Ask My Father

slide

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on August 29th 2003 by dafydd.

This tune has been added to 39 tunebooks.

Also known as Single Jig.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• An Phíb by Dicky Deegan
• Bonaparte's Retreat by The Chieftains
• Classics Of Irish Piping Volume 2 by William Andrews And Liam Walsh
• Close To Home by Dónal Clancy
• Coppers And Brass by Dick Gaughan
• Far From The Hills Of Donegal by Oisin McAuley
• Folk Music And Dances Of Ireland by Various Artists
• Folktrax-173: Willie Clancy And Bobby Casey by Willie Clancy And Bobby Casey
• Gaughan by Dick Gaughan
• The Best Of Irish Piping by Seamus Ennis
• The Fire Aflame by Keane, Molloy, O'Flynn
• The Irish Concertina Two by Noel Hill
• The Irish Music Anthology (40 Classic Songs, Jigs And Reels) by Various Artists
• The Wynd You Know by Ronan Browne

X: 1
T: Ask My Father
M: 12/8
L: 1/8
R: slide
K: Gmaj
A2G|:F2D DDD A2G F2D|AAA B2G ABA A2G|F2D DDD A2G F2D|
G2B A2F G2B A2G|F2D DDD A2G F2D|AAA B2G ABA A2G|
F2D DDD A2G F2D|1G2B A2F GGG A2G:|2G2B A2F G3-G2e||
f2d eee f2d cAG|AAA B2G AAA g2e|f2d eee f2d cAF|
G2B A2F G3-G2 e|f2d eee f2d cAG|AAA B2G AAA g2e|
f2e d2e f2 g a2g|1f2d c2A G3-G2e:|2f2d c2A G3 A2G||

Ask My Father

An old favourite that I haven't heard at a session for many a year.This setting is from the playing of Dick Gaughan.It's in 12/8,so I submitted it as a slide,but it's usually played fairly slowly,more like a hornpipe.Nadolig Llawen!

# Posted on March 1st 2003 by dafydd

This wasn't in here?! LOL -- the name of our band, and we play it with ... geez, what do we play it with? One of the John Brady's, maybe?

# Posted on December 23rd 2003 by Zina Lee

Ask My Father

I was surpised that it wasn't in here too.

# Posted on March 1st 2003 by dafydd

I think this might be related to Old Hag You Have Killed Me.

# Posted on May 10th 2006 by Dow