Gillan's Apples

jig

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on July 30th 2003 by Jeeves Tones.

This tune has been added to 30 tunebooks.

Also known as Gillian's Apples.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Bridging The Gap by Kevin And Sean Moloney
• Ceol An Clair by Lynn Saoirse
• Contentment Is Wealth by Matt Molloy And Sean Keane
• Days Of Doolin by Dulsert
• Fiddle Duets by Andy McGann And Paddy Reynolds
• Foinn Seisiun 2 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
• Happy To Meet Sorry To Part by Lynn Saoirse
• Irish Piping Tradition by Gay McKeon
• Jigs, Reels And Airs by Seamus Tansey
• Leo Rowsome: Classics Of Irish Piping by Leo Rowsome
• No Songs by Martin Carthy And Dave Swarbrick
• Patrick Kelly From Cree : Fiddle Music by Patrick Kelly
• Reeds And Rosin by Todd Denman And Dale Russ
• The Chieftains 2 by The Chieftains
• The Lark In The Clear Air by Lynn Saoirse
• The Totally Traditional Tin Whistle Tape by Lynn Saoirse
• The Wandering Minstrel by Seamus Ennis
• Traditional Irish Tunes Played On The Tin Whistle (1/2) by Geraldine Cotter
• Wooden Flute Obsession: Volume 2, Disc 2 by Lynn Saoirse

X: 1
T: Gillan's Apples
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Gmaj
g3 B2A | GAG GBd | efe edB | dBA A2 D |
GBA G2D | GBd g2 a | bag fge | ed^c d2:|
faa faa | faa agf | gbb gbb | gbb bag |
faa faa | faa aga | bag fge | ed^c d2:|

Gillan's apples

Probably the most widely known tune of this name - the 4-part tune in D posted by Will is obviously related.

# Posted on July 30th 2003 by Jeeves Tones

Banish Misfortune

We like Banish Misfortune then this Gillans' Apples as a complementary pair of tunes.

# Posted on July 30th 2003 by geoffwright

Gillian's Apples

Great tune - definitely my favourite jig with this title; the other 4 part one sounds like something else but I can't recall the name.

# Posted on July 31st 2003 by Bannerman

Gillian's Apples

I really like that tune in a set with The trip to Sligo and The Cliffs of Moher as the group Tuatha plays it.

# Posted on August 2nd 2003 by craics90

"Gillan's Apples" / "Gillian's Apples" ~

not all Murphys are the same either:

Key signature: D Major
Submitted on December 4th 2001 by Josh Kane.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/413

Key signature: D Major & "the 4-parts"
Submitted on July 29th 2003 by Will Harmon.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1854

# Posted on December 7th 2005 by ceolachan

The tune as submitted (which is very close to what I play) could be regarded as a G Lydian tune. As I play the 10-hole diatonic harmonica (blues harp), I can play it as written on a low D harp and follow it with a D major tune such as "Tripping Upstairs" for a nice key change. Morrison's goes well as the third jig in this set! There are very few "G major" tunes that can be played without bending for accidentals on a D harp. Cronin's Hornpipe and The Turnip Jig are two others that spring to mind.

# Posted on February 8th 2007 by Steve Shaw

Apparently it's not Gillian, as a lot of people think, but Gillan, named after John Gillan, tune collector and source for O'Neill.

# Posted on May 1st 2007 by Dow