Lambert's

jig

Key signature: Cmajor

Submitted on March 27th 2004 by Will CPT.

This tune has been added to 26 tunebooks.

Also known as Foynes, Paddy Taylor'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
• 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
• 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
• Live From The Katharine Cornell Theater Traditional Irish Music by Various Artists
• 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
• Pure Traditional Irish Accordion Music by Finbarr Dwyer
• 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
• With Friends Like These by James Keane
• Yvonne Casey by Yvonne Casey

X: 1
T: Lambert's
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Cmaj
|: ~E3 DED | CEG c2 G | cdc BGF | EGE FED |
~E3 DED | CEG c2 e | dcB GAB |1 ced c2 D :|2 ced c3 ||
|:e2 g fed | ecA GA_B | A2 F DEF | GEC EDC |
e2 g fed | ecA GEG | ABc dBG |1 ced c3 :|2 ced c2 D ||

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 Will CPT

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 Will CPT

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 Will CPT

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 Will CPT

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....

# Posted on March 29th 2004 by Will CPT

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