Up Leitrim

jig

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on July 7th 2004 by Dow.

This tune has been added to 52 tunebooks.

Also known as John McKenna's, McKenna's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Breath Of Fresh Air by Kevin Crawford
• A Tribute To John McKenna by Mick Woods
• Ah, Surely! by Eddie Cahill
• An Gaoth Aduaidh - The North Wind by Various Artists
• Bad Turns And Horse-Shoe Bends by Harry Bradley
• Classic Recordings Of The Irish Fiddle Legend by Paddy Reynolds
• Croch Suas E by Frankie Gavin
• Crossing Point by Daimh
• Duchas Ceoil “Dance Of The Honeybee” by The Lennon Family
• Easter Snow by Seamus Tansey
• Give Us A Penny And Let Us Be Gone by Teada
• Irish Fiddle Player by Jimmy Power
• Live At Johnny Fox's by Dervish
• Meiteal by Seamus Begley And Stephen Cooney
• Mind The Pipes by Leonard Barry
• Music Of A Champion by Brendan McGlinchey
• No Borders by Meascán
• Ocean View by Shanachie
• Out For The Night by Battlefield Band
• Playing With Fire by Dervish
• Rattlin' Banjos (part 1) by Gerry O'Connor
• Reelin'in Tradition by The Mulcahy Family
• The Fuchsia Band by The Fuchsia Band
• The Leitrim Equation by Various Artists
• The Night Rambler's Companion by Harry Bradley
• The Piper's Call by Liam O'Flynn
• The Pipering Of Willie Clancy. Vol 2 by Willie Clancy
• The Princess Royal: Dance Music From South Armagh by The Nine McCusker Brothers And Hugh Savage
• The Three Sisters by Barry Kerr
• The Ulster Outcry by Ar Leitheidi
• The Wyndy Turn by Dan Healy And Ciaran O'Raghallaigh
• Toss The Feathers by Mountain Dew
• Traditional Dance Music Of Ireland by Various Artists
• Traditional Music Of Ireland, Vol. 1 by Sean Ryan
• Whirlwind by Brian Hughes

X: 1
T: Up Leitrim
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
|:f2e dBA|BAB dBA|f2e dBA|1 Bdf e2d:|2 Bdf ede||
faa gbb|faa afe|faa b2b|afd e2d|
faa gbb|faa afe|f2e dBA|Bdf ede||

Up Leitrim

Frankie Gavin does it in D, Dervish does it in A. This is Dervish's setting but transposed into Frankie Gavin's key, since there is already a transcription of Frankie's setting on the net.

# Posted on July 8th 2004 by Dow

"Up Leitrim" ~ a few more ways with 24 bars

K: D Major
f2 e dAA | BAB dBA | f2 e dAA | Bdf e2 d |
fec dAd | BAB dcd | f2 e d2 A | Bdf e2 d ||
f2 a g2 b | faa afd | ff/g/a gab | afd e2 a |
fga gg/a/b | f2 a afd | fef dBA | Bdf e2 d ||

K: A Major
c2 B AEE | FEF AFE | c2 B AEE | FAc B2 A |
cBc AEA | FEF AEA | cEE AEE | FA/B/c B2 A ||
cBc dcd | cec cBA | cBc dcd | ecA B2 A |
c2 e d2 f | c2 e ecA | c2 B A2 E | FAA BAA ||

K: G Major
B2 A G2 D | EDD GDD | B2 A G2 D | EBG A2 G |
B2 A GDD | EDE GDG | BAF GDG | EGB A2 G ||
B3 cBc | dGB A2 G | BdB c2 e | dGB A2 G/A/ |
B/c/dB c/d/ec | B>dB BAG | B3 A^GA | BGF G3 ||

# Posted on December 3rd 2005 by ceolachan

16 bars, 24 was distracted thinking ~

Mmmm, nice vodka, Moskovskaya, lovely stuff ~ right, now start again, counting ~ 1, 2, 3, no, that's not right, more vudkuh, let's see, there's how many bars in this tune? ~ not 24 ~ but, in my defense I was playing a set of 24 bar tunes when I wrote the above... Oh hell, I'll repeat the B-part and have another snort...

# Posted on December 5th 2005 by ceolachan

Up Leitrim - jig on a Patrick Street album. What are the 2 before it?

Two jigs precede Up Leitrim on a Patrick Street record. Up Leitrim's in D, finishing the set; the preceding one's in A; I've forgotten about the first jig. Session member lars (from Sweden) would like to know the names of the first two. Any bids?

# Posted on February 27th 2007 by nicholas

The 2 are....

1. Connie the Soldier
2. the Night Cap

# Posted on May 8th 2007 by Henk Bos

Up Leitrim

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiWpO2xco2Y&feature=rec-fresh+div
Great simple wee tune. Played by Kevin Burke and Jackie Daly from about 1.40

# Posted on November 14th 2009 by bogman