Key signature: Gdorian
Submitted on February 4th 2002 by Will CPT.
This tune has been added to 93 tunebooks.
Also known as Paddy Fahey's.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Paddy Fahy's
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Gdor
F|:DGA ~B3|cBc d2 g|gdB Bcd|cAG FDC|
|DGA B2 d| cBc d2 g|gdB Bcd|1 cAF G2 F:|2 cAF GBd||
|:g2 d fga|gfd Bcd|cAc fef|agf def|
|g2 a bag|fdg fdc|ABG Adc|1 AGF GBd:|2 AGF G2 F||
Paddy Fahy's Jig
Another great tune from the famed Co. Galway fiddler and composer. This version comes from the playing of Martin Hayes on his self-titled cd.
Lots of room for variations on this one. I tend to roll the high f naturals (including the fef phrase in measure 3 of Part B).
For a nice Hayes-ian touch, try the following for the A Part:
|DGA BGG|cGG dGG|gdB Bcd|
or
|DGA BAG|cBA dfa|gfd Bcd|
This tune works well at a slow, somber tempo, but also fired up a bit and charging along angrily. I like to play it as the last in a set starting with the Kerfunken Jig, then Tell Her I Am, then Paddy Fahy's.
# Posted on February 4th 2002 by Will CPT
Note that the two Paddy Fahy tunes on "The Lonesome Touch" are both reels. I can't vouch for the other recordings listed under Details for this tune.
# Posted on February 4th 2002 by Will CPT
another favourite,Will.
We usally go into the humours of Brandon after this.
# Posted on February 4th 2002 by biggus dave
On 'The Cap Fits', Kevin Burke plays it slightly differently, putting in F#s and even some B-naturals in the turn. His A-part starts roughly like this:
DGA ~B3 | cBc d2g | ^fdg gfd | cAG ~F3 |
# Posted on February 4th 2002 by granama
Think it would go well with the Swedish Jig? Hmmmmm...
# Posted on February 4th 2002 by Josh Kane
Paddy fahy's jig on paddy in the smoke
I love Martin Byrnes' setting for this on Paddy in the Smoke - definitely a different feel than Hayes'. Don't know about Kevin's since I don't have his 'cap fits' album yet (working on it). I might try to provide abcs for Byrnes' later if I can figure them out.
# Posted on October 7th 2002 by chicagofiddler
There are major mode settings of this tune floating around, quite different from the minory sound given here.
# Posted on October 8th 2002 by Will CPT
"Paddy Fahy's" ~ twisted A Dorian
I'm sorry but I haven't been able to remember who gave this to me first, but I was taught it in another key and have it slightly different from what's given here. Anyway, for those that might be interested, here goes a quick attempt late at night to ABC it:
K: A Dorian
|: G |
EAB cBc | d^cd e2 a | aec cde | dBA GF^E |
EAB c2 e | d^cd e2 a | aec cde | dB^G A2 :|
|: e |
a2 e ^gab | aed cBA | BGB gfg | bag ef^g |
a2 b cba | gea g3 | Bcd ged | BA^G A2 :|
# Posted on November 29th 2005 by ceolachan
This is the Paddy Fahey's that is on track 2 on Seamus Egan's "In Your Ear" album. The listing here points to a reel called Paddy Fahey's for some reason.
# Posted on December 16th 2005 by withak
He also plays it in a different key. It's the same notes as are listed here but with F# instead of Bb in the key signature, whatever key that works out to be.
# Posted on December 16th 2005 by withak
Scully Casey's
Interestingly, the last half of the B part is very similar to the final portion of the B part of Scully Casey's Jig played by Kevin Crehan on 'An Bhabog Sa Bhadog' with its 'gfd gfd' and so on motif.
# Posted on August 29th 2006 by Ger the Rigger
Paddy Fahy's Jig
I find this tune much more interesting played in mixed modes, as I've most often heard it played in sessions. At a session a few days ago, I was listening to how everyone else was playing it, and the general consensus was as follows:
X: 1
T: Paddy Fahy's
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Gmaj
DGA _~B3|c=Bc d2g|gfd Bcd|cAG FGA|
DGA _~B3|c=Bc d2g|gfd Bcd|1 cAF G2F:|2 cAF GBd||
|:g2d fga|gfd Bcd|cAA ~=f3|ag^f def|
g2a bag|fdg fdc|B2G AGF|1 DGF GBd:|2 DGF G2F||
So Bbs bars 1 & 5 of A-part only, and Fnats bar 3 of B-part. I love how the Bs and Fs waver between flat and nat - the effect is much more subtle that way.
# Posted on April 14th 2007 by Dow
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# Posted on June 13th 2007 by slainte
Martin Haye's setting
Here's my transcription from Martin Haye's CD "The Lonesome Touch".
X: 1
T:Paddy Fahy's Jig #1
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:GDor
F| DGA B2 c|cBc d2g|gfd Bcd|cAG FDC|
DGA B2 c|cBc d2 g|gfd Bcd|1cAF G2 D:|
|2cAF GBd|:g3 fga|gfd Bcd|c2 A f3|agf def|
g2 a bag|fdg fdc|B2G Adc|1 AGF GBd :|2AGF G2D ||
# Posted on September 13th 2007 by jlfinkels