The Setting Sun

jig

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on April 14th 2004 by Peter Piper.

This tune has been added to 57 tunebooks.

Also known as Setting Sun, Wee Johnny.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Barking Mad by Four Men And A Dog
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 7 by Matt Cunningham
• Liz Carroll by Liz Carroll
• Memories Of Hughie Gillespie by Frank Kelly
• Open Road by Boys Of The Lough
• Raining UP by Mairead Nesbitt
• Raise The Rafters by Raise The Rafters
• Rince: Complete Irish Dancing Set - First Steps And Beyond by Various Artists
• Skylark by Skylark
• The Man Behind The Box by Joe Derrane
• The Nineties Collection Vol. 1 by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Setting Sun, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
|:AFd AFd|AFD E2F|GFG Eed|cBc A2B|
AFd AFd|AFD E2F|GFG Eed|cBc d2B:|
|:Adfagf|efg B2d|cBc ABc|dAG F2E|
DFA agf|efg B2d|cBc ABc|dfe d2B:|

Gan Ainm Jig

Maybe someone out there knows the name of this tune?????

# Posted on April 14th 2004 by Peter Piper

Names

This is Wee Johnny, also known as the Setting Sun.

# Posted on April 14th 2004 by Miss Lonelyhearts

Um, Peter, you might want to edit the details for this tune and post it as either Wee Johnny or the Setting Sun, rather than Gan Ainm.

# Posted on April 15th 2004 by Miss Lonelyhearts

Gan Ainm Jig

Thanks Will !!. I have changed the name to the Setting Sun.

# Posted on April 15th 2004 by Peter Piper

Good on you. Nice tune, btw.

# Posted on April 15th 2004 by Miss Lonelyhearts

The Setting Sun

I just recently started playing this. A lovely tune, this one.

# Posted on April 15th 2004 by radriano

Ace tune, suggested set...

Just for fun, here's my set for this jig...
/Old Leitrim (posted today)/The Setting Sun/Old Apples in Winter (posting tomorrow)/

I like to run the notes all the way down at end of the phrase...

X: 2
T:The Setting Sun / Wee Johnny
T:Wee Johnny
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:jig
D:Skylark
D:Four Men and a Dog: Barking Mad
Z:Funky Dave (aka Gael Force)
K:D
AFd AFd|AFD E2F|GFG Eed|cBc dcB|AFd AFd|AFD E2F|GFG Eed|cBc d2B:|
Adf agf|efg B2d|cBc ABc|dAG FED|Adf agf|efg B2d|cBc ABc|dfe d3:|

# Posted on January 5th 2005 by Gael Force

"The Setting Sun" / "Wee Johnny" ~ 70 beats per minute

~ and sometimes played very slooowwly as and for a 'treble jig'...

# Posted on February 7th 2008 by ceolachan

Recording of this tune here:
http://irishflute.podbean.com/2007/08/01/the-setting-sun/

# Posted on October 23rd 2008 by dee.