The Tar Road To Sligo

jig

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on June 24th 2001 by Backer.

This tune has been added to 318 tunebooks.

Also known as An Bóthar Tarra Go Sligeach, The Coach Road To Sligo, Coleman's, Green Fields Of Ardkiernan, High Road To Sligo, The Road To Sligo, Tar Road To Sligo.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• 1975 The First by The Bothy Band
• A Tribute To John McKenna by Mick Woods
• Are You The Concertina Player? by Kate McNamara
• Aris by Le Cheile
• Celtic Roots (Spirit Of Dance) by John Whelan
• Culann's Hounds by Culann's Hounds
• Donkey's Years by The Roaring Donkey Sessions
• Draw The Bow by Malachy Bourke
• Dusk Till Dawn by Charlie Lennon And Johnny Og Connolly
• Each Other’s Shadow by Flaithrí And Eoghan Neff
• Easy And Slow by Claddagh
• Fiddler's Fancy by Tommy Peoples
• Foinn Seisiun 2 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
• From Ballymote To Brooklyn by Paddy Killoran and James Morrison
• Hawthorn by Carlos Plumley And Mike Herr
• Herding Cats by Gaelic Storm
• Irish Fiddle Solos by Pete Cooper
• Judique On The Floor by Buddy MacMaster
• Learning Irish Fiddle by Paul McNevin
• Live In Concert by The Bothy Band
• Lively Steps by Jerry Holland
• Many's A Wild Night - Domhnach Is Dalach by Jackie Daly
• Memories Of Hughie Gillespie by Frank Kelly
• Musiques Traditionnelles D'Irlande by The Crickard Brothers
• On Two Levels by Sean Maguire
• One More Time by McComiskey, Mulvihill And McLeod
• Out Of The Blue by Alan Kelly
• Pay The Piper: Music For The Sets Volume 3 by Various Artists
• Phantom Power by Phantom Power
• Return To Inis Mor by Joe Derrane
• Reunion Concert: Fleadh Nua 2001 by All-Ireland Céilí Band Champions
• Roguery Road by Jason O'Rouke And Ruadhrai O'Kane
• Slowplay Jigs, Reels And Hornpipes by Jeffrey Hillgrove
• Song Of The Irish Whistle by Joanie Madden
• Stormy Brew by Rig The Jig
• Suantrai by John Canny, Kevin Carey And Terence O'Reilly
• That's The Spirit by James Keane
• The Bridge Céilí Band by The Bridge Céilí Band
• The Coming Of Spring by Eitre
• The Enduring Magic by Michael Coleman
• The Orkney Sessions From The Ayre Hotel by Various Artists
• The Schoolmaster's House by Mike McHale
• The Shores Of Lough Graney by P.J.Hayes And Martin Hayes
• The Tunes We Like To Play On Paddy's Day by Flanagan Brothers
• Traditional Fiddle Music From County Clare by Vincent Griffin
• Tuned In by Johnny Murphy
• Wooden Flute Obsession: Volume 3, Disc 1 by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Tar Road To Sligo, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
|:e|fdB Bcd|ecA BAG|FGA ABc|dcd efg|
fdB Bcd|ecA BAG|FGA Aag|fdc d2:|
|:B|Adf Adf|gfg efg|afd dcd|Bed cBA|
[1 Adf Adf|gfg efg|afd bge|edc d2:|
[2 fdB gec|~a3 bge|~a3 bge|edc d2||

Tar road to Sligo

This tune was made famous by The Bothy Band, and is a great tune for finishing a set of jigs. Some tunes are only siuted to one instrument, but this sounds great on any instrument and has great "drive".

# Posted on June 24th 2001 by Backer

It is also known as "Coleman's", after fiddler Michael Coleman, who made it famous through his 78rpm recordings made in America.

# Posted on June 27th 2001 by granama

Tar Road to Sligo

Joanie Madden plays this tune in a set with 'The Legacy Jig', to find on the CD "Pure Bodhran". It's vibrant- you feel like playing and dancing immediately. Try it!

# Posted on June 7th 2005 by craics90

I found it on a Ceili CD under the name "Green Fields of Ardkiernan".

# Posted on March 12th 2006 by PaddyCmusic

An Bóthar Tarra Go Sligeach

T:An Bóthar Tarra Go Sligeach
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:Each Other’s Shadow by Flaithrí And Eoghan
R:jig
Z:gian marco pieteasanta
K:BMIN
f2B Bcd|ecA BAG|F2A ABc|dcd efg|
f2B Bcd|ecA BAG|FGA A2g|1fdc d2e:|2fdc d2B||
A2f A2f|gfg efg|afd dcd|Bed cBA|
1A2f A2f|gfg efg|afd bge|edc dcB:|
2fdA geg|~a3 bge|~a3 bge|edc d3:|

# Posted on December 16th 2006 by gian marco