Tommy Peoples'

jig

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on April 13th 2009 by jaychoons.

This tune has been added to 21 tunebooks.

Also known as Don't Touch That Green Linnet.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• 20th Feakle Festival: Reeling Through The Years by Various Artists
• 40th Anniversary Album by Armagh Pipers Club
• A Cheap Present by Birkin Tree
• Across The Waters - Irish Traditional Music From England by Various Artists
• Altan by Altan
• Altan's Finest by Altan
• Between The Sets by Barefield Ceili Band
• Brian Kelly by Brian Kelly
• Broken Hearted I'll Wander by Dolores Keane, John Faulkner And Eamonn Curran
• Ceol Aduaidh by Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh And Frankie Kennedy
• Claddagh's Choice: An Anthology Of Irish Traditional Music by Various Artists
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 11 by Matt Cunningham
• Donal Lunny by Donal Lunny
• Drivin' Leitrim Timber by Dave Sheridan
• Familiar Footsteps by Dezi Donnelly
• Foinn Seisiun 2 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
• From West To East - Live Sessions by Various Artists
• Gusty's Frolicks by Sean Keane
• In Full Flight by Gavin Whelan
• In Good Company by Kevin Crawford
• In The Tradition by Boys Of The Lough
• Inspiration by Oige
• Island Angel by Altan
• John McCusker by John McCusker
• Macalla Na HÓige by Hugh Healy And Colm Healy
• Morga by Morga
• Music For The Sets - Volume 6: Face The Hob by Various Artists
• Ocean View by Shanachie
• On Oiche Go Maidin by O'aces
• Once Again (1987-1993) by Altan
• Osna by Osna
• Seven Evenings, Seven Mornings by Shantalla
• Standing Room Only by Eliot Grasso
• Take The Bull By The Horns by Tom Doherty
• The Beauties Of Autumn by The Longridge Ceili Band
• The Best Of Altan by Altan
• The First Ten Years: 1986 - 1995 by Altan
• The Friday Night Sessions: Traditional Music From Glasgow by Various Artists
• The Frost Is All Over by Paul McGrattan
• The Initiation by Charlene Adzima
• The Irish Low Whistle by Joe McKenna
• The Music Makers: Celebrating 35 Years Of Comhaltas In Leeds by Leeds CCE
• The Open Road by Steph Geremia
• The Piper's Call by Liam O'Flynn
• The Piper's Rest by Jimmy Morrison
• The Plain Of Jars by Brian Kelly
• Think Before You Think by Danu
• Three Shouts From A Hill by Cian
• Traditional Irish Music From Doolin Co. Clare by Terry Bingham
• Traditional Music On Fiddle, Banjo, And Harp by Oisin MacDiarmada, Brian Fitzgerald, And Michael O Ruanaigh
• Tunes For Practice by Seamus Creagh
• Two For Two by Laurence Nugent
• Waiting For A Call by Tommy Peoples
• Wherever You Go by Wild Asparagus

X: 1
T: Tommy Peoples'
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
|: F | D2 F FEF | Add dfa | baf afd | ege fdA |
DFF FEF | A2 d dfa | baf gfe | fdB A2 :|
|: f |~a3 fdf | ~g2 B bge | afd (3Bcd e | dcB A2 f |
afd dfa | bge ~g2 b | afd (3Bcd e |1 fdc d2 :|2 fdc dA ||
|: G | ~F2 A fdA | ~G2 B gdB | c2 e ~a3 |
ba^g a2 f | afd dAF | ~G2 B gdB | c2 e age | fdc dA :|

Tommy Peoples' (title not known/ not sure if it's his composition)

I got this wonderful jig from a recording of the man himself, a CD titled "Fiddlesticks - Traditional Irish Music from Donegal"
(Nimbus Records- not sure if it's still being put out) On it are many great Donegal fiddlers, including Ciaran Tourish, the Glackins, & many others. Tommy has several tracks unaccompanied, this being one of them. The track listing simply says "jigs" , but the tune that follows this one (also in "D" ) is definitely one of his (the name escapes me at the moment). If anyone knows whether or not this is his tune (and if he has a title for it) , please let me know. In the meantime, enjoy!

# Posted on April 13th 2009 by jaychoons

It's a great set, and I wouldn't be surprised if that jig was here already - the second is this one:
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/2132

incidentally I found out recently that that second jig is named for a Portland fiddler who lived in Clare for awhile and took lessons from Tommy Peoples - she'd ride her bike up to his house and the tree she used to prop up the bike became known as Jocelyn's tree

# Posted on April 13th 2009 by airport

It looks like this is your jig:
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/2309

# Posted on April 14th 2009 by airport

Thanks so much for the info on / titles of the tunes! "Don't Touch That Green Linnet" - wow, that's not even a SUBTLE swipe at Wendy Newton! Tommy, don't hold stuff like that in, let it out, tell us how you really feel...

# Posted on April 14th 2009 by jaychoons