The Trip To Athlone
jig
Key signature: Dmajor
Submitted on January 7th 2003 by lazyhound.
This tune has been added to 151 tunebooks.
Also known as # Trip To Athlone, A Trip To Athlone, Gearrchaile Bhaile Uí BhFiacháin, The Newport Lass, Newport Lasses, The Newport Lasses, O'Brien's Fancy, Trip To Athlone.
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- A Clare Conscience by Aidan McMahon And Anthony Quigney
- A Few More Tunes by John Skelton
- A Piper's Dream by Brian McNamara
- An Historic Recording Of Irish Traditional Music by Paddy Canny, P.J. Hayes, Peader O'Loughlin, Bridie Lafferty
- At Early Dawn by Mike Dugger
- Augusta: 20 Years Of Irish Music Recorded Live At The Augusta Heritage Center by Various Artists
- Cherish The Ladies by Peg McGrath, Kathleen Smyth, Mary Mulholland
- Come To Dance: A Celtic Tradition by John Whelan
- Craic Of Dawn by An Tor
- De Danann by De Danann
- Familiar Footsteps by Dezi Donnelly
- Farewell To Evening Dances by Colm O'Donnell
- Fluters Of Old Erin: Flute, Piccolo And Whistle Recordings Of The 1920's And 30's by Various Artists
- Foinn Seisiun 1 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
- From Both Sides by Niamh Ni Charra
- I GCnoc Na Grai by Noel Hill And Tony MacMahon
- In Safe Hands by Various Artists
- Instrumental by Franz Sanger And Susan Frances
- Irish Traditional Music (on Uilleann Pipes, Hammered Dulcimer, Fiddle, Flute And Whistle) by Various Artists
- Kieran O'Hare by Kieran O'Hare
- Lamh Ar Lamh (Many Hands) CD 2 by Various Artists
- Mapless Journey by Kathy Buys
- Matt Molloy, Paul Brady, Tommy Peoples by Matt Molloy, Paul Brady, Tommy Peoples
- Melodeon by John Gannon
- Music From Co.Leitrim by Packie Duignan And Seamus Horan
- Pigtown Fling by Randal Bays And Joel Bernstein
- Seisiún Na H-Éireann 2006 Festival CD by Various Artists
- Set Dances Of Ireland: Music For Listening And Dancing by Various Artists
- Sweeter As The Years Roll By by James Keane
- The Chanter's Tune by Na Fili
- The Leitrim Thrush by Neil Mulligan
- The More That's Said The Less The Better by Craobh Rua
- The Music Of Kevin Keegan by Kevin Keegan
- They'll Be Good Yet by Kitty Hayes And Peter Laban
- Think Before You Think by Danu
- Touch Me If You Dare by Ronan Browne And Peter O'Loughlin
- Traditional Dance Music Of Ireland by Various Artists
- Traditional Irish Music (traditional Music Session From Belfast) by Various Artists
- Whistle Stop by Brian Hughes
- Wooden Flute Obsession: Volume 2, Disc 1 by Various Artists
X: 1
T: Trip To Athlone, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
|:ABA D2d|{e}dcA AGF|ABG ABc|dAB =cde|
ABA D2d|{e}dcA AGF|GFG Ade|1 fdc d2d:|2 fdc d2e||
|:fed edc|Adc Ade|fed efg|AB=c def|
~g3 age|{a}ed=c AGF|~G3 Ade|1 fdc d2e:|2 fdc d2d||
A well-known session tune, listed in many compilations. If you look at the various versions it's obvious that the c's are a variable feast - sometimes natural, sometimes sharp. This version submitted has a mixolydian feel to it, but the version in Henrik Norbeck's compilation (listed below) uses c#'s all the way.
ABA DED|dcA AGE|ABA ABc|dAB cde|
ABA ~D3|dcA AGE|GFG Ade|1 fdc d2c:|2 fdc d2e||
|:f2d edc|Add cde|fed edc|ABc def|
~g3 age|dcA AGE|GFG Ade|1 fdc d2e:|2 fdc d2c||
Another name for this tune is The Newport Lass.
trevor
# Posted on January 7th 2003 by lazyhound
I'm with Norbert on this one
Norbert's setting is closer to what is normally played in sessions.
i.e with all c#'s. Notice also in Norbert's setting the E (not f#) in bars 2,6 and 14.
# Posted on January 7th 2003 by milesnagopaleen
Zina and her entourage play this one, which is how I picked it up last month while on a visit to Colorado. Some nice opportunities for chromatic triplets:
K: D
|ABA D2 d|dcA AGE|ABA ABc|dA/A/B cde|
|ABA DED|dcA AGE|GE/F/G Ade|{a}fdc d2c|
|ABA Dd/d/d|dcA AGE|ABA AB/B/c|dAB cde|
|ABA D2 d|dcA AGE|~G3 Ade|f/e/dc d2 e||
|{a}fed edc|A2 d cde|fed edc|ABc def|
|ge/f/g age|dcA AGE|GFG Ade|fdc d2e|
|fed edc|Add cde|{a}fed edc|ABc def|
|~g3 age|dcA AGE|GE/F/G Ade|fdc d2c||
# Posted on November 25th 2004 by Will CPT