The Monk's

jig

Key signature: Adorian

Submitted on December 5th 2002 by Trevor Jennings.

This tune has been added to 159 tunebooks.

Also known as Did You See My Man Looking For Me?, The Monk’s, Padraig O’Keefe’s, Port An Bhrathair, Port Padraig Na Cara, Port Padraig Na Carra, Port Sonny Brogan, Rev. Bros, Reverend Brother's, The Reverend Brother's, Sonny Brogan's, Sonny Brogan's Fancy, Sonny Brogans, Sonny Broghan's Fancy, Sword's Castle.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Tribute To Michael Coleman by Joe Burke, Andy McGann And Felix Dolan
• Aleanna by Aleanna
• American Special by Stockton's Wing
• Bridgetown by Johnny B. Connolly
• Ceol Ar An BhFeadóg Stáin by Donncha O'Briain
• Champions Of Ireland: Flute by Grainne Kelly And Ciaran Madsen
• Close To Home by Dónal Clancy
• Come West Along The Road by Brian O'Connor
• Culann's Hounds by Culann's Hounds
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 10 by Matt Cunningham
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 3 by Matt Cunningham
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 5 by Matt Cunningham
• Donncha O'Briain by Donncha O'Briain
• Fourmilehouse by Alan And John Kelly
• Fourmilehouse by Alan And John Kelly
• From The Heart by Ian Sherwood,Gordon Duncan And Hudson Swan
• Galway's Own by Joe Burke
• Gan Bua by Gan Bua
• Instrumental by Franz Sanger And Susan Frances
• Irlande by Frankie Gavin, Arty Mc Glynn And Aidan Coffey
• Kilkenny Road by Kilkenny Road
• La Veillée Des Veillées by Various Artists
• Legacy by Tommy O Sullivan
• McGlynn's Fancy by Arty McGlynn
• Na Draiodoiri by Na Draiodoiri
• Partners In Crime by Ross Ainslie And Jarlath Henderson
• Promenade by Kevin Burke And Mícheál O'Domhnaill
• Rattlin' Banjos (part 2) by David McNevin
• Samhradh by Abisko
• Set Dances Of Ireland: Music For Listening And Dancing by Various Artists
• Shatter The Calm by Dan Beimborn
• Standing Stones by The Crossing
• Stockton's Wing by Stockton's Wing
• Sweet Nyaa by Moving Cloud
• Take The Bull By The Horns by Tom Doherty
• The Celtic Harp by The Chieftains
• The Coleman Archive Vol. 2: The Home Place by Various Artists
• The Collection by Stockton's Wing
• The Galway Rambler by John G. Walsh
• The High Part Of The Road by Tommy Peoples And Paul Brady
• The Hour Before Dawn by Solas
• The House by Dennis Botzer
• The Humours Of Lewisham, Volume Three by Aidan Crossey
• The Leitrim Thrush by Neil Mulligan
• The Lewis Blue by Ivan Drever And Duncan Chisholm
• The Living Wood by Maire Ni Chathasaigh And Chris Newman
• The Night Rambler's Companion by Harry Bradley
• The Stone In The Field by Tommy Reck
• The Story So Far... by Lunasa
• Traditional Irish Accordion by Tony MacMahon

X: 1
T: Monk's, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Ador
|:ABA c2e|dcd ege|ABA c2e|dcA AGE|
ABA c2e|dcd ege|a3 ged|cAG A3:|
|:eaa aba|gef ged|eaa aba|ged cAA|
eaa aba|gef g3|a3 ged|cAG A3:||

A tune I was taught in a workshop last year. It's a tune I do not think should be taken too fast, it has a somewhat gentle sadness about it. The version posted is the straightforward unornamented one that I learned, but here are two ornamented variations:

"variation1"
ABA c2e|dcd ege|ABA c2e|dcA AGE|
EAA c2e|dcd ege|a^ga =ged|cAG A3:|
|:eaa aba|gef ged|eaa aba|ged cAA|
eaa aba|gef g3|a^ga =ged|cAG A3:||
"variation2"
cBA c2e|dcd ege|~A3 cde|dcA AGE|
cBA c2e|dcd ~e3|aba ged|cAG A3|
EGA c2c|dcd ~e3|EGA c2e|dcA AGE|
AGE c2c|dcd ~e3|aba ged|cAG A3||
|:eaa aba|gef ged|eaa aba|ged cAA|
eaa aba|gef ~g3|~a3 ged|cAG A3:||

Personally, I prefer the unornamented version with the plain long high A near the end of each part, followed by a quiet descent to the final A.

Having recently learnt "Whiskey Before Breakfast" (on this database) it would be nice to follow it with The Monk's Jig (!), but musically speaking I don't think that's really an option.

trevor

# Posted on December 5th 2002 by Trevor Jennings

The Monk's

Trevor, This is a nice little jig, thanks for posting it.

# Posted on December 6th 2002 by B Rad

I agree with Brad. I know this as the Reverend Brother's Jig, and learned it from the playing of Kevin Burke on Promenade. But Trevor's setting is slightly different and well worth knowing in its plaintive style. Thanks, Trevor.

# Posted on December 6th 2002 by Will Harmon

I just tried following this with Cliff's of Moher. It flows nicely.

# Posted on March 2nd 2003 by ANNY

Thanks, Trevor. I prefer them written straight out. I'm going to follow this with the version of Yellow Wattle in Tony Sullivan's Dublin Banjos.

# Posted on June 20th 2003 by lukegarry

Just a few years late on this thread( but that's me) I have this tune from Brendan Breathnach's "Ceol Rince"Vol 1, No 21. "Did you see my man looking for me".
I started to learn this as I recognised it from a recording of the Shaskeen Ceili Band many years ago.Which Album?

# Posted on September 13th 2004 by sheepdip

I just heard this tune on a the Johnny B. Connolly recording, Bridgetown, which he plays with Kevin Burke. Great setting. The enitre CD is great in my opinion. If you don't have, I recommend it.

# Posted on February 21st 2006 by John Culhane

1st tune

I'm just learning irish guitar and this was the first tune I was given. Maybe this is true of manty tunes but I am facinated by how beautifully bluesy this song sounds when you slow it down. There's a lot in this piece

# Posted on October 22nd 2007 by Inmybones

Two of the recordings listed are not of this tune

The tune on The Story So Far is a different Padraig O'Keefe's and the tune on The Coleman Archive is a different Sonny's. It's a mazurka.

# Posted on June 13th 2011 by buyseps