Sean Ryan's
jig
Key signature: Adorian
Submitted on September 6th 2001 by Will CPT.
This tune has been added to 188 tunebooks.
Also known as Castle Jig, Lonesome, The Castle, Cooley's, The Nightingale.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
- ...And They Danced All Night by North Cregg
- 40th Anniversary 1946 - 1986 by The Tulla Ceili Band
- A Celebration Of 50 Years by The Tulla Ceili Band
- A Man Apart by Sean Maguire
- A Touch Of Clare by Kitty Hayes
- A Tribute To Joe Cooley by Frankie Gavin, Paul Brock, Charlie Lennon
- A Whistle On The Wind by Joanie Madden
- An Feochan by Philippe Barnes
- An Ghaoth Anair (The West Wind) by Na Fili
- An Historic Recording Of Irish Traditional Music by Paddy Canny, P.J. Hayes, Peader O'Loughlin, Bridie Lafferty
- Artistic License by Pendragon
- Bealoideas by Oisin
- Before Leaving by Caoilte O'Suilleabhain
- Best Of Irish Ceili Music by Various Artists
- Best Of Irish Fiddle by Florie Brown
- Between The Showers by Grainne Hambly
- Boxed by Anders Trabjerg
- Bruach An TSuláin by The Abbey Céilà Band
- Bruscar Bán by The Culchies
- Call Of The Wild by Wild Asparagus
- Cathal Hayden by Cathal Hayden
- Celebration CD 1 by The Dubliners
- Celtic Ceili by Various Artists
- Ceol Tigh Neachtain - Music From Galway by Various Artists
- Claddagh Ring by The Tulla Ceili Band
- Clare Concertinas by Bernard O'Sullivan And Tommy McMahon
- Classic Ceili Bands by Various Artists
- Clear The Dresser And Take The Floor by Emerald Ceili Band
- Colin Grant by Colin Grant
- Continental Reel by Birkin Tree
- Crystal Clear by Jerry Holland
- D Is For Dulcimer by Glenn Morgan
- Dance Music Of Ireland: Jigs And Reels by Various Artists
- Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 2 by Matt Cunningham
- Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 3 by Matt Cunningham
- Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 4 by Matt Cunningham
- Dancing To Jigs And Reels by Various Artists
- Dratsville by Greanstalk
- Drink The Night Away by Blackbeers
- Drioball Na Fáinleoige by Johnny Connolly
- Echoes Of Erin by The Tulla Ceili Band
- Elftones by The Elftones
- Feadoga Stain 2 by Mary Bergin
- Fermanagh Ceili by Pride Of Erin Ceili Band
- Fiddle Tunes by Dougie MacDonald
- Flea Ceoil by Various Artists
- From Both Sides by Niamh Ni Charra
- Grapevine by Elvie Miller And Naomi Morse
- Greenfire by Greenfire
- Harpes D'Irlande by Katrien Delavier
- Hi (TM) How Are You Today? by Ashley MacIsaac
- Hills Of Erin by Karen Ashbrook
- I Will If I Can by John Carty
- In Session by Eoin O'Neill
- In The Footsteps Of Coleman by Various Artists
- Inishkeeragh by Brenda McCann
- Ireland's Harvest : A Tribute To The Golden Years Of Music In Irish America by Joe Derrane, Frankie Gavin And Brian McGrath
- Irish Dance Music by Chris Droney
- Irish Fiddle Player by Jimmy Power
- Island Eddy by Island Eddy
- John Bowe And Mary Conroy by John Bowe
- Kennedy's Kitchen by Kennedy's Kitchen
- Kids In A Candy Store by Rick May And Gil Yslas
- Kiss Me Kate by Liz Carroll And Tommy Maguire
- Live In Concert by The Bothy Band
- Looking For A Rock by Juniper
- Maeve Donnelly by Maeve Donnelly
- Maiden Voyage by Various Artists
- Marie And Martin Reilly by Marie And Martin Reilly
- Martin Hayes by Martin Hayes
- Maybe Tonight by Four Men And A Dog
- McGreevy And Cooley by John McGreevy And Seamus Cooley
- Melodeon by John Gannon
- Memoire Celte by Broken String
- Memories Of Galway by Seamus Walshe
- Memories Of Sligo by Roger Sherlock
- Merrily Kissed The Quaker by The Blacksmiths
- Mick Mulcahy And Friends by Mick Mulcahy
- Music At Matt Molloy's by Matt Molloy
- Music Of Dreams by Noel Hill And Tony MacMahon With Iarla O Lionaird
- Music Of Ireland by Sean McGuire And The Four Star Quartet
- Musical Journey by Cormac Breatnach And Martin Dunlea
- Musical Memories by Tom Dunne And Joe Banjo Burke
- My Roots Are Showing by Natalie MacMaster
- Natural Progression by Sam Proctor
- Noel Hill And Tony Linnane by Noel Hill And Tony Linnane
- Noonday Feast by Joe Shannon And Johnny McGreevy
- Notes From The Heart by Mick, Louise And Michelle Mulcahy
- One More... by Caa A Dram
- Paddy And Bridget And Their Great Friends 2 by Various Artists
- Pay The Piper: Music For The Sets Volume 3 by Various Artists
- Promenade by Kevin Burke And MÃcheál O'Domhnaill
- Rakish Paddies by Rapalje
- Real Reels Of Ireland by Various Artists
- Regrouped by Boys Of The Lough
- Riding Towards Life by Evergreen
- Rud Eile by Rud Eile
- Russell's House by Russell's House
- Selection Box by Conor McCarthy And Alph Duggan
- Sessions From..... by An Teach Beag
- Step This Way by David Lindquist
- Summer At My Feet by North Cregg
- Swarbrick 1 by Dave Swarbrick
- Take The Bull By The Horns by Tom Doherty
- Temple House 2 by Temple House Ceili Band
- The Back Door by Cherish The Ladies
- The Best Of Traditional Irish Music From Ireland's Number One Céilà Band by The Kilfenora Ceili Band
- The Blue CD by Irish Session Tunes
- The Coleman Archive Vol. 2: The Home Place by Various Artists
- The Coleman Country Ceili Band by The Coleman Country Ceili Band
- The Compositions Of Paddy O'Brien by Eileen O'Brien And Willie Fogarty
- The Curlew by Cliff Moses
- The Devils Of Dublin by Celtic Music Society (East Rochester HS)
- The Fire Aflame by Keane, Molloy, O'Flynn
- The Galway Rambler by John G. Walsh
- The Heart Of Cape Breton by Various Artists
- The Jolly Tinker by Kane O'Rourke
- The Joys Of Life by Shaskeen
- The Killaville Sessions by Ceoltoiri Coleman
- The Kitchen Recordings by Seán O'Driscoll And Larry Egan
- The Luck Penny by Seamus Bugler
- The Merry Love To Play by Peter Horan And Gerry Harrington
- The Mist Covered Mountain by De Danann
- The Nettles by The Nettles
- The New Land by Touchstone
- The Nightingale (And Other Lesser Spotted Tunes ...) by Josephine Keegan
- The Shores Of Lough Graney by P.J.Hayes And Martin Hayes
- The Steeplechase by Brendan Mulvihill And Donna Long
- The Tap Room Trio by Tap Room Trio
- The Three Piece Flute by Desi Wilkinson
- The Three Sisters by Barry Kerr
- The Ulster Outcry by Ar Leitheidi
- The Windy Gap by Laurence Nugent
- They Sailed Away From Dublin Bay by Liam Farrell And Joe Whelan
- Three Months In Winter by Cuchulainn
- Throw Away The Keys by Brian Mac Aodha
- Traditional Dance Music Of Ireland by Various Artists
- Traditional Irish Music by William Sullivan
- Traditional Irish Music (traditional Music Session From Belfast) by Various Artists
- Traditional Music From The Glens Of Antrim by Leo Brown And PJ Hill
- Traditional Music Of Ireland by Kathleen Collins
- Traditional Music Of Ireland On Button Accordion by Seamus Walshe
- Traditional Music Of Ireland, Vol. 1 by Sean Ryan And P. J. Moloney
- Traditional Music Of Ireland, Vol. 2 by Sean Ryan And Peter Carberry
- Tripping Down The Stairs by Spiral Seisiún
- Tunes On Mandolin by Denis McAuliffe
- Turning by Knot Fibb'n
- Volume 3: The Rhythm Chapter by Fiddlers 3
- When All Is Said And Done by Danu
- WhY2Keilidh by Howie MacDonald
- Wooden Flute Obsession: Volume 2, Disc 2 by Various Artists
X: 1
T: Sean Ryan's
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Ador
|:~c3 BAG|AGE DB,G,|~A,3 EDB,|DEG AGE|
cBA BAG|AGE DB,G,|A,2 E EDE|DB,G, A,2 B:|
|:cBA ~a3|bag edB|GBd ~g3|GBd cBA|
cBc dcd|ede gab|age dBG|EFG A2 B:|
Sean Ryan's
This is one of two jigs I know by this name, apparently the more popular of the two. It lends itself to variations--listen to Martin Hayes on his self titled cd (and in the session unfreindly key of D dorian), Kevin Burke on Promenade, or Laura Risk on Greenfire.
We do this in a set after Rambling Pitchfork and Hole in the Hedge.
Will
# Posted on September 6th 2001 by Will CPT
I love the jig and the way that it uses such a large range of notes!
# Posted on March 29th 2003 by Hayley
I've seen this as The Castle, by Sean Ryan.
# Posted on October 22nd 2003 by hdunn
A friend who used to play with Joe Cooley said Joe would play the 12th bar as an arpeggio starting on the very lowest note of his box, an octave below the lowest note on the fiddle. I've a tape of Joe with this tune, it's quite the thundering sound there.
# Posted on March 23rd 2005 by Kevin Rietmann
John Carr, who leads the session up in Ft. Collins that we attend regularly, plays the B repeating the first part the first time through the B and then using the second part of the part as a second ending:
|:cBA afa|bag edB|GBd gfg|GBd cBA|1
cBA afa|bag edB|GBd gdc|BAG A2B:|2
cBc dcd|ede gab|age dBG|EFG A2 B||
# Posted on August 15th 2005 by Zina Lee
This tune was composed by Sean Ryan and he called it 'The Castle'.
# Posted on February 2nd 2006 by Mikea
Yep, just like the 3rd post from the top sez....
# Posted on February 2nd 2006 by Will CPT
Will, did you know that this tune is actually called "The Castle"? It's a composition by Sean Ryan.
# Posted on February 2nd 2006 by Dow
Cape Breton fiddlers call this tune "Gallagher's Jig." Don't ask me why.
# Posted on February 2nd 2006 by slainte
Nice echo in here....


# Posted on February 2nd 2006 by Will CPT
By the way, there is another jig associated with Sean Ryan, which has yet to be posted. It's on the Tap Room Trio album, and I think I once heard it played by Providence on the radio.
# Posted on February 2nd 2006 by slainte
I like to call it, "Sean Ryan's Castle."
# Posted on February 2nd 2006 by Phantom Button
The other Sean Ryan Jig is called "The Nightingale".
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1868
Go over there and we can repeat all these comments again.
Did I mention he also wrote the Castle
# Posted on February 2nd 2006 by Donough
Nope. There's another "Sean Ryan's Jig."
# Posted on February 2nd 2006 by slainte
This reminds me a lot of a tune I've heard called
"The Large Fortified Building or Group of Buildings with Thick Walls." Don't know who composed it though.
# Posted on February 2nd 2006 by Laitch
Martin Hayes' setting
This is the version Martin Hayes plays on "The Lonesome Touch". It is close to the original tune posted but he plays it in C Major so it goes "Paddy Fahy's Jig #1".
X: 1
T:Sean Ryan's Jig
R:Jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:C
fed edc|dcA GEC| DED AcA|GAc dcA|
fed edc|dcA GEC|DED AcA|1 GEC D3:|2 GEC D2 F||
FED ~d3|edc AGE|CEG cBc|CEG FED|
~F3 ~G3|AGA cde|dcA GEC|1 A,B,C D3:|
# Posted on September 13th 2007 by jlfinkels
Oops
Sorry, its not on "The Lonesome Touch". It's on his "Martin Hayes" CD.
# Posted on September 13th 2007 by jlfinkels
Have y'all tried this in E dor? It's great fun and makes the whistle player in your band happy (but drives your fiddlers crazy).
# Posted on February 15th 2008 by daddae