The Nova Scotia

jig

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on June 30th 2001 by martin t.

This tune has been added to 21 tunebooks.

Also known as Sean Ryan's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• ...And They Danced All Night by North Cregg
• A Whistle On The Wind by Joanie Madden
• An Historic Recording Of Irish Traditional Music by Paddy Canny, P.J. Hayes, Peader O'Loughlin, Bridie Lafferty
• As Long As You're Enjoying Yourself by John Brennan And John McGillian
• Boxed by Anders Trabjerg
• Call Of The Wild by Wild Asparagus
• Cathal Hayden by Cathal Hayden
• Clare Concertinas by Bernard O'Sullivan And Tommy McMahon
• Clear The Dresser And Take The Floor by Emerald Ceili Band
• D Is For Dulcimer by Glenn Morgan
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Jigs And Reels by Various Artists
• Dancing To Jigs And Reels by Various Artists
• Echoes Of Erin by The Tulla Ceili Band
• Fiddle Tunes by Dougie MacDonald
• Grapevine by Elvie Miller And Naomi Morse
• Greenfire by Greenfire
• In The Footsteps Of Coleman by Various Artists
• John Bowe And Mary Conroy by John Bowe
• Kiss Me Kate by Liz Carroll And Tommy Maguire
• Maeve Donnelly by Maeve Donnelly
• Maiden Voyage by Various Artists
• Marie And Martin Reilly by Marie And Martin Reilly
• Martin Hayes by Martin Hayes
• Maybe Tonight by Four Men And A Dog
• McGreevy And Cooley by John McGreevy And Seamus Cooley
• Memories Of Galway by Seamus Walshe
• Memories Of Sligo by Roger Sherlock
• Mick Mulcahy And Friends by Mick Mulcahy
• Musical Delights From Ireland by Comhaltas Tour Group 1998
• Nine Fine Irishmen's Sin E Ri-Ra by Sin E Ri-Ra
• Noonday Feast by Joe Shannon And Johnny McGreevy
• Promenade by Kevin Burke And Mícheál O'Domhnaill
• Sessions From..... by An Teach Beag
• The Back Door by Cherish The Ladies
• The Fire Aflame by Keane, Molloy, O'Flynn
• The Heart Of Cape Breton by Various Artists
• The Jolly Tinker by Kane O'Rourke
• The Killaville Sessions by Ceoltoiri Coleman
• The Merry Love To Play by Peter Horan And Gerry Harrington
• The Mist Covered Mountain by De Danann
• The Rights Of Man The Concert For Joseph Doherty by Various Artists
• The Steeplechase by Brendan Mulvihill And Donna Long
• The Tap Room Trio by Tap Room Trio
• The Three Sisters by Barry Kerr
• The Windy Gap by Laurence Nugent
• They Sailed Away From Dublin Bay by Liam Farrell And Joe Whelan
• Traditional Music Of Ireland by Kathleen Collins
• Traditional Music Of Ireland On Button Accordion by Seamus Walshe
• Traditional Music Of Ireland, Vol. 1 by Sean Ryan
• Traditional Music Of Ireland, Vol. 2 by Sean Ryan And Peter Carberry
• Tunes On Mandolin by Denis McAuliffe
• Unearthed by Paul McGlinchey
• When All Is Said And Done by Danu
• Wooden Flute Obsession: Volume 2, Disc 2 by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Nova Scotia, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Gmaj
BA|:GDB, DGB|d^ce dBG|~c3 AB^c|ded B2A|
GDB, DGB|d^ce dBG|~c3 AB^c|1 dAF GBA:|2 dAF GBd||
~g3 Bdg|bag fed|~c3 AB^c|ded B2d|
~g3 Bdg|bag fed|~c3 ABc|1 dAF GBd:|2 dAF GBA||

Gery's Jig set

Gerry McCann plays this tune in a set in Manchester sessions (and sometimes in Liverpool, perhaps)...

Dancing Eyes/Little House Around the Corner (The House in the Glen - check relevant comments for Gerry's setting)/Nova Scotia... nice set.

Oh, and he starts Nova Scotia with the anacrusis (the pick-up notes), emphasising and holding the first B for a fraction which gives a nice halt and lift to the rhythm - and catches out many an unsuspecting, visiting guitarist *hee hee*

# Posted on January 5th 2005 by Gael Force