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Tir Rafartaigh

jig

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on December 29th 2005 by jdicarlo.

This tune has been added to 58 tunebooks.

Also known as Gort Na Mona.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

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X: 1
T: Tir Rafartaigh
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Gmaj
G2A | B/c/dB B2A | ~G3 GAG | E2D D2G | GDd BAG | ~A3 ABc | dcA G2A |
B/c/dB B2A | ~G3 GAG | E2D D2D | BAG ABc | d2d dge |
fga b2a | age deg | a2g gfg | ded g2f- | fd2 BAG | ABc dge | fga b2a |
a2b agf | ~e3 deg | B2c A3- | AB/A/G ABc | d4 gf | dcA :||

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Tir Rafartaigh sheetmusic
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From Flook's "Haven." Written by Michael Rooney. A 6/8 tune that isn't quite a jig, and although there are definitely two parts, it's not entirely clear where the first ends and the second begins. They've recorded it in Bb, but Brian plays his F-whistle with G-fingers and so I've notated it thusly.

# Posted on December 29th 2005 by jdicarlo

It's the right length to be a slip jig, the repeated bits in the first half fall in the right places for that, but the second half doesn't have the repetitions you'd expect.

I haven't heard it, but it looks pretty reasonable in 9/8 and even sounds decent that way in BarFly's midi player.

# Posted on December 30th 2005 by GaryAMartin

A Slip Jig

This is definitely a slip jig. This is according to the liner notes written by Rooney himself for the CD "Draiocht" he recorded with his wife June McCormack.

# Posted on December 31st 2005 by Jason G

See http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/2143 where this tune is shown as a slip jig which is how it's more commonly played.

# Posted on January 2nd 2006 by Bannerman

Actually this tune is actually the slip jig "Gort na Mona". It's been recorded by Michael Rooney in a set with the (other) tune Tigh Rabhartaigh. It can be found here:

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/2087

I think Flook probably scrambled up the names when they went and scrambled up the meter. I have to say that I like both. It would be fun, and Donal Lunny-esque, to play the slip jig into the jig.

# Posted on January 9th 2006 by jdicarlo

Notation as slip jig

This is how the file could look like as a slip jig in 9/8 notation. For me it seems more logical and easier to play than the 6/8 notation listening how Flook play the tune.

X: 1
T: Tir Rafartaigh (as played by Flook on "Haven" but in different key)
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
R: slip jig
K: Gmaj
G2A | B/c/dB B2A ~G3 | GAG E2D D2G | GDd BAG ~A3 | ABc dcA G2A |
B/c/dB B2A | ~G3 GAG E2D | D2D BAG ABc | d2d dge fga |
b2a age deg | a2g gfg ded | g2f2d2 BAG | ABc dge fga |
b2a a2b agf | ~e3 deg B2c | A3- AB/A/G ABc | d4 z gf dcA :||

Regards Holger

# Posted on February 7th 2010 by PipersWineFiddler

Flook plays this tune with the A-part in 6/8 as a jig, and the B in 9/8 as a slip jig. If you listen to Ed's guitar, you can hear the 6 beats in the first part and 9 in the second.

# Posted on September 28th 2011 by JosephC

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