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Pet Of The Pipers

jig

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on October 29th 2005 by Wurzel.

This tune has been added to 32 tunebooks.

Also known as Doherty's Fancy, The Humours Of Ballinafad, Kip's, Kips, The Pet Of The Pipers.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

A Dance Visit To Ireland by McCusker Brothers Ceilidhe Band
A Lifelong Home by Alex Francis MacKay
Another Measure: Scottish Country Dance Music From The 1950's, Volume 2 by Adam Rennie And His Scottish Country Dance Quartet
Classic Recordings Of Irish Traditional Fiddle Music by Hugh Gillespie
Echoes Of Erin by Comhaltas Tour Group 1984
Irish Dance Music by Various Artists
Melodic Journeys by James Kelly
Strict Tempo: Scottish Country Dance Music From The 1950's, Volume 1 by Adam Rennie And His Scottish Country Dance Quartet
The Best Of Traditional Irish Music From Ireland's Number One Céilí Band by The Kilfenora Ceili Band
The Blue CD by Irish Session Tunes
The Blue Fiddle by Sean Smyth
The Irish Music Anthology (40 Classic Songs, Jigs And Reels) by Various Artists
Traditional Fiddle Music Of Cape Breton Volume 2: The Rovers Return by Various Artists
Traditional Music From Cape Breton Island by Natalie And Buddy MacMaster
Turas Ceoil by Marcas O'Murchu
Volume One by Sean Maguire
Whirlwind by Brian Hughes
Wolfstone by Wolfstone

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Maybe this is a slightly different version of Going to Donnybrook: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/735

# Posted on October 29th 2005 by slainte

Played in A in Scotland

This tune is popular within the Scottish repertoire too but is usually played in A. The version I know has slight differences in the first half(second part is much the same).
1st, 2nd and 3rd bars G2G(A2A) BAG(CBA)

and Bar 6 DBG(ECA) G3(A3)

Of course, musicians who play Irish music in Scotland will probably play it as written here. :-)

# Posted on October 29th 2005 by Back for a while

Sources

I first learned this tune from the late Alan Cormack, in Bristol. It's a great tune for teaching Flute and Whistle students who want to work on "G" rolls!

# Posted on January 12th 2006 by Wurzel

Rescued duplication

From Hugh Gillespie's recording, and in the key of A:

And in G:

# Posted on March 12th 2008 by ceolachan

# Posted on March 12th 2008 by Dow

The version I play is based on the playing of Joe Hutton, except I put rolls in and stuff.

# Posted on March 12th 2008 by Dow

Go raibh ma'agat Mark ~ much appreciated

I was sure I recognized this, and I guess I would have on several counts, including Joe Hutton. I should have waited another day before posting it. ;-) Good luck in Canberra!

# Posted on March 12th 2008 by ceolachan

"The Pet Of The Pipers" / "Kip's" ~ at least 3 ways I've known it

No wonder this melody was frustrating me and driving my loopy ~ Joe Hutton & Cape Breton too! ~ Alex Francis MacKay, Natalie & Buddy MacMaster, & I'm pretty sure this was also one we used to play for dance there...

Here are some interesting similarities I found while trying to chase up this before posting "Kip's" ~

The tune as Hugh Gillespie played it, as a whole and both parts for it individually, rang bells of familiarity with other tunes I've played over time. The most obvious, that came to me as I was playing this, I kept slipping into that B-part in between nodding off, and sharaing the A-part ~

"The Bride's Favourite"
Key signature: G Major
Submitted on October 23rd 2004 by Kenny.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/3746

Thanks to help from Dow and slainte, here is another tune sainte/Hiro directed me to on site here that it is obviously related by both parts, and close enough that I consider just adding this to the 'comments' for that ~

"The Munster Jig"
Key signature: G Major
Submitted on November 14th 2001 by Jdharv.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/372

I thought on this for awhile, before submitting it, and then decided, still being frustrated with searching, to query a couple of members, as said, Dow and slainte. I'd send Dow both parts of the Gillespie transcription, both keys, but just the B-part to slainte. I did make several attempts myself to chase up connections, wanting to avoid what felt to be a duplicaation, but I'm not in much of a fit state at the moment for anything. I'm glad of friends who can steer me right... Thanks, much appreciated...

# Posted on March 12th 2008 by ceolachan

Pet of the Pipers - aka Doherty's Fancy on Sean Smyth's Blue Fiddle

As played by Sean Smyth on Eb whistle (transcribed "as fingered" on a D whistle). His liner notes call it "Doherty's Fancy," but it's clearly Pet of the Pipers.

X: 1
T: Doherty's Fancy
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Gmaj
~G3 BAG|dB/c/d ~g3|~G2 d BGd|AFD cBA|
~G3 ~B3|dB/c/d ~g3|e2 e dBG|1 cAF G2 D:|2 cAF G2 d||
~g3 efg|eag fed|~g3 ~e3|daf g2 e|
gfe dcB|edc BAG|~e2 g dBG|cAF G2 e|
~g3 bag|~a2 g fga|g{a}gf efg|eaf g2 e|
gfe dcB|edc BAG|~e2 g dBG|cAF dcA||

# Posted on October 27th 2008 by Miss Lonelyhearts