Miss Walsh

jig

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on August 13th 2004 by slainte.

This tune has been added to 15 tunebooks.

Also known as Miss Walsh's, Miss Walshe's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Are Here Again by Trad Lads
• The Funny Reel by Joe Burke, Andy McGann And Felix Dolan
• The Galway Rambler by John G. Walsh
• The Thing Itself by Maeve Donnelly And Peadar O'Loughlin
• Traditional Music From Clare And Beyond by Gearoid O HAllmhurain

X: 1
T: Miss Walsh
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Gmaj
|:E|DEG Bdd|cee Bdd|DEG BdB|ABA AGE|
DEG Bdd|cee Bdd|g2e dBG|AGF G2:|
|:d|~g3 ded|BAB def|gfe dBG|ABA AGE|
~g3 ded|BAB def|g2e dBG|AGF G2:|

I learned this jig from Christy Barry just a few weeks ago. He had no name for it. I can name it after Christy, but there are already two jigs associated with him on this site, so I keep it nameless to avoid confusion.

As you see, it's a very simple tune, but Christy magically turns it into a gorgeous tune adding lots of variations and ornamentation. Here I submit the bare bones of it allowing your interpretations.

If you happen to know the title of this jig, please let me know.

# Posted on August 13th 2004 by slainte

I know this tune as "Miss Walsh". Dale Russ recorded in a set with "Tell Her I Am" on a solo album of his called simply "Irish Fiddle". He says it's in O'Neill's Dance Music of Ireland.

# Posted on August 14th 2004 by jdicarlo

Miss Walsh

Aye, as posted, these are the 3rd and 2nd parts of "Miss Walsh".The first part - not here - is very similar to "The Ship In Full Sail". I'm sure the full 3-part version is in "O'Neill's".

# Posted on August 14th 2004 by Kenny

Thanks for quick replies. I renamed it as Miss Walsh. Sorry for the omission of the 1st part, but I'm sure Christy Barry didn't have it. If you know the 3-part version of the tune, please transcribe the missing part. I don't want you to steal it from JC's or other databases, though.

# Posted on August 14th 2004 by slainte

Miss Walsh

Here's the transcription of the 3-part version of the tune based on Maeve Donnelly and Peadar O'Loughlin's duet playing.

K: Gmaj
E|DGG BGG|dGG BAG|DGG BAG|ABG AGE|
DGG BGG|dGG BAG|gfg dBG|AGF G2:|
d|gfg ded|BAB def|g2e dBG|AGE GED|
gfg ded|BAB def|g2e dBG|AGF G2:|
E|DEG Bdd|cee Bdd|DEG BdB|AGE GED|
DEG Bdd|cee Bdd|gfg dBG|AGF G2:|

It seems this Gmaj version comes from Paddy O'Brien.

# Posted on March 9th 2005 by slainte