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The Trip To Killavill

jig

Key signature: Edorian

Submitted on May 6th 2005 by gian marco.

This tune has been added to 69 tunebooks.

Also known as The Kilavil, The Killavel, The Killavil, The Killavill, The Killaville, Road To Killavil, The Road To Killavil, The Road To Killvail , Trip To Kilavil, The Trip To Kilavil, Trip To Killavel, The Trip To Killavel , The Trip To Killavil.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

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X: 1
T: Trip To Killavill, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Edor
A|BEE BEE|Bdf edB|BAF FEF|DFA dBA|
BEE BEE|Bdf edB|BAF DAF|FED E2:|A|
Bef gfe|faf edB|BAF FEF|DFA dBA|
Bef gfe|~f3 edB|BAF DAF|FED E2:|

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The Trip To Killavill sheetmusic
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Source: Cian
Transcription: gian marco pietrasanta

# Posted on May 6th 2005 by gian marco

One "l", not two

See "Killavil" jig.

# Posted on May 6th 2005 by Kenny

Odd

For some reason, the tunes posted today are appearing on the "Details" as having been posted on December 5th 2004 .

# Posted on May 6th 2005 by Kenny

It is December 5th, Kenny. What date do you think it is?

# Posted on May 6th 2005 by Phantom Button

Is that the time ??

Jack - you mean there's only 20 shopping days to Christmas ?
Gotta go......

# Posted on May 6th 2005 by Kenny

Duplicated, but...

this is much closer to the standard session versions of the well-known Sligo jig. Josh's version is interesting but never be played anywhere and posted in a wrong key too. I think the last two bars are more often played like |BAF *d*AF|FED E2|

It's a very common tune and recorded by many groups and solo musicians, but I love Mary MacNamara's simple and beautiful East Clare version. Sligo flute player June McCormack's playing of the tune is also unforgettable.

# Posted on May 8th 2005 by slainte

Pronunciation?

So, does anybody know the correct pronunciation of Killavil? Accent on the first syllable (so as to rhyme with "syllable"!) or the second?

# Posted on May 8th 2005 by GaryAMartin

The Trip to Kilavill

Well I'm not from Sligo, but the town is famous enough for being the home of Michael Coleman and features in the title of at least one other tune (The Kilavill Fancy). In over 30 years of playing I've always heard it pronounced with the accent on the second syllable.
Mike.

# Posted on May 8th 2005 by murfbox

Fred Finn was also from Killavil: http://homepage.eircom.net/~fredfinn/home_cont.htm#FRED%20FINN

# Posted on May 8th 2005 by slainte

"The Killavil Jig" ~ duplicitous in more than one way?

Key signature: e minor
Submitted on May 1st 2002 by Josh Kane.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/667

# Posted on December 19th 2005 by ceolachan

I'm guessing the town's name comes from "Cill a' Bhaile" church or cemetary of the town, in which case we would pronounce it with the emphasis on Cill, although when it got translated into english who knows what happened to it's pronounciation...

# Posted on July 19th 2008 by DonallDubh

nope, caught my mistake. Cill Abhail is the translation, meaning church of something (either Prosperity, apple tree, or Saint Abhail, who I've never heard of).
With this in mind the pronunciation is kill-AW-vill

Thus proving once and for all that it's a good thing to know Irish.

# Posted on July 19th 2008 by DonallDubh

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