The Cat's Meow

jig

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on October 17th 2006 by Tim@Copenhagen.

This tune has been added to 106 tunebooks.

Also known as Cat's Meow, The Cat's Miaow.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Whistle On The Wind by Joanie Madden
• Across The Waves by Cherish The Ladies
• Are You The Concertina Player? by Kate McNamara
• Banish Misfortune by Mithril
• Cherish The Ladies-Live by Cherish The Ladies
• Over The Moor To Maggie by Inis
• Set The Sails by Bantry Bay
• Songs Of The Irish Whistle 2 by Joanie Madden
• The Heather Breeze by Heathery Breeze Ceili Band

X: 1
T: Cat's Meow, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
A2G|:FAd f2g|afe dBA|B3 BAF|dAF EAG|
FAd f2g|afe dBA|Bde fdB|1AFE DAG:|2AFE Dge||
|:fdB AFA|DFA dfa|gef ged|ced cBA|
fdB AFA|DFA dfa|gec aed|1cec dge:|2cec dAG||
|:FAd faa|agf agf|Ace g3|gfe gfe|
f2d g2e|agf efg|faf gec|edc dAG:|

Anyone know the name of this jig?

Here´s a jig I wrote down from a session featuring Tony Linnane and Dermot Byrne. It sounds to me like a Paddy O´Brien tune, but doesn´t seem to feature in the collection of his compositions, that has been published. Can anyone throw some illumination on the matter???
There´s a good tune comes afterwards on the tape. Appearing shortly....possibly...
Regards Tim

# Posted on October 17th 2006 by Tim@Copenhagen

Nice tune. I tried to fix the abcs for you, but not knowing the tune or hearing your recording of it I can't be sure if it's right. You might want to edit the abcs before it gets converted to the sheet music. I don't think you can change that once it sets up.

X: 1
T: Gan Ainm
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
A2G|:FAd f2g|afe dBA|B3 BAF|dAF EAG|FAd f2g|afe dBA|Bde fdB|1AFE DAG:|2AFE D ge||
fdB AFA|DFA dfa|gef ged|ced cBA|fdB AFA|DFA dfa|gec aed|1cec dge:|2cec dAG||
FAd faa|agf agf|Ace g3|gfe gfe|f2d g2e|agf efg|faf gec|1edc dAG:|2 edc ||

# Posted on October 18th 2006 by Phantom Button

Hello there,

This tune is titled "The Cat's Meow" and was Joannie Madden's first composition.

Very nice tune!

Cheers,
Armand

# Posted on October 18th 2006 by fiddlinviolinin

The Cat´s Meow

Thanks Armand for the name. Turns out I had a private recording of it under that name, but hadn´t connected the two! What with one player sounded ordinary and not too attractive, sounded great when played by Linnane and Byrne.

# Posted on October 18th 2006 by Tim@Copenhagen

Already noted!

Having now got the title, I see the tune has already been entered. Didn´t show up when I did an ABC check. The phrasings of the two versions are slightly different.......

# Posted on October 18th 2006 by Tim@Copenhagen

Tim. Your posting will probably get deleted, since it is a duplicate. You can put your setting in the comments section of the original posting:
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/342

# Posted on October 18th 2006 by ragaman

The other tune

Have now posted the jig that follows on the tape,
"Father Kelly´s"...thanks to Spoon for title

# Posted on October 19th 2006 by Tim@Copenhagen