An Port Ard

jig

Key signature: Adorian

Submitted on May 8th 2004 by slainte.

This tune has been added to 17 tunebooks.

Also known as The High.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• 40 Years Reunion by The Dubliners
• A Whistle On The Wind by Joanie Madden
• Angels Are Free by Doolin'
• As I Carelessly Did Stray... by Harry Bradley
• At Their Best. Sean McGuire And Roger Sherlock by Sean Maguire
• Callan Bridge by Niall And Cillian Vallely
• Fire And Grace by Alistair Fraser With Natalie Haas
• Flea Ceoil by Various Artists
• Gentle Breeze by Various Artists
• Happy To Meet And Sorry To Part by Joe Burke, Michael Cooney And Terry Coleman
• Ireland's Own Traditional Accordionist by Finbarr Dwyer
• Irish Night by The Gallowglass Ceili Band
• Jealousy by Touchstone
• Kennedy's Kitchen by Kennedy's Kitchen
• L'Anche À Deux Cordes by Frank Sears, Sebastien Deshaies Et Marc Benoît
• Live In Lisdoonvarna by The Kilfenora Ceili Band
• Music At Matt Molloy's by Matt Molloy
• Music Of Dreams by Noel Hill And Tony MacMahon With Iarla O Lionaird
• Paddy In The Smoke by Various Artists
• The Best Ever Traditional Irish Pub Session Volume Two by Various Artists
• The Dangerous Reel by Mike And Mary Rafferty
• The Dawn by Baal Tinne
• The Merry Love To Play by Peter Horan And Gerry Harrington
• The Music Of Kevin Keegan by Kevin Keegan
• The Parish Platform by Rattle The Boards
• The Sligo Champion (CD 1) by Michael Gorman
• Torch And Fire by Dan Beimborn
• Traditional Irish Flute Music by Fintan Vallely
• Tripping Down The Stairs by Spiral Seisiún
• Twos And Threes by Murphy Roche Irish Music Club
• Welcome Here Again by Martin Hayes And Dennis Cahill

X: 1
T: An Port Ard
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Ador
|:b|c'ba bag|efg a2b|c'ba b2a|ged e2b|
c'ba bag|efg agd|edc Bcd|ecB A2:|
|:B|c2c d^cd|eda ged|cAB c2d|ed^c ded|
cAB c2d|eaa efg|edc Bcd|ecB A2:|

An Port Ard: High Jig

Obviously, this version of the tune comes from Harry Bradley's solo album. I don't know much about the tune, but Harry wrote he got it from Fintan Vallely, who informed him it's a composition of Junior Crehan.

You'll find the transcription from Ceol Rince na hEireann at JC's, but Harry's interpretation is much more inventive, especially in the second part. I think it would sound great on pipes. Enjoy!

# Posted on May 8th 2004 by slainte

Try it in E

This is recorded in E on the Vallely brothers' Callan Bridge; it's considerably easier (at least on the pipes) in this key. They follow it with "The Girl from the Big House," which is called Robbie Hannon's on the album.

# Posted on May 28th 2004 by gadamson

Well, it's not the *High* Jig anymore if you play it in Edor.

# Posted on August 16th 2006 by slainte

Other name for "The High Jig"

I recently learned the High Jig and was looking for it here. My teacher knows it from the recording Callan Bridge by the Vallely brothers, but the accordant link from the album page on thesession.org links to the High Reel. It goes somewhat like f | gfe fed | Bcd e2f | gfe f2e | dBAB2...

Thanks in advance!

# Posted on October 4th 2007 by s.g.

Re: Other name for "The High Jig"

Here's the one in the original key: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/2968

# Posted on October 4th 2007 by slainte

Re: Other name for "The High Jig"

The tune, composed by Junior Crehan, is in Ceol Rinnce na hEirreann as the High Jig. Junior himself said:

I composed a jig but had no name
And then one night to Quilty I came
For Thomas Power I played it through
And he named it 'Mo Ghra Thu'

And so it is named.

# Posted on October 4th 2007 by <>-_-_-<>

Re: Other name for "The High Jig"

Thanks!

# Posted on October 4th 2007 by s.g.

yeah, it's lovely in E on whistle/ flute. Kinda got into my head from Martin Hayes new CD 'Welcome Here Again' where it's 2nd track, though he plays a couple of semitones higher.

# Posted on April 5th 2008 by the wounded hussar