The Kid On The Mountain

slip jig

Key signature: Eminor

Submitted on May 25th 2001 by Jeremy.

This tune has been added to 789 tunebooks.

Also known as Kid Of The Mountain, The Kid Of The Mountain, The Kid On A Mountain, Kid On The Mountain, The Kid On The Mountain Bike (courtesy Of S. Hannigan).

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Tribute To Andy McGann by Joe Burke, Brian Conway And Felix Dolan
• Afterhours by The Bothy Band
• Aislinn (A Vision) by The Celtic Jazz Collective
• Another Feast Of Irish Folk by Various Artists
• Are You The Concertina Player? by Kate McNamara
• Banish Misfortune by Malcolm Dalglish And Grey Larsen
• Both Ears And The Tail by Martin Carthy And Dave Swarbrick
• Chappell Recorded Music Library - National Ireland by The Chieftains
• Come In And Listen by Inisheer
• Cornerstone by Celtic Spring
• Could Be Worse by Celtic Brew
• Five After Four by Tim Hart
• Foinn Seisiun 1 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
• Folktrax-077 The Jolly Tinker: Michael Gorman, Irish Fiddler by Michael Gorman
• Gaelic Storm by Gaelic Storm
• Images by Barde
• Instrumental by The Dubliners
• Irish Music by Various Artists
• Kerry's Own Paddy Cronin by Paddy Cronin
• Live In Concert by The Bothy Band
• Mac Morin by Mac Morin
• Music From Co.Leitrim by Packie Duignan And Seamus Horan
• Musiques Traditionnelles D'Irlande by The Crickard Brothers
• Old Hag You Have Killed Me by The Bothy Band
• One More... by Caa A Dram
• Part II: Fire In Our Hearts by Na Connerys
• Rags, Reels And Airs by Dave Swarbrick
• Sláinte by Sheevon
• Sligo Fiddle (Disk 1) by John Vesey
• Southwind by Glenn Morgan
• Standing Stones by The Crossing
• Step This Way by David Lindquist
• Sweeney's Dream by Kevin Burke
• The Best Of Irish Piping by Seamus Ennis
• The Black Rose by Jesse Autumn With Barry Phillips
• The Chieftains 5 by The Chieftains
• The Coleman Country Ceili Band by The Coleman Country Ceili Band
• The High Part Of The Road by Tommy Peoples And Paul Brady
• The Mason's Apron by The Madden Brothers
• The Phantom Shadows Of A Connaught Fire (3 Of 3) by Seamus Tansey
• The Rare Stuff by The Rare Stuff
• The Tie That Binds by Joe Derrane
• The Tie That Binds by Various Artists
• The Well Below The Valley by Planxty
• Tobar An Dúchais by Brid O'Donohue
• Tobar An Dúchais: Solo Traditional Irish Tin Whistle Music From County Clare by Bríd O'Donohue
• Traditional Irish Accordion by Tony MacMahon
• Twos And Threes by Murphy Roche Irish Music Club
• Wet Your Whistle by Wet Your Whistle

X: 1
T: Kid On The Mountain, The
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
R: slip jig
K: Emin
EFE FEF G2 F| E3 cBA BGE| EFE FED G2 A| BAG FAG FED:|
BGB AFA G2 D| GAB dge dBA| BGB AFA G2 A| BAG FAG FED:|
gfg efe e2 f|gfg efg afd| gfg efe e2 a|bag fag fed:|
eBB e2f g2f|eBB efg afd| eBB e2f g2a|bag fag fed:|
edB dBA G2D|GAB dge dBA|edB dBA G2A|BAG FAG FED:|

I'm usually too busy trying to remember which part comes next in this tune to think about ornamentation.

This tune can be quite tricky to play at speed, so it might be a good idea to play less notes instead of trying to fit in more. Triplets, such as BGB or GFG, can be played as one long note (B and G in this case).

Figuring out a good accompaniment for this tune might be difficult. Slip Jigs are hard enough to play along with at the best of times, and the constant change of key from E minor to G major makes it doubly tricky.

# Posted on June 2nd 2001 by Jeremy

On the low whistle, I've found this song works quite well with ornamentation at speed. My version is slightly different, but the harder parts (near the end) are basically the same.

AS for the accompaniment, I have some pretty decent chords for it. Unfortunately, there's no easy way to just type them out here.but the first repeat is all Em and D, changing up

The second repeat is all G and D

and the third is Em D and G

# Posted on August 17th 2004 by sifudave54

KOTM variations

Great tune and as Jeremy sez: you can play less.
I once sat near a young girl that played E3F3G2z|z3z3z3:| on the A music and B3A3G2z|z3z3z3:| on the B. I didn't notice what happened after that 'coz I got kinda busy ;->

This the basic "call and reponse" pattern which gives a lot of riffy energy and if you learn measures 2 & 4, you have roughly half the tune.

Now, here's some things you can do when it gets stale:

The 1st measure gets played by sliding up to the E3 then FEF etc. ALso EDE FEF or (where " ~ " = long roll) ~E ~F G2 D|

In the B Music I like to play BGGAFFG2D on the first measure and BGGAFFG2d| on the third, which gives it a pipey feel.

C: Long Rolls on the high g's at the first beats. If you're into "Program" music, think of it as the bleating cabrito.
Or slide down to the (very sharp f and back up)

D: In the mid eighties, I used to hear a bowed triplet on the first beats e3)BBB. I tried for about 2 years and asked some of the Big Shots at various workshops how to do it. They all said "Don't" . I noticed myself doing it last Saturday. Some others did as well, and when asked I said "Don't".

E: I'm not aware of any thing specific that gets done with this last section, except to vary the phrasing on those lovely cascading triplets. IMO this might be one place to vary measures 2&4, but nothing specific springs to mind.

I was playing it Saturday because it was requested, I generally don't start it at sessions anymore, because I lately it seems like nobody plays it. I could understand it if it was the poseurs smirk like the tune has passed on. It's that look of horrified fascination like I was balanced on a candlestick juggling various sharp objects that gets me.

So please, please ,PLEASE learn it. If Iwanted to play alone, I could do that at home.

# Posted on July 11th 2005 by Owell Mabee

OOPs, in the B part: BDD ADD GDD for the "pipey" feel.

# Posted on July 21st 2005 by Owell Mabee

Part 6

Anyone know the 6th part? Or does anyone actually play it?

# Posted on April 12th 2006 by Toronto jam

6th part

The only time I've encountered the 6th part is in "O'Neill's 1001", and in over 30 years of hearing this tune in sessions and on recordings, I've never actually heard anyone play it. I quite like it. You could post the "abcs" here in the comments section, for academic interest, I suppose.

# Posted on April 12th 2006 by Kenny

6th part

I've just been listening to the Irish Dance site mentioned recently in the Discussions section, and Andy McGann plays the 6th part there (on a wonderful recording of this tune). First time I've ever heard it played.

# Posted on May 27th 2006 by Pippa

"Kid on the Mountain" ~ part six, "O'Neill's Music of Ireland"

|: B,EE eBG E2 E | B,EE EFG AFD | | B,EE EBG E2 G/A/ | BAG FAG FED :|

# Posted on May 28th 2006 by ceolachan

Where'd that extra bit come from in the middle ~ | |
Here is the same part with a bit more bounce and minus the extra divider:

|: B,EE E2 G E2 E | B,2 E E2 G AF/E/D | B,EE EGG E2 G | B2 G A2 G FED :|

# Posted on May 28th 2006 by ceolachan

"Kid on the Mountain" ~ and then on the barbecue spit ~

Just a few more options and choices if you choose to, including the sixth part with another turn of the spit from me ~

K: e minor
|: E3 FEF G2 F | E2 E BcA BGE | E^DE F^EF G2 A | BAG F/G/AG FED :|
|: B2 B AF/G/A G2 D | G2 B dge dBA | BG/A/B AFA G2 A | BAG FAG F2 D :|
|: g*fg eBe e2 f | g2 g ee/f/g afd | gag eB/^c/d e2 g/a/ | bag f/g/ag f2 d :|
|: eBB e2f g>fg | e2 B efg a>fd | eBB e2f g2 a | b>ag fag fed :|
|: edB d2 A G3 | G2 B dge dB/c/d | e2 B dBA G2 A | BB/A/G F>AG FED :|
|: B,EE EcA B2 ^A | B,EE E2 F/G/ AFD | | B,2 E EE/F/G A2 G | B2 G A2 G F>GA :|

*f ~ that little bit extra sharpness, like a good mature farmhouse cheddar...

# Posted on May 28th 2006 by ceolachan

6th part to Kid on the Mountain

Here's the 6th part as played by Andy McGann (taken from the track on http://www.juneberry78s.com/sounds/ListenToIrishDance.htm
as discussed here a few days ago (http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display/10140):

B,EE EDE G2 E | B,EE EDE DB,A, |B,EB, EDE G2 A | BAG FAG FED :||

Corrections welcome.

Pippa

# Posted on May 29th 2006 by Pippa

Nice one Pippa, thanks...

# Posted on May 29th 2006 by ceolachan

'Juneberry78s' is a favourite site of mine...

# Posted on May 29th 2006 by ceolachan

Juneberry78s.com: Early American Roots Music

http://www.juneberry78s.com/

Irish Dance Music from the 1920s - 1970s (Pippa's link):
Kid on the Mountain ~ Andy McGann
http://www.juneberry78s.com/sounds/ami15.mp3

# Posted on May 29th 2006 by ceolachan

Is This Really a Slip Jig?

It just seems to make much more sense with 6 notes in the bar not 9, try tapping your foot every nine semiquavers, it feels weird! the only trouble with 6/8 is that each part is then only 6 bars long, its hard to know what this tune is!

# Posted on October 16th 2006 by jasonturk

It's a slip jig, and no, tapping your foot to it and forcing it into a straight jacket as 6/8 DOES NOT WORK!!! Stop sniffing glue, it's bad for your health and your music making...

# Posted on November 29th 2007 by ceolachan

Tapping

just tap once for every three eight notes i.e 3 times per measure not nine other wise your foot may fall off.

# Posted on August 16th 2008 by anthonybeers