Dever The Dancer

slip jig

Key signature: Eminor

Submitted on June 17th 2001 by Jdharv.

This tune has been added to 198 tunebooks.

Also known as Deever The Dancer, Denver The Dancer, Devero The Dancer, The Humours Of Whiskey, Paschal's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Dance Visit To Ireland by McCusker Brothers Ceilidhe Band
• Another Sky by Altan
• Aontas by Aontas
• Around The World For Sport by The Doon Céilí Band
• At The End Of The Day by Dervish
• Beltaine: Celtic Harp by Jennifer Van Der Harten
• Castles In The Sky (Celtic Music) by Allan Alexander And Michael Carlito
• Celtic Dream by Oisin
• Dear Old Erin's Isle: Irish Traditional Music From America by Various Artists
• Fainne An Lae : Daybreak by Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh
• Farewell To Connacht by Na Fili
• Folk Music And Dances Of Ireland by Various Artists
• For The Same Reason by Anders Trabjerg And Tak Tamura
• Heat Of The Moment by Pierre Schryer And Ian Clark
• His Original Recordings by John McKenna
• Irish Dances by Various Artists
• Irish Traditional Music (on Uilleann Pipes, Hammered Dulcimer, Fiddle, Flute And Whistle) by Various Artists
• Irish Women Musicians Of America by Cherish The Ladies
• Isn't Anyone Going To Stop Them? by The Magic Square
• Music From Co.Leitrim by Packie Duignan And Seamus Horan
• Navvy On The Shore by Danny Meehan
• Oisin by Oisin
• Pride Of New York by Joanie Madden, Brian Conway, Billy McComiskey And Brendan Dolan
• Slán Le Loch Eirne by Seamus Quinn And Gary Hastings
• Solas by Solas
• The Bunch Of Keys by Jason O'Rourke
• The Chieftains 2 by The Chieftains
• The Irish Folk Festival '01 by Various Artists
• The Morning After by Beneche
• The Mouse Behind The Dresser by Shaskeen
• The Rolling Wave by Cian
• The Tie That Binds by Various Artists
• The Tie That Binds by Joe Derrane
• The Twentieth Anniversary Collection by Various Artists
• The World Pipe Band Championships 2006 by Various Artists
• Toss The Feathers by Mountain Dew
• Tracin' by Gearóid Ó HAllmhuráin And Patrick Ourceau
• Traditional Irish Music On Flute And Guitar by Jack And Jimmy Coen
• Traditional Irish Tunes Played On The Tin Whistle (1/2) by Geraldine Cotter
• Tread by Tread
• Two Year Winter by Bill Jones

X: 1
T: Dever The Dancer
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
R: slip jig
K: Emin
|BEE BEF G2A|BEE BAG FGA|BEE BEF G2A|Bcd ABG FED:|
|ded cAF G2A|{B}ded def gfe|ded cAF G2A|Bcd ABG FED:|

Dever the Dancer

I got this tune from fiddler Kevin O'Brien of Boston.

This tune is often paired with "Connie the Soldier," as flutist John McKenna played it that way on his recordings from the late 1920s.

John Harvey

# Posted on June 17th 2001 by Jdharv

A little Extra

I have taken to playing this tune on top of "Kid on the Mountain" The A parts are amusing together. The B parts are are great together. Just continue with the 'Kid when you are finished with "Dever the Dancer"

Thanks for posting it John
Mark

# Posted on May 22nd 2002 by Mark Cordova

Dever the Dancer

I learned this more than 2 years ago, but haven't played it for long until it popped out of my flute quite recently. It really goes nicely with Taim in Arrears: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/993 The two tune actually have similar 2nd parts.

# Posted on April 1st 2006 by slainte

Last Bar

Is it just me or should the last bar have a C# instead of a Cnat?

# Posted on April 6th 2007 by Why Bother?

To answer my own question, yes some people play it with a C# in the last bar of each part. Here is the version I play which is nearly identical to the Dervish version. Dervish definatly plays it with a C#.

X: 1
T:Dever the Dancer
R:slip jig
M:9/8
K:Edor
BEE BEF ~G2A|BEE BAG FGA|BEE BEF ~G2A|Bcd ~A2G FED:|
ded =cAF ~G2D|GBd def gfe|ded =cAF ~G2A|B^cd ~A2G FED:|

# Posted on April 6th 2007 by Why Bother?

"Dever the Dancer" ~ a rescued duplication

Key signature: E Dorian
Submitted on May 10th 2007 by tin_whistler.

X: 1
T: Dever the Dancer
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
R: slip jig
K: E Dorian
|: BEE BEF G2 A | BEE BAG FGA | BEE BEF G2 A | Bcd A2 G FED :|
|: ded =cAF G3 | Add def gfe |[1 ded =cAF G2 A | Bcd A2 G FED :|
[2 afd gec d2 A | Bcd ABG FED ||

This was submitted by tin_whistler with the title "The Humours of Whiskey", but no information as to where they'd acquired the tune or the title... Maybe in the future?

# Posted on May 10th 2007 by ceolachan

Well... # Posted on May 10th 2007 by tin_whistler:

"I got the title from Na Piobairi Uilleann's Volume 1 tutor for the pipes. Which, when I first saw that title, I thought it was already taken by another tune, the version heard from the Chieftains 2 album. Such is Irish music... =) And to think, I was so happy to have finally submitted a tune, better do my homework better next time!! =) I guess the ending is different... For what it's worth. Oops!" ~ tin_whistler

# Posted on May 10th 2007 by ceolachan

Thankyou...

ceolachuan. I should also probably add that the ABC version I posted, is not exactly the one as given for the Volume 1 tutor for the uilleann pipes by Na Piobairi Uilleann, but a very close simulant. Thanks again,

# Posted on May 10th 2007 by tin_whistler

Nice, just the way some of us like it... A 'simulant'?

# Posted on May 10th 2007 by ceolachan

Goes well with ''the butterfly''

The first part sounds a bit like a double time version of the butterfly and goes well into it, or after it.

# Posted on August 22nd 2007 by sgp

Dever the Dancer

Here it is played by Noel O'Grady, Gary Hastings and Noel Kenny... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQzDFIJp-oU ......first tune.

X: 1
T: Dever the Dancer
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
R: slip jig
K: Emin
|: BEE BEF G2 A | BEE BAG FGA | BEE BEF G2 A | Bdd ABG FED :|
ded cAF G2 A | Bdd def gfe | deg c/B/AF G2 A | Bdd ABG FED :|

# Posted on June 11th 2009 by conscientious objector