Australian Waters

jig

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on March 5th 2004 by Miss Lonelyhearts.

This tune has been added to 61 tunebooks.

Also known as Jimmy Lyon's, Vincent Campbell's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Flick Of The Wrist by Brendan Larrissey
• Contentment Is Wealth by Matt Molloy And Sean Keane
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 10 by Matt Cunningham
• Dratsville by Greanstalk
• Foinn Seisiun 1 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
• In Safe Hands by Kieran Munnelly And Aidan O'Donnell
• Live It Up by Reeltime
• Marie And Martin Reilly by Marie And Martin Reilly
• Northern Tradition by Mary Mulholland
• Reprise by Paddy Glackin And Micheal O Domhnaill
• Riverdance And Other Famous Irish Songs And Dances by Various Artists
• Runaway Sunday by Altan
• Shatter The Calm by Dan Beimborn
• The Best Of Altan by Altan
• The Brass Fiddle: Traditional Fiddle Music From Donegal by Various Artists
• The Bunch Of Keys by Jason O'Rourke
• The Donegal Fiddle by Various Artists
• The Drones And The Chanters Vol.2 by Various Artists
• The Humours Of Lewisham, Volume Three by Aidan Crossey
• The Red Crow by Altan
• The Silver Spire by Karen Tweed
• Threads Of Time by Cherish The Ladies
• Waiting For A Call by Tommy Peoples

X: 1
T: Australian Waters
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
"Basic melody"
ABc |: dAG FED | =c3 ed^c | dAF GFE | FED gfe |
dAG FED | =cBc ed^c | dAF GFE | FDC DFA :|
|: dcd efg | fed cBA | dcd efg | fdc def |
gbg faf | ecA ABc | dAF AFD | EDC DFA :|
"As played"
ABc |: dAG FED | ~=c3 ed^c | dAF GFE | FED gfe |
dAG FED | =cBc ed^c | dAF GFE | FDC DFA :|
dcd efg | fed cBA | ~d3 efg | fdc def |
~g2 e ~f3 | ecA ABc | dAF AFD | EDC DFA |
~d3 efg | fed cBA | dc/c/d efg | fdc def |
gbb faa | ecA ABc | dAF AFD | EDC DFA |

Australian Waters

I learned this off the playing of Paddy Glackin from his Reprise cd. This track was featured on this week's Culán show on BBC radio. Glackin pairs it with the Wedding Jig, which is already in the data base here: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1235

I like the flux between c sharps and naturals, and the leaps up to the "gfe" phrase. Gives the tune great lift and life. Beyond that, I haven't been able to find any info online about the tune. Anyone know who composed it and when?

# Posted on March 5th 2004 by Miss Lonelyhearts

This sounds a lot like Vincent Campbell's jig...

dAG FED|~=c3 ed^c|dAF GFE|FED gfe|!
dAG FED|AB=c Ae^c|dAF GFE|D^CE D3:|!
|:dcd efg|fed cBA|dcd efg|fdc def|1 ~g3 faf|!
ecA ABc|dAF GFE|DCE D3:|2 gbb faa|efd cBA|!
dAF GFE|FED gfe||

# Posted on March 6th 2004 by errik

Sure - same tune. So what's your source for calling it Vincent Campbell's? I've come across this tune only as Australian Waters, as recorded by Paddy Glackin, Tommy Peoples, and Altan.

# Posted on March 6th 2004 by Miss Lonelyhearts

Cherish the Ladies recorded it as Vincent Campbell's on "Threads of Time."

# Posted on March 6th 2004 by errik

Cool. I'll add Mr. Campbell's moniker as an alternate title. Thanks. Do the liner notes from CTL say if Campbell wrote the tune?

# Posted on March 6th 2004 by Miss Lonelyhearts

Also played by Sean Og Potts on the Drones and Chanters Vol. 2.

# Posted on March 11th 2004 by Kevin Rietmann

Will- Sorry for the late response. The CTL liner notes don't specify a composer.

# Posted on April 22nd 2004 by errik