Munster Bacon

jig

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on March 19th 2004 by Dow.

This tune has been added to 58 tunebooks.

Also known as Kitty Got A Clicking Coming To The Fair, Kitty Got A Clinking Coming To The Fair, The Munster Bacon, Munster Grass, The Munster Grass.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• An Crann Carraige (Concertina Melodies From Tuamgraney, East Clare) by Martin O'Brien
• At Reavy's House by Jim Eagan
• Atlantic Roar by Paul Bradley
• Classic Recordings Of The Irish Fiddle Legend by Paddy Reynolds
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 12 by Matt Cunningham
• First Album by Aly Bain
• Garden Of Butterflies by Jody's Heaven
• He Didn't Dance by Cucanandy
• House Party by Máire O'Keefe
• Inishkeeragh by Brenda McCann
• Light And Shade by Skylark
• Live In Concert by Brid Harper And Dermot Byrne
• Natural Progression by Sam Proctor
• Notes From My Mind by Seamus Connolly
• Over The Moor To Maggie by Inis
• Saffron And Blue by Manus McGuire
• Secret Orders by Claire Mann And Aaron Jones
• Sparks On The Flags by The Bridge Céilí Band
• Strings Attached by Mick Moloney
• The Banks Of The Shannon by Paddy O'Brien, Seamus Connolly And Charlie Lennon
• The More That's Said The Less The Better by Craobh Rua
• The Silver Spire by Karen Tweed
• Traditional Fiddle Music From The Glens Of Antrim by Dominic McNabb
• Traditional Irish Music On Button Accordion by Patty Furlong
• Traditional Music From Clare And Beyond by Gearoid O HAllmhurain
• Traditional Music From The Glens Of Antrim by Leo Brown And PJ Hill
• Traditional Music On Fiddle, Banjo, And Harp by Oisin MacDiarmada, Brian Fitzgerald, And Michael O Ruanaigh
• When The Party's Over by Brian Finnegan

X: 1
T: Munster Bacon
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
ABA DFA|dfe d2c|~B3 dAF|GFG EFG|
A2A dcd|~B3 efg|f/g/af ede|1 fdc dcB:|2 fdc dfg||
|:afd dfa|bge a2g|~f3 ged|ceA ABG|
Fdd cee|dff efg|f/g/af ede|1 fdc dfg:|2 fdc dcB||

The setting is from my local session.

# Posted on March 19th 2004 by Dow

It's one of Leeds Ceili Band's tunes, which I always fail to pick up in the session and have been itching to learn. Thanks, Mark.

# Posted on March 21st 2004 by slainte

My version for flute and whistle:

K: Dmaj
B|~A3 DFA|dfe d2c|BAB dAF|~G3 EFG|
~A3 d2c|BAB efg|~f3 ede|fdc d2:|
g|afd dfa|bge a2g|~f3 fed|cAA AFG|
A2d cee|dff efg|~f3 ede|fdc d2:|

# Posted on November 30th 2005 by slainte

Jody's Heaven - Garden of Butterfly

In this album, Munster Bacon is named :"Munster Grass"

# Posted on November 17th 2006 by Marc Epinal