Key signature: Dmajor
Submitted on March 2nd 2004 by MrGanAinm.
This tune has been added to 31 tunebooks.
Also known as Connie O'Connell's, The Hare In The Corn, Neil Doherty's, Raccoon Cap, Racoon Cap, The Returned Yank, The Short Road.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Lad O'Beirne's
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
A|:dAF AGF| dAF AGF| A,CE GFG| A,CE GFE|
DFA DGB| Adc d2e| fed cBA|1 GFE D2A:|2 GFE D2e|
|:fef afa| fdd d2f| ece gfg| efd cde|
~f3 gfg| a2a bag| fed cBA|1 GFE D2e:|2 GFE D2A :|
Lad O'Beirnie's Jig
One of the first jigs I ever learned. I Learned it David P - an american Bouzuoki and Fiddle player. It has a great melody line despite it's simplicity.
In other versions that I have seen the third bar on the B part makes use of a c natural instead of the the c sharp
# Posted on March 2nd 2004 by MrGanAinm
Lad O'Beirne's Jig
Another great jig which fits nicely between the Kerry (http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/588) and the Bush on the Hill jigs (http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1305), although we normally play the last one in "G" and not "A" as posted on the site
# Posted on March 2nd 2004 by Bannerman
Neil Doherty's Jig
Popularized by Andy McGann, Joe Burke and others who learned it in New York from James "Lad" O'Beirne, who seems to have acquired this jig from Ed Reavy, who in turn picked it up from Donegal fiddlers in Philadelphia.
It was recorded as "Neil Doherty's Jig" from Donegal fiddler John Gallager on Sean O'Riada's "Our Musical Heritage," a 1960s RTE multi-LP collection of unaccompanied singers, fiddlers, pipers, etc.
# Posted on March 21st 2004 by blarneystar
Lad O'Beirne's Jig
My understanding is that this tune was composed by fiddle player Pete Kelly (Pete Kelly Ceili Band in the NYC area). I confirmed this with him recently -- he said he composed it as an exercise for his fiddle students many years ago.
# Posted on March 28th 2007 by Rdunlavey
Duplicated
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/644
# Posted on March 28th 2007 by Dow
Joe Derrane
I believe Joe Derrane playes this tune on his album 'The Tie That Binds' (track 8). He calls it The Short Road.
# Posted on April 24th 2007 by rogovath