Tom Billy's
jig
Key signature: Adorian
Submitted on December 31st 2005 by Dr. Dow.
This tune has been added to 46 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 Siucra
- A Tribute To Michael Coleman by Joe Burke, Andy McGann And Felix Dolan
- Aisling Yoshua (Joshua's Dream) by Johnny Óg Connolly
- And So The Story Goes... by Sean Tyrrell, Kevin Glackin And Ronan Browne
- Apples In Winter by The Itinerant Band
- At Home by Gerry Harrington
- Atlantic Breeze by Shaskeen
- Beginish by Beginish
- Between Up And Down by Ado Barker And Ruairi McGorman
- Bráithre An Óil by Monks Of The Screw
- 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 Ar An BhFeadóg Stáin by Donncha O'Briain
- Ceol Cill Na Martra by Connie O'Connell
- Clear The Dresser And Take The Floor by Emerald Ceili Band
- Crossroads Céilí by The Temple House Ceili Band
- Cruinn by Academy Of Irish Music Chicago
- 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
- Echoes Of Sliabh Luachra by Billy Clifford
- 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
- From Celtic Roots by Polkemmet Grorud Pipe Band
- Gems Of Ireland by Various Artists
- 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
- Live At Lowry's by Lowry's Tuesday Session
- Live At The Burren Centre, Kilfenora by Kevin Griffin, Eoin O'Neill And Quentin Cooper
- Macalla Na H 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
- Mixing The Punch by Paddy O'Brien
- Music For The Set by Johnny O'Leary
- Music From Sliabh Luachra by Denis Murphy
- Music In The Glen by Heather Breeze
- 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
- Our Musical Heritage Disc 3 by Various Artists
- 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
- Seanchas by Danu
- Seisiún Ceoil Bhéal Feirste by Various Artists
- 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
- 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
- Suite by Kevin Burke And Cal Scott
- Sunday After Mass by Denis O Connor And Con Moynihan
- Sweet Liberty by Garva
- Tampa Session Sets, Vol. 1 by Clan Tampa
- 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 Clergy's Lamentation by Donal Maguire's Occasional Band
- The Coast Road by Karen Ryan
- The Dusty Miller by Conor, Gay And Seán McKeon
- The Gooseberry Bush by BlackSheep
- The Green Hills Of Erin by Matt Cunningham
- 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 Tain Ceili Band by The Tain Ceili Band
- 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
- Twenty Irish Fiddle Tunes by Kevin Burke
- Unearthed by Paul McGlinchey
- Unleashed by The Border Collies
- Vintage 78s by Bobby MacLeod
- 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 Dr. 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 Dr. 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 Dr. Dow
Clare Variation
The way play tom billy's is slightly different
T: Tom Billy's
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Ador
ABA ABd|edB G3|dBB gBB|def gfg|
ABA ABd|edB G3|dBB gBB|ABA A3:|
|:e(3aaa aga|bab age|(3efg e GBd|ede ged|
eaa aga|bab age|efg dBG|BAG A3:|
# Posted on June 23rd 2011 by Markmoloney