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Lambert's

jig

Key signature: Cmajor

Submitted on March 27th 2004 by Miss Lonelyhearts.

This tune has been added to 30 tunebooks.

Also known as Foynes, Paddy Taylor's, Schaeffer's, Shafer's, Taylor's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

20th Feakle Festival: Reeling Through The Years by Various Artists
A Flick Of The Wrist by Brendan Larrissey
Across The Pond by Kevin Griffin, Roger Burridge And Others
An Buachaill Dreoite by Joe Ryan
An Crann Carraige (Concertina Melodies From Tuamgraney, East Clare) by Martin O'Brien
Another Time by Gavin Whelan
Barefoot On The Altar by Chulrua
Bothar Gan Briseadh/Down The Line by Calua
Brathar Na NOl by Monks Of The Screw Trio
Capel Street by James Kelly
Cavan's Lilter by Séamus Fay
Clan Ranald by Martin Tourish And Luke Ward
Damp In The Attic (I Was Flyin' It) by P.J. King, Martin Murray, Cyril O'Donoghue, And Colm Murphy
Down The Back Lane by Chulrua
Down The Line by Ciaran Tourish
Ebony And Brass by Marc Pollier
Foinn Seisiun 3 by Ennis/Dublin Session Group
Galway's Own by Joe Burke
Glass Of Beer by Greenhouse
Grapevine by Elvie Miller And Naomi Morse
Harmonic Motion by Slide
Hill 16 by Hill 16
Intermediate Irish Fiddle by Martin Mulvihill
Ireland's Own Traditional Accordionist by Finbarr Dwyer
Irish Accordion by Joe Derrane
Irish Dance Music by Various Artists
Irish Dance Music - Folkways LP by Various Artists
Irish Heritage: Ireland's Musical Tradition (CD 1) by Various Artists
Irish Jigs And Reels by Various Artists
Irish Piping, Flutes And Whistles by Various Artists
Irish Traditional Music by Kevin Taylor
It's No Secret by Hammy Hamilton, Seamus Creagh, Con O Drisceoil
John Bowe And Mary Conroy by John Bowe
Kelly/O'Brien/Sproule by Kelly, O'Brien and Sproule
Light Through The Leaves by Various Artists
Live From The Katharine Cornell Theater Traditional Irish Music by Various Artists
Melting Snow by Orla Harrington
Music Of A Champion by Brendan McGlinchey
Music On The Wind by Sean Moloney
O' Bheal Go Beal by Marcas O'Murchu
Out On The Ocean by Moher
Piano + by Geraldine Cotter
Pluckin' Good by Christy Dunne
Pride Of New York by Joanie Madden, Brian Conway, Billy McComiskey And Brendan Dolan
Pure Traditional Irish Accordion Music by Finbarr Dwyer
Rogha Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy 2008 by Various Artists
Seanchairde by Dermy Diamond, Tara Diamond, Dáithí Sproule
Seven Evenings, Seven Mornings by Shantalla
Skin And Bow by Declan Folan And Junior Davey
Sporting Nell by Tommy McCarthy
Strings Attached by Mick Moloney
Sugrú by Eilish O'Connor
The Boy In The Gap by Paddy Taylor
The Fine Art Of Piping by Liam O'Flynn
The Good Ear by Dougal Adams And Ormonde Waters
The Living Tradition Vol II by All Ireland Champions Tara And Garrai Eion Ceili Bands
The Rare Stuff by The Rare Stuff
The Road From Ballinakill by Mike And Mary Rafferty
The Smoky Chimney by Eoghan O'Sullivan, Gerry Harrington, Paul De Grae
The Tap Room Trio by Tap Room Trio
The World Pipe Band Championships 2006 by Various Artists
Three's Company by Martin Meehan
Track Across The Deep by London Lasses And Pete Quinn
Traditional Flute Music In The Sligo-Roscommon Style by Catherine McEvoy With Felix Dolan
Traditional Music From Ireland by Seamus Creagh And Aidan Coffey
Traditional Music Of Ireland by Paddy O'Brien
Traditional Music Of Ireland by James Kelly, Paddy O'Brien, Daithi Sproule
Tunes For Practice by Seamus Creagh
With Friends Like These by James Keane
Yvonne Casey by Yvonne Casey

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Lambert's

I got this off the lilting of four time All-Ireland Seamus Fay, from Co. Cavan. His cd release party was featured on RTE's Ceili House radio program last week (or is it this week?), and his cd, "Seamus Fay: Cavan's Lilter," is well worth a listen. His phrasing and ornamentation are wonderful, and his pleasure in the tunes shines through.

On Ceili House, Mr. Fay lilts this in C, which works nicely on fiddle. For D flute and whistle, here's basically the same setting in D.

X: 1
T: Lambert's
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: D
| ~F3 EFE | DFA d2 A | ded cAG | FAF GFE |
| ~F3 EFE | DFA d2 f | edc | ABc |1 dfe d2 A :|2 dfe d2 e ||
| f2 a gfe | fdB AB=c | B2 G EFG | AFD FED |
| f2 a gfe | fdB AFA | Bcd ecA |1 dfe d2 e :|2 dfe d2 A ||

# Posted on March 27th 2004 by Miss Lonelyhearts

Paddy Taylor's

This is a Paddy Taylor composition.

# Posted on March 27th 2004 by Phantom Button

Paddy Taylor ??

Known as "PaddyTaylor's" Jig, right enough - Comhaltas whistle tutor, and the first tune on Paddy's Claddagh LP "Boy in The Gap". But did he compose it, or is it just a tune associated with his name from the LP ? A lovely jig.

# Posted on March 27th 2004 by Kenny

So Jack and Jenny, what key do you most often play/hear it in? Seamus Fay lilted it in C major, but I wonder if that was mostly to suit the range of his voice.

# Posted on March 28th 2004 by Miss Lonelyhearts

D major

That's what I've always heard/played it in. Uh... hey Will... who's Jenny? Is this the famous Jenny who's welcoming Charlie, picking cockles, getting married, and keeping chickens?

# Posted on March 28th 2004 by Phantom Button

I know in the sessions around Baltimore, they play this tune in D. They typically play it with another one of Paddy Taylor's jigs, and to my knowledge, they've always just called them Paddy Taylor's #1 and #2.

# Posted on March 28th 2004 by Jason G

Lol, Jack, that'd be my lazy right-hand fingers giving poor Kenny a sex-change operation with a simple slip on the keyboard....

Thanks for the key info.

# Posted on March 28th 2004 by Miss Lonelyhearts

I just found this same tune (in D) in the wooden flute tune database under the name Paddy Taylor's, transcribed by Alan Ng. His notes include the following info: "From Maire O'Keeffe's program notes: According to Breandan Breathnach, Paddy learned the first of these jigs from Mick Barry, a local blacksmith in Loughill."

"...the first of these" being this particular tune. Which strongly suggests that Paddy Taylor is not the composer.

# Posted on March 28th 2004 by Miss Lonelyhearts

I wonder if this Mick Barry guy called it "Lambert's."

# Posted on March 28th 2004 by Phantom Button

Maybe Lambert called it "Mick Barry's"...

# Posted on March 28th 2004 by Dow

Not emasculated !

I would like to assure Jill Harmon that I still have a complete trouserfull.
"Paddy Taylor's " jig I have only ever heard played in "D" - and not very often , strangely.

# Posted on March 28th 2004 by Kenny

LOL. I hate it when my bra straps dig in like this. Can't hardly breathe let alone type accurately....
:o)

# Posted on March 29th 2004 by Miss Lonelyhearts

I have this tune with another few names, the Foynes Jig, and Dawn's Jig, Dawn being a daughter of Martin Mulvihill. I have Lambert's as a different tune entirely, but that tune has 5 other titles as well..

The Paddy Taylor's 1 and 2 name comes from a cd that Paul deGrae is on also.

Who was Lambert, anyone know?

# Posted on April 3rd 2004 by LH

I have had this tune for quite a while now as "Shafer's" can't remember the source though.

# Posted on July 17th 2008 by hetty

"Paddy Taylor's" ~ another take on this

# Posted on July 15th 2009 by ceolachan

Lambert's Jig

Hetty said, "I have had this tune for quite a while now as "Shafer's" can't remember the source though..."

Possibly the same as me: I first came across this tune as "Schaeffer's Jig" played by The Incredible String Band.

# Posted on August 30th 2009 by nigelg

Lambert's Jig

Having just listened to the Incredible String Band's "Schaeffer's Jig", I can hear that it's a different tune. Sorry about that.

# Posted on August 31st 2009 by nigelg