The Road To Skye

jig

Key signature: Amajor

Submitted on May 29th 2003 by gian marco.

This tune has been added to 48 tunebooks.

Also known as The New York , Paddy's Resource, Road To Skye, The Rover.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Cape Breton Fiddle Music Not Calm by Howie MacDonald And Ashley MacIsaac
• Champions Of Ireland: Mandolin by Marina Meyler
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 1 by Matt Cunningham
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 7 by Matt Cunningham
• Fiddle by Cape Breton Symphony
• Gavin Whelan by Gavin Whelan
• Good Boy M.A. by Michael Anthony MacLean
• Into The Night by Tulca Mor
• John Williams by John Williams
• Loch Ness by Bruce MacGregor
• Man With The Wooden Flute by Chris Norman
• The Call by Rebecca Lomnicky
• The Dusky Meadow by Donald MacLellan With Doug MacPhee
• The First Harvest by Iain MacDonald And Iain MacFarlane
• The Sligo Indians by Tony DeMarco
• The Sligo Indians by Tony DeMarco
• Traditional Irish Dance Music by Various Artists
• Traditional Music From Cape Breton Island by Natalie And Buddy MacMaster
• When The World Was Wide by Trouble In The Kitchen

X: 1
T: Road To Skye, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Amaj
|:AGF ECE|Ace f2e|acc cBc|dFF F2E|
AGF ECE|Ace f2e|aec BAB|BAG A3:|
|:Ace Ace|Ace dcB|Ace fga|fee efg|
aba gag|faf ecA|dcd Bed|BAG A3:|

Tune requested by ktmacm
Source: Chris Norman
Transcription: g.m.p.

# Posted on May 29th 2003 by gian marco

I have a different setting of this tune, in G, not uncommon in london sessions. I don't know what name it goes by:

T:?!?
M:6/8
K:G
D|GFG EGD|GBd e2d|gBB BAB|cBc E2F|
GFG EGD|GBd e2d|gBB BAB|cEF G2:|
:D|GBd GBd|GBd cAF|GBd efg|fdd def|
g3 f3|efe d2B|cBc ABc|BGG G2:||

# Posted on May 30th 2003 by OrganicPeatCreature

The Road to Skye

I'm not sure how this name, common in Cape Breton, got attached to an old Irish jig printed under at least two titles in O'Neill.

The name "The New York Jig," commonly used since the 1960s, may come from its inclusion in the repertoire of the the New York Ceili Band c. 1960.

# Posted on June 4th 2003 by Don Meade

"Paddy's Resource" (Eire - G) / "The Road to Skye" (Cape Breton - A & G)

K: G Major
|: D |
G2 G DB,/C/D | GBd e2 f | gdB BAB cBc E2 D |
GFG D2 D | GB/c/d e2 d | g2 B BB/B/B | cEF G2 :|
|: d |
GBd GBd | GBd cBA | GB/c/d efg | fd^c d2 f |
gbg f/g/ag | ece d2 B | cBc Adc | BGF G2 :|

A-part ~ alternates: lead-in & for measure 4 & 8:

|: BA |
~ | c2 c EBA | ~ | cEF G :|

B-part ~ alternates for the last four bars:

| gdg fdf | e/f/ge d3 | cBc A/B/cA | AGF G2 :|
&
| g3 f3 | e3 dB/c/d | c2 c AFd | BGG G2 :|

# Posted on July 15th 2006 by ceolachan

This tune is a favourite of my wife's and also seems to go well with dancers too... It's a great tune to play and to dance too.

# Posted on July 15th 2006 by ceolachan

The New York Jig

A wild idea... could this appellation have to do with the fact that it is no. 212 in O'Neill's?

# Posted on August 24th 2006 by sixholes

Version played by Trouble in the Kitchen

I transcribed this version from the playing of Melbourne band TitK. Not sure where they got it from.

X:1
T:The Road to Skye
Z:Trouble in the Kitchen
R:Jig
L:1/8
M:6/8
K:G
GGG FGD | GBd e2f| gBB {c}BAB | cBc E2D |
GGG FGD | GBd e2f| gBB {c}BAB |1 cAF GBA :|2 cAF G2A :|
GBd GBd |GBd cAF | GBd eag | {g}fdd def|
g3 f3 |e3 d2B | cBc Adc |1 BGG G2A :|2 BGG G3 :|

# Posted on September 22nd 2006 by tttallis

That's not what they're playing. It's more like this:

X:1
T:The Road to Skye
Z:Trouble in the Kitchen
R:Jig
L:1/8
M:6/8
K:G
~G3 EGD | GBd e2d| gBB BAB | cBc E2D |
GFG E/F/GD | GBd e2f| gBB BAB | cAF G2F :|
GBd GBd | GBd cAF | GBd eag | fd^c def|
~g3 ~f3 | e/f/ge dcB | cBc Adc | BGG G2F :|

# Posted on March 8th 2007 by Dow

And from a recent vid:

X:1
T:The Road to Skye
Z:Trouble in the Kitchen
R:Jig
L:1/8
M:6/8
K:G
~G3 EGD | GBd e2f| gdc ~B3| cBc E2D |
GFG E/F/GD | GBd e2f| gdc ~B3 | cAF G2F :|
|: GBd GBd | GBd cAF | GBd eag | fd^c def|
gbg ~f3 | e/f/ge dBG | cBc Adc | BGF GBA :|

# Posted on March 8th 2007 by Dow