I Was Born For Sport

jig

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on August 25th 2005 by slainte.

This tune has been added to 27 tunebooks.

Also known as Born For Sport.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• ...Born For Sport by Paul O'Shaughnessy And Harry Bradley
• Gander In The Pratie Hole by Carlos Plumley And Mike Herr
• Music Of North Connacht by Innisfree Céilí Band

X: 1
T: I Was Born For Sport
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Gmaj
B|dgg fdd|cAB c2A|dgg fdd|cAF G2B|
dgg fdd|cAB c2B|cde fed|cAF G2:|
B|c2A d2d|dfe dcB|c2A d2B|cAF GAB|
c2A d2d|dfe dcB|cde fed|cAF G2:|

I Was Born for Sport (jig)

Another tune from O'Shaughnessy & Bradley's duet album. It seems taken from George Petrie's "The Petrie Collection of the Ancient Music of Ireland," originally published in the late 19th century. It's a very attractive jig, which would sound great on pipes.

# Posted on August 25th 2005 by slainte

Dermy Diamond and Paul O'Shaugnessy played this in tonight's Cobblestones session. I asked Paul the name but couldn't hear his answer, due to background noise. Glad to have found it hear. Great tune.

# Posted on April 4th 2009 by 52Paddy

As pointed out by 'Slainte' this seems to be virtually the same tune as Barbara Needhams

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/9854

Which comes from the Joyce collection of 1909

# Posted on August 31st 2009 by niall_kenny