The Cat In The Corner

jig

Key signature: Dmixolydian

Submitted on November 14th 2004 by edl.

This tune has been added to 60 tunebooks.

Also known as Felix The Wrestler, Lady Charlotte Murray's Favourite, O'Mahoney's, O'Mahony's, O'Mahony's Frolics, O'Malley's, O'Shaughnessy's, O'Shaugnessy's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

A Rake Of Reels by John Nolan
Basil And Thyme by Breda Smyth
Between The Sets by Barefield Ceili Band
Ceol Tigh Neachtain - Music From Galway by Various Artists
Come Dance With Me In Ireland by Various Artists
Consider The Source by Brian Conway
Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 9 by Matt Cunningham
Denis Doody Plays Kerry Music by Denis Doody
Happy Hours With Jimmy Shand by Jimmy Shand
Hawthorn by Carlos Plumley And Mike Herr
Heat Of The Moment by Pierre Schryer And Ian Clark
Herding Cats by Gaelic Storm
Humours Of Lissadell by Seamus And Manus McGuire
In Session by BoneZone
Irish Traditional Music by Jim McKillop
Johnny O'Leary Of Sliabh Luachra by Johnny O'Leary
Live In Lisdoonvarna by The Kilfenora Ceili Band
Lively Steps by Jerry Holland
London Lasses And Pete Quinn by London Lasses And Pete Quinn
Masters Of The Celtic Accordion: The Big Squeeze by Various Artists
Memories Of Galway by Seamus Walshe
Myriad by Gerry O'Connor
Roll Away The Reel World by James Keane
Round The House And Mind The Dresser: Irish Country House Dance Music by Various Artists
Round The House: Music For The Sets Volume 1 by Various Artists
Selkie by Mick Conneely
Set Dances Of Ireland, Volume II by Various Artists
The Bucks Of Oranmore by Joe Burke
The Bunch Of Keys by Jason O'Rourke
The Dangerous Reel by Mike And Mary Rafferty
The Galway Rambler by John G. Walsh
The Irish Girl by Robin Bullock And Michel Sikiotakis
The Lonesome Touch by Martin Hayes
The Music Of Kevin Keegan by Kevin Keegan
The One-Horned Cow by The Suffering Gaels
The Star Above The Garter by Denis Murphy And Julia Clifford
Traditional Dance Music Of Ireland by Various Artists
Traditional Music From Ireland by Seamus Creagh And Aidan Coffey
Traditional Music Of Ireland And The Bucks Of Oranmore by Joe Burke And Charlie Lennon
Traditional Music Of Ireland On Button Accordion by Seamus Walshe
Valiant by The Sevens
Velvet In The Wind by Gerry Strong
Wooden Flute Obsession: Volume 3, Disc 1 by Various Artists

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

X: 1
T: Cat In The Corner, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmix
|:D|FEF DFA| dAF AFD | (3 DEF E CEG| cGE CEG|
~F3 DFA| dAF AFD |GBG EFG|AFD D2:|
|:e|fdd ~d3| afd def| ecc ~c3|
[1 gec ceg|fdd ~d3| afd def|gfg eag| fdd d2:|
[2 gec efg|afa geg|fdf e^cA|GBG EFG|AFD D2 ||

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

This is a pretty standard tune that I didn't find here. The B part has a lot of possibilities for other approaches

# Posted on November 14th 2004 by edl

O'Shaughnessy's

I didn't know this tune is called the Cat in the Corner. One of my favorite tunes. I have a flute setting here. second in a set beginning with Down the Back Lane.

X:236
T:O'Shaughnessy's
R:jig
S:Mike Rafferty
H:Jack O'Shaughnessy was in the Tulla band, a great player.
D:Mike and Mary Rafferty, the Dangerous Reel
Z: Lesl
M:6/8
K:Dmix
D2E|:F~F2 DFA|dAF AFD|E~E2 cEG|cGE cEG|
F~F2 DFA|dAF AFD|G~G2 EFG|1 AFD D2E:|2 AFD D2e||
|ffd d^cd|AFd def|eec cBc|GEG ceg|
ffd d^cd|AFd def|g~g2 efg|afd d2e||
|f~f2 dAd|afd def|e2c cBc|geG ceg|
agf gz e|fed cAF|G~G2 EFG|AFD D3||

# Posted on November 14th 2004 by LH

I've got this from the Levey collection, it has no name there. Found it through Reverends wonderful search engine, as Felix the Wrestler in O'Neill's 1850.

So, here you are, a version in A:

# Posted on November 19th 2008 by Pontus Adefjord

An arrangement as a slip jig

Here's an arrangement of this lovely tune as a slip jig:
http://malcolm.schonfield.free.fr/zik.php?tune=cat&lang=en

# Posted on April 9th 2009 by GoPlayer