Johnny When You Die

reel

Key signature: Eminor

Submitted on December 29th 2005 by Unseen122.

This tune has been added to 37 tunebooks.

Also known as The Ballina Lass, The Ballina Lasses, Johnny's Gone To France, Maids Of Galway, The Mayo Lassies, The Old Maids Of Galway, Paddy Gone To France.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• As I Carelessly Did Stray... by Harry Bradley
• Beginish by Beginish
• Kerry Fiddles - Fiddle Music From Sliabh Luachra by Padraig O'Keeffe, Denis Murphy, Julia Clifford
• Kitty Lie Over by Mick O'Brien And Caoimhin O'Raghallaigh
• Land's End by Michael Rooney And June McCormack
• Looking For The Early Opener by Dana Lyn
• Mick Mulcahy by Mick Mulcahy
• Minstrel's Fancy by Sean Ryan
• Mo Chairdin by Paul Brock
• Musical Memories by Tom Dunne And Joe Banjo Burke
• Open Hearth by Mary And Andrew MacNamara
• Part II: Fire In Our Hearts by Na Connerys
• Past Masters Of Irish Fiddle Music by Various Artists
• Shaskeen Irish Pub Session by Shaskeen
• Sheridan's Guesthouse by Dave Sheridan
• Standing Stones by The Crossing
• Teada by Teada
• The Rushy Mountain: Classic Music From Sliabh Luachra 1952-77 by Various Artists
• The Sligo Maid by Carmel Gunning
• The Star Above The Garter by Denis Murphy And Julia Clifford
• The Tap Room Trio by Tap Room Trio
• Travelling Show by Dervish
• Woman Of The House by Cherish The Ladies

X: 1
T: Johnny When You Die
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Emin
e2 dB eBdB|A2 GA Bd d2|e2 dB eBdB|A2 GA BGBd|
e2 dB eBdB|A2 GA BAAB|GB B2 GBdB|A2 GA BG G2|
g2 fg egde|g2 fg eaaf|g2 fg egdB|A2 AG BGBd|
g2 fg egde|gbag eaaf|gbag egdB|A2 GA BG G2:|

Duplicated

The Old Maids of Galway (aka. Paddy Gone to France): http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/978/comments#comment159659

# Posted on December 29th 2005 by slainte

Not yet, I hope.

I've added this one to my tune book, just in case.

# Posted on December 29th 2005 by Johannes J

Well this is how I know it and I could not find it by this title or key so I put it up.

# Posted on December 30th 2005 by Unseen122

Have you read Jack's comment?

"Johnnie When I Die, Burry Me In Kerry"
I know this tune by this name and in the key of Emin.
# Posted on Thursday, August 18th 2005 by The Phantom Button

# Posted on December 30th 2005 by slainte

Unseen, of course I don't mean to suggest your post should be deleted, pointing out the tune was posted in a different key with a different title. Different enough to deserve its own entry, perhaps.

# Posted on December 30th 2005 by slainte

No hard feelings slainte. This is a fun tune though.

# Posted on December 31st 2005 by Unseen122

The Old Maids of Galway

I've been playing the tune on the flute like this:

K: Emin
f|eB~B2 eBdB|A2GA Bddg|eB~B2 eBdB|ABGA BGG2|
eB~B2 eBdB|A2GA BGGF|G2Bd egdB|ABGA BGG||
z|gbag egdg|bgag ea~a2|gbag egdB|ABGA BGG2|
gbag egdg|bgag ea~a2|g2fg egdB|ABGA BGG||

I admit it's *mostly* based on Harry Bradley's flute setting. Not to be confused with George White's Favourite: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/718

# Posted on August 6th 2006 by slainte

On Mick O'Brien and Caoimhin O'Raghallaigh's Kitty Li Over they call this Paddy Gone to France.

# Posted on November 16th 2006 by Unseen122

Funnily enough, Teada recorded it as "Johnny's Gone to France."

# Posted on November 17th 2006 by slainte

Watch June McCormack and Michael Rooney play this: http://www.custysvideo.com/video/michaelrooneyjunemccormack_video.mpg The reel set starts after the jig set in the generously long clip. Beautiful. Their version is very similar to the one I transcribed above.

# Posted on July 24th 2007 by slainte