The Tongs By The Fire

jig

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on April 4th 2003 by Gra5ity.

This tune has been added to 56 tunebooks.

Also known as Tongs By The Fire.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Celtic Passion by John Williams, Dean Magraw
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 6 by Matt Cunningham
• Donkey's Years by The Roaring Donkey Sessions
• Foinn Seisiun 2 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
• Fonn Le Fonn by Tomas O'Ceannabhain
• Humours Of Lissadell by Seamus And Manus McGuire
• Instrumental by The Dubliners
• Moving Cloud by Moving Cloud
• Plays The Irish Tenor Banjo by Kieran Hanrahan
• Step This Way by David Lindquist
• The Branch Line by Jack And Charlie Coen
• The Night Rambler's Companion by Harry Bradley

X: 1
T: Tongs By The Fire, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Gmaj
|:GBd cAF|Gge dBG|cec BdB|ABG FED|
GBd cAF|Gge dBG|cec Bag|1fef gdB:|2fef g2d||
|:gdB gdB|gfa gdB|gfg eag|fef def|
gag fgf|efe def|gdB AGA|1BGF GBd:|2BGF G2D||

A ripping jig which folows Shandon Bells & Tar Road to Sligo in a set presented at a local session by our flute player. I like the liberal use of arpeggios throughout. The lively 8ve, 6th & 7th leaps seem to make this tune almost fly.

# Posted on April 4th 2003 by Gra5ity

A great tune Gra5ity! I got an almost identical setting some years ago from concertina player, Dymphna O'Sullivan. At our sessions we usually follow it with Strike the gay Harp and Willie Colemans.

# Posted on April 4th 2003 by Bannerman