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Jimmy Batty's

reel

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on October 4th 2002 by Netallica.

This tune has been added to 59 tunebooks.

Also known as The Belfast Man's Trip To Clare, The Belfastman's Trip To Clare.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

At First Light by Michael McGoldrick And John McSherry
Beo: Live At Madden’s by Various Artists
Dreaming Up The Tunes by Johnny Og Connolly And Brian McGrath
Musical Delights From Ireland by Comhaltas Tour Group 1998
Swingin' From The Lightbulbs by Josh O Loughlin And Mairtin Quigley
The Cat That Ate The Candle by John Carty And Brian McGrath
The Morning After by Beneche

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X: 1
T: Jimmy Batty's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
|: dFFB AFEF | ~D2DF ADFA | BEEE Bdef | gefd edBc |
dFFB AFEF | ~D3F ADFA | BEEE (3Bcd ef |1 gdec d2fe :|2 gdec ~d4 ||
|: ~A3B AF F2 | ABde ~f2ed | Beed ~e3f | ~g2fd ed (3Bcd |
~A2 AB AF ~F2 | ABdB ~f2ed | Beed BcdB |1 AFEF D2BD :|2 AFEF DFAB ||

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I learned this tune from a quicktime file... :-) It was a video clip of a "Mike McGoldrick+John McSherry" concert in Dublin. Found it on the "Downloads" section of Phil Hardy's site, kerrywhistle.com.
I liked the tune and soon found out that it appears on "At First Light", their album, and is called Jimmy Batty's. Could it be a hornpipe? the following tune in the set, "The Bloom of Youth", sounds like one, but I'm not sure about Jimmy Batty's though. hmmm.

I think this tune is exclusive to "The Session"! ;-) Couldn't find it anywhere else. It was pretty hard to learn it. The sound quality wasn't too good and the audience whistled/shouted during the difficult measures... :-)

# Posted on October 4th 2002 by Netallica

Jimmy batty's

First heard this tune in 1994 at the Paddy O'Brien weekend in Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, so it's been around for a few years.
I think it was composed by fiddle/banjo player John Carty, and "Jimmy Batty" is a nickname for his young son.
Great reel. - and so is "The Bloom Of Youth".

# Posted on October 7th 2002 by Kenny

Is this the same tune?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-pLklK-GCc

First reel?

# Posted on June 4th 2010 by Feargal French