Tom Billy's

jig

Key signature: Adorian

Submitted on December 31st 2005 by Dow.

This tune has been added to 34 tunebooks.

Also known as Apples In Winter.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• 1891-1945 Disc 2 by Michael Coleman
• 40th Anniversary Album by Armagh Pipers Club
• A Place I Know by SÍucra
• A Tribute To Michael Coleman by Joe Burke, Andy McGann And Felix Dolan
• Apples In Winter by The Itinerant Band
• Atlantic Breeze by Shaskeen
• Beginish by Beginish
• Brathar Na NÓl by Monks Of The Screw
• Brathar Na NOl by Monks Of The Screw Trio
• Brian Kelly by Brian Kelly
• Celtic Breeze by Celtic Breeze
• Celtic Celebration by Dirk Freymuth
• Celtic Crossing by William Coulter
• Celtic Dream by Oisin
• Celtic Road by Sláinte
• Ceol Agus Foinn : Music And Songs From The Willie Clancy Summer School by Various Artists
• Ceol Cill Na Martra by Connie O'Connell
• Clear The Dresser And Take The Floor by Emerald Ceili Band
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 2 by Matt Cunningham
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 4 by Matt Cunningham
• Dancing On Silver by Tim Collins
• Days Of Doolin by Dulsert
• Decade by Dervish
• Down From Bell Harbour by Chris Droney
• Dragon Reels by Roger Landes
• Feadoga Stain by Mary Bergin
• Fermanagh Ceili by Pride Of Erin Ceili Band
• Finnegan's AWake by Finnegan's AWake
• Foinn Seisiun 1 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
• For The Love Of Tara by Denis Lanctot
• Harmony Hill by Dervish
• Humours Of Lissadell by Seamus And Manus McGuire
• In Good Hands by Paddy Murphy
• Irish Traditional Concertina Styles by Various Artists
• Irlande by Frankie Gavin, Arty Mc Glynn And Aidan Coffey
• Kerry Fiddles - Fiddle Music From Sliabh Luachra by Padraig O'Keeffe, Denis Murphy, Julia Clifford
• Kerry's Own Paddy Cronin by Paddy Cronin
• Kids In A Candy Store by Rick May And Gil Yslas
• Lamh Ar Lamh (Many Hands) CD 1 by Various Artists
• Lifescapes Celtic Fiddle by Various Artists
• Live At Lena's by The Lahawns
• Macalla Na HÓige by Hugh Healy And Colm Healy
• MacMahon From Clare by Tony MacMahon
• Masters Of Tradition by Various Artists
• Matt Molloy, Paul Brady, Tommy Peoples by Matt Molloy, Paul Brady, Tommy Peoples
• Melodic Journeys by James Kelly
• Memories Of Sligo by Roger Sherlock
• Mick Mulcahy by Mick Mulcahy
• Music For The Set by Johnny O'Leary
• Music From Sliabh Luachra by Denis Murphy
• Musical Memories by Tom Dunne And Joe Banjo Burke
• Newtown Bridge by Eileen O'Brien
• No Place Like Home by Gerry O'Connor
• Noel Hill And Tony Linnane by Noel Hill And Tony Linnane
• Oldtime Records Vol 1 (U.S. Recordings) by Various Artists
• One by Murphy Roche Irish Music Club
• Orion by Orion
• Rian by Liam O'Maonlai
• River Reel by Begley,Glackin And O'Brien
• Rossinver Braes by Ben Lennon And Tony O'Connell
• Round The House And Mind The Dresser: Irish Country House Dance Music by Various Artists
• Sceal Eile by Gerry Harrington And Eoghan O'Sullivan
• Selected Jigs Reels And Songs by De Danann
• Set Dances Of Ireland: Music For Listening And Dancing by Various Artists
• Silver Strings by Iain Anderson
• Sligo Fiddle (Disk 1) by John Vesey
• Sounds From The Atlantic by Innisheer
• Stanley And Grimm, Another Round by Stanley And Grimm
• Stark Ravin' by Roy Johnstone
• Step This Way by David Lindquist
• Stormy Brew by Rig The Jig
• Sunday After Mass by Denis O Connor And Con Moynihan
• Sweet Liberty by Garva
• Temple House 2 by Temple House Ceili Band
• The Apple In Winter by Brian Conway And Tony DeMarco
• The Best Of Irish Jigs And Reels Vol.1 by Various Artists
• The Celts Play Connecticut by Various Artists
• The Chieftains 3 by The Chieftains
• The Dusty Miller by Conor, Gay And Seán McKeon
• The Irish Folk Festival '01 by Various Artists
• The Iron Man by Tommy Peoples And Daithi Sproule
• The Mason's Apron by The Madden Brothers
• The Pipers Club by The Pipers Club Ceili Bnad
• The Session by Na Connerys
• The Sliabh Luachra Fiddle Master by Padraig O'Keefe
• The Star Above The Garter by Denis Murphy And Julia Clifford
• The Trip Over The Mountain by Michael Queally And Cyril O'Donoghue
• The Uneven Bridge by Glen Ayre
• The Wounded Hussar by Pete Cooper
• Traditional Irish Music by Setanta
• Traditional Irish Music From London by John Blake, Lamond Gillespie And Mick Leahy
• Traditional Music From Clare And Beyond by Gearoid O HAllmhurain
• Traditional Music From The Kingdom Of Kerry by Jimmy Doyle And Dan O'Leary
• Tread by Tread
• Tunes For Practice by Seamus Creagh
• Unearthed by Paul McGlinchey
• Unleashed by The Border Collies
• Water From The Well by The Chieftains
• Weeds In The Garden by Muintir Lewis
• Winds Of Change by Geraldine MacGowan And Anne Conroy
• Wooden Flute Obsession: Volume 3, Disc 2 by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Tom Billy's
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Ador
e3 gfg|fge edB|~G3 BAB|GBd g2f|
e3 gfg|fge edB|GBd gfg|edB ABd:|
|:e2a age|aba agf|~g3 ged|GBd g2f|
eae aea|dgd gdg|e3 gfg|edB ABd:|

Tom Billy's

I got this from some musician friends but the original source was apparently Jean Michel Veillon. The title they gave me was "Tom Billy's". There's a nice variation you can do for bars 3-4 of the B-part: |gdg ada|bda gdf|.

This also appears in Bdor on Dervish's Harmony Hill in the first set of jigs:

X: 1
T: Gan Ainm
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Bdor
fBB aBB|fec cBc|ABA cAc|efg a2g|
~f3 ~a3|fec cBc|Ace aga|1 fec Bce:|2 fec BcA||
|:fbb baf|abb baf|aba aec|Ace aga|
fbb fbb|eaa eaa|fec aba|1 fec Bce:|2 fec BcA||

The jigs aren't named separately, but in true Dervish style, the whole set is given the name "Apples In Winter", a jig which bears a passing resemblance to this tune, particularly in the A-part.

# Posted on December 31st 2005 by Dow

This one sounds a bit bland but theres something about it I like.

Its also called "The Flowers of Spring".

# Posted on January 4th 2006 by 52Paddy

No it's not. That's a different tune that goes by the name Tom Billy's http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1283. Did you actually look at the tune or just the name?

I don't find this jig bland at all. I think it's a beautiful tune, but there you go.

# Posted on January 4th 2006 by Dow

An Ador setting of this also appears on Muintir Lewis' Weeds In The Garden http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/1420. I haven't got the album so the setting I heard is 2nd hand, but from memory it was more like the Dervish version, something along the lines of this:

X: 1
T: Tom Billy's
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Ador
eAA gfg|edB BAB|~G3 ~B3|def g2f|
eAA gfg|edB BAB|GBd gfg|edB A3:|
|:e2a age|aba age|~g3 gdB|GBd g2f|
eaa eaa|dgg dgg|edB gfg|edB A3:|

# Posted on April 19th 2006 by Dow