Father Kelly's

jig

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on October 19th 2006 by Tim@Copenhagen.

This tune has been added to 17 tunebooks.

Also known as Easter Day, The Easter Day.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Between The Sets by Barefield Ceili Band
• Celtic Reign by Celtic Reign
• Classic Recordings Of The Irish Fiddle Legend by Paddy Reynolds
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 10 by Matt Cunningham
• Foinn Seisiun 1 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
• Foinn Seisiun 3 by Ennis/Dublin Session Group
• I Will If I Can by John Carty
• In The Wind by Shegui
• Looking For A Rock by Juniper
• One by Murphy Roche Irish Music Club
• PJ Wallace And Friends by PJ Wallace
• Set On Stone by The Kilfenora Ceili Band
• Song Of The Chanter by Various Artists
• Suantrai by John Canny, Kevin Carey And Terence O'Reilly
• The Devils Of Dublin by Celtic Music Society (East Rochester HS)
• The Gallowglass Ceili Band by The Gallowglass Ceili Band
• The Greystone Ramblers by Greystone Ramblers
• The Kitchen Recordings by Sean O'Driscoll And Larry Egan
• The Mouse Behind The Dresser by Shaskeen
• The Mulcahy Family by The Mulcahy Family
• The Music Makers: Celebrating 35 Years Of Comhaltas In Leeds by Leeds CCE
• The Plain Of Jars by Brian Kelly
• Tone Roads by Wild Asparagus
• Traditional Irish Dance Music by Various Artists
• Traditional Irish Music From Boston by The Magic Square
• Traditional Music Of Ireland by Kathleen Collins
• Trian by Trian
• Tripping Down The Stairs by Spiral Seisiún
• Turning by Knot Fibb'n
• Walking Stones by Ken Kolodner, Laura Risk, Robin Bullock

X: 1
T: Father Kelly's
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
|:f3 dfd|AdA F2D|G3 EGF|Eed cBA|
faf dfd|AdA F2D|G3 Ecd|1ecA d2g:|2ecA dcB||
|:ABA FED| FAD FED|CEC A,CE|CEA cBA|
F2A AFD|GFE EFD|CEC A,CE|1GEC DcB:|2GEC D2E||
|:F2A d3|ede fdB|gfe d3|Bcd edB|
AFA d3|edB gfe|dcB Ace|1cAc dAG:|2cAc D2 g||

Anyone have a name?

Here´s a jig from a session with Tony Linnane and Dermot Byrne. They play it after "The Cat´s Meow". Any names going?

# Posted on October 19th 2006 by Tim@Copenhagen

This tune appears on fiddler Kathleen Collins' album, 'Traditional Music of Ireland':http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/30

as Father Kelly's. It's a composition of Father PJ Kelly.

# Posted on October 19th 2006 by ragaman

Thanks Spoon

I followed the link you sent. Clicking on "Father Kelly´s" told me that the tune no longer existed in the collection.
Father Kelly´s it is then I suppose? I´m wondering now whether if I call it that name, it will cease to exist? I will try......

# Posted on October 19th 2006 by Tim@Copenhagen

No longer exists

Hmmmm....I didn´t read the small print!.... Father Kelly´s SUBMITTED BY "no longer exists"!! This leads me to another question, concerning my furthered existence.....
But, while still here, I see that the "Father Kelly´s" on the link you sent, Spoon, leads to a reel....

# Posted on October 19th 2006 by Tim@Copenhagen

Tim - I was momentarily flummoxed by 'no longer exists' as well.

As for the link to the reel: The various parts of this website are interlinked on the basis of tune title - the software doesn't make the distinction between different tunes with the same title. So, if a particular album has a Father Kelly's in its track listing, there is automatically a link set up to a tune of that name in the tune database. Looking at the 'Details' tab for this tune, you'll notice there are listed a staggering 23 recordings in which it is featured. But, in fact, they could contain any tune called 'Father Kelly's'.

# Posted on October 20th 2006 by ragaman

Father Kelly's (jig)

"no longer exists" = "Mark Dejong"

# Posted on October 21st 2006 by lazyhound

The Easter Day Jig

The name Fr. kelly gave to this beautiful tune is actually The Easter Day Jig. On this programme at about 23 minutes is the story as to how it is so named, related by Fr. PJ Kelly:
http://www.rte.ie/radio1/ceilihouse/1075154.html

# Posted on May 25th 2007 by Alf Tupper

Great info Danny - I've been wondering about the name of this tune.

# Posted on April 16th 2008 by Dow