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Dancing Eyes

jig

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on March 21st 2004 by Alancorsini.

This tune has been added to 35 tunebooks.

Also known as Clamp Of Turf, The Clamp Of Turf, The Dancing Eyes.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

A Fig For A Kiss by Providence
Anything Strange? by Ditte Fromseier Mortensen
In Concert by Gerry O'Connor And Gilles Le Bigot
Journeyman by Gerry O'Connor
Out Of The Blue by Alan Kelly
Ring The Bell ... Run Like Hell by Midnight Court
The Bridge Céilí Band by The Bridge Céilí Band

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

X: 1
T: Dancing Eyes
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Gmaj
G,B,D GBd|cAA BAG|ADD fed|cAG FDC|
B, D/D/D GAB|c/B/AG FGA|d^cd fed|cAF G2 D|
G,B,D GBd|{d}cAA {c}BAG|ADD fed|cAG FDC|
B, DD GAB|{d}c/B/AG FGA|d^cd {fg}fed|{d}cAF G2 D||
GBd {a}gag|f/g/ag fdc|B/B/B d cAA|{Bc}BAG AFD|
GBd gag|f/g/ag fdc|BB/c/d c[AD]F|AGF G2 D|
GBd gag|{a}f/g/ag fdc|{Bc}B2 d cA{B}A|BAG AFD|
GBd gag|(f/g/a)g fdc|(B/c/d)B cAF|AGF G2||

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

Dancing Eyes

One of Sean Ryans His trademark seemed to be long descending scales going down to the G string

# Posted on March 21st 2004 by Alancorsini

Gerry's jig set

Gerry McCann plays this tune in a set in Manchester sessions (and sometimes in Liverpool, perhaps)...

Dancing Eyes/Little House Around the Corner (The House in the Glen - check relevant comments for Gerry's setting)/Nova Scotia... nice set.

Oh, and he starts Nova Scotia with the anacrusis (the pick-up notes), emphasising and holding the first B for a fraction which gives a nice halt and lift to the rhythm - and catches out many an unsuspecting, visiting guitarist *hee hee*

# Posted on January 5th 2005 by Gael Force

"The Hidden Ireland:

The First Selection of Irish Traditional Compositions of
Séan Ryan"
Compiled by Brian Ryan

Page 11: "Dancing Eyes"
in G Major

# Posted on December 12th 2005 by ceolachan

Sean Ryan's (The Dancing Eyes)

This tune is also on Peter and Angelina Carberry's album "Memories from the Holla". I think it's the first tune on track 9.

# Posted on July 5th 2006 by nicstar

Saved from deletion

# Posted on March 2nd 2007 by Dow

Clamp as in charcoal clamp? I watched a program on TV recently where they were doing that. They were saying that it had to be supervised the whole time and it takes ages.

# Posted on March 2nd 2007 by Dow

"The Clamp of Turf" ~ Definitely "clamp" ~ goodgle it

Thanks Mark... You beat me to it...

# Posted on March 2nd 2007 by ceolachan

"goodgle" ~ what's a "goodgle"? ~ "google" was the intention...

# Posted on March 2nd 2007 by ceolachan