Paddy Be Easy

slip jig

Key signature: Amixolydian

Submitted on March 12th 2003 by paul95.

This tune has been added to 27 tunebooks.

Also known as Last Night's Fun, Paddy Be Aisy, Widow's Maggot, The Widow's Maggot.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• 60th Anniversary Celebration by The Tulla Ceili Band
• A Breath Of Fresh Air by Kevin Crawford
• A Cheap Present by Birkin Tree
• An Toilean Aerach by Johnny Connolly
• Between The Jigs And The Reels by Various Artists
• Ceol Tigh Neachtain - Music From Galway by Various Artists
• Cooley by Joe Cooley
• Doublin' by Paddy Glackin And Paddy Keenan
• Early Rising by Setanta
• East Of The Tracks by Brigetown
• Feadoga Stain by Mary Bergin
• First Hand by Mairi Rankin
• Foinn Seisiun 3 by Ennis/Dublin Session Group
• In The Footsteps Of Coleman by Various Artists
• Instrumental by The Dubliners
• John Williams by John Williams
• Lamh Ar Lamh (Many Hands) CD 2 by Various Artists
• Last Night's Fun by John Carty
• Live And Kicking by Swarb's Lazarus
• Live At Johnny Fox's by Dervish
• Live At Winkles by The Lahawns
• Live-Disc 1 by Natalie MacMaster
• Lucky In Love by Charlie Lennon And Mick O'Connor
• My Love Is In America by Shaskeen
• Out Of Their Shell by Céide
• Pay The Piper: Music For The Sets Volume 3 by Various Artists
• Pigtown Fling by Randal Bays And Joel Bernstein
• Playing With Fire by Dervish
• Rags, Reels And Airs by Dave Swarbrick
• Remember Des Donnelly by Des Donnelly
• River Reel by Begley,Glackin And O'Brien
• Sarah'ndipity by Sarah Burnell
• Slán Le Loch Eirne by Seamus Quinn And Gary Hastings
• Speed 78 by Mike Rafferty
• The 3rd Irish Folk Festival In Concert by Various Artists
• The Dances Down Home by Joe Cormier
• The Family Album by The McCarthys
• The Girls Won't Leave The Boys Alone by Cherish The Ladies
• The House I Was Reared In by Christy McNamara
• The Irish Concertina by Noel Hill
• The Morning Mist by Joe Burke
• The Road To Riley by Riley School Of Irish Music
• Toss The Feathers by Mountain Dew
• Travelling Show by Dervish
• Velvet Arm Golden Hand by Joseph Cormier And J.P Cormier
• Wooden Flute Obsession: Volume 2, Disc 2 by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Paddy Be Easy
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
R: slip jig
K: Amix
A3 edB efg|A3 edB d2B| A3 edB efg |fed edB d2B|
A3 edB efg|A3 edB d2B| A3 edB efg |fed edB d2e|
fef afd efg| fef afd g3| fef afd efg |fed edB d2e|
fef afd efg| fef afd g3| fef afd efg |fed edB dBG|

i heard this tune a long time ago on Dave Swarbrick's very first instrumental record called "Reels rags and airs", a pure gem and a mine for good tunes. Unfortunately, i don't think it still can be found.
And of course, it is the first tune in the Dirty Linen Medley played by Fairport Convention.
Sometimes it is also called Last Night's fun, there is a different version in O'Neill's book.

# Posted on March 12th 2003 by paul95

i'm not so sure about the key as it starts with a A, any idea?

# Posted on March 12th 2003 by paul95

. Nice Tune .The key is D mixolydian.

# Posted on March 13th 2003 by gian marco

A mixolydian !!

# Posted on March 13th 2003 by gian marco

Rags, Reels & Airs

Paul-leray - unless I imagined it, I'm sure this LP was released on CD either last year or the year before, and should still be available. The LP is a bit of a collector's item these days, and a copy in good condition used to sell for about £40 - 50 a few years back.

# Posted on March 13th 2003 by Kenny

Modes

Paul, thanks for a fine tune--not one I've heard before, but definitely a keeper!
For an explanation of how to decipher a tune's mode for future postings, click on: http://www.slowplayers.org/SCTLS/modes.htm

# Posted on March 13th 2003 by Will CPT

Thanks for the title, Paul. I posted a different setting, in E-dorian, some time ago:

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/425

My setting comes from an early album of Capercaillie, 'The Little Cascade', but I have a suspicion that i may have transposed it from the original key.

# Posted on March 13th 2003 by granama

Thanks for the info Kenny, you are right, i searched, it was released on CD 2 years ago: Topic TSCD517. It is sold on the Topic site.

# Posted on March 13th 2003 by paul95

Roche II, page 24, tune #254 "Paddy be Aisy"

"The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music, Volume II", 1912
"Hop Jigs" ~ pages 24 - 28

X: 2
T: Paddy Be Aisy
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
R: slip jig
K: Ador
|: B |\
A3 edB efg | A3 edB d2 B | A3 edB efg | fed edB d2 :|
|: e |\
fef afd efg | fef afd g2 e | fef afd efg | fed edB d2 :|

# Posted on July 18th 2008 by ceolachan