF Bcd|ec/B/A BAF AFE|
~F3 FEF BcA| ~F3 FEF AFE|~F3 FEF Bcd|ecA BAF AFE|
ecA ABc d2 f | ecA ABc BAF | ecA ABc dcB | cBA BAF AFE |
ecA ABc de/f/g | aec ABc BAF | ecA ABc dcB | cBA BAF AFE :||

# Posted on September 16th 2008 by brotherstorm

Also on their earlier album "Playing with Fire"

# Posted on September 16th 2008 by slainte

Set?

What would follow nicely after this tune? I've been playing it in F# minor, and I like the way it plays right after The Whinney Hills of Leitrim. Only fitting tune I can think of to play after is Hardiman The Fiddler.

# Posted on November 23rd 2008 by tin_whistler

Over the Hill

This slip jig also appears on the Bunch of Keys album of Jason O'Rourke. He plays it in F#m and calls it Over the hill. He plays it in a set with The humours of whiskey in Bm. I play the same set but both in Bm on Anglo-Concertina.

# Posted on October 15th 2009 by Andoorn