Paddy Breen's

jig

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on April 16th 2004 by jdave.

This tune has been added to 15 tunebooks.

Also known as Farewell To Lissycasey, Patsy Mack.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Few Tunes by John Skelton
• Double-Barrelled by Kieran O'Hare And John Skelton
• Folk Music And Dances Of Ireland by Various Artists
• Happy To Meet by P.J. Crotty, Carol Cullinan, James Cullinan
• On Common Ground by Cillian Vallely And Kevin Crawford
• The Eagle's Whistle by Michael Tubridy
• The Totally Traditional Tin Whistle Tape by Various Artists
• Wooden Flute Obsession: Volume 3, Disc 2 by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Paddy Breen's
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Gmaj
G2B G2B|G2B ded|BAB E2D|1FAG FED:|2FAF ~G3||
GBd ~g3|f2e e2d|e2d e2f|e2d BAB|
GBd g2f|f2e e2d|BAB E2D|FAF ~G3:|

Paddy Breen's

An interesting jig but rather bland if played without some well-placed ornaments. I usually short roll the G's in the a part and the e's in the b part. Better musicians than me can probably come up with some neat variations as well

I don't know who Paddy Breen is (or was), perhaps he is related to the Dan Breen of Dan Breen's Reel.

-Jonathan

# Posted on April 16th 2004 by jdave

"Paddy Breen's" ~ I play this as a 32 bar tune

~ I play this as a 32 bar tune. Keeping mostly with the notation already given, here's that take on it...
K: G Major
|: D/E/F |
G2 B G2 B | G2 B ded | BAB E2 D | FAG FED |
G2 B G2 B | G2 B ded | BAB E2 D | FAF G :|
|: D/E/F |
GBd g3 | f2 e e2 d | e2 d e2 f | e2 d BAB |
GB/c/d gag | f2 e e2 d | BAB E2 D | FAF G :|

# Posted on December 12th 2005 by ceolachan

"Farewell to Lissycasey" ~ & the name I'd learned it by ~ including short roll madness

X: 3
T: Farewell to Lissycasey
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Gmaj
|: D |\
~G2 B ~G2 B | ~G2 B ded | B^AB ~E2 D | FAG FED |
~G2 B ~G2 B | ~G2 B df/e/d | B^AB E2 D | FAF G2 :|
|: D |\
GB/c/d ~g2 a | ~f2 e ~e2 d | efd ~e2 d | ef/e/d ~B2 A |
GBd ~g3 | f2 e ~e2 d | B^AB E2 D | FAF G2 :|

O believe I might be able to blame Mary Bergin for all those short rolls, a bit of fun, and some other bits are courtesy of P.J. Crotty, both gifted musicians...

# Posted on July 3rd 2008 by ceolachan

'O believe' ~ ? ~ should have read "I believe" ~ Praise the music I believe!!!

# Posted on July 3rd 2008 by ceolachan

Paddy Breen´s (jig)

I´ve only just noticed Jonathan´s original posting about the name of this tune.
I´m pretty sure that the Paddy Breen referred to here was from Kilmihil, Co. Clare.
He played flute and whistle and was also an accomplished singer. He spent many years in England and was a contemporary, and a townie, of the late Tom McCarthy.

# Posted on March 11th 2009 by murfbox