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Michael McGoldrick's

jig

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on April 3rd 2002 by Mad Baloney.

This tune has been added to 77 tunebooks.

Also known as Snoring Khazi.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

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X: 1
T: Michael McGoldrick's
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
|| e | ~f3 efg | fdA GFE | FAd GBe |1 FAd B/c/d :|2 Adc d2 :||
A | ~B3 BAB | ~f3 fec | ~e3 fec | Ace fec |~B3 BAB |
~f3 fec |1 ~e3 fec | BcA B2 :|2 ~e3 fec | ~g3 a2||

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Michael McGoldrick's sheetmusic
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McGoldrick's

Maybe I should have put the Key to G lydian, as this tune has a very "G-ish" feel to it. Ah, too late now - I picked this tune up from a recording of a Chicago Area session that a friend mailed to me. McGoldrick is known for fun although not very traditional tunes. This one seems traditional enough for me.

~b

# Posted on April 3rd 2002 by Mad Baloney

McGoldrick's

I've just found this tune is already available at Helga's tune book and was surprised it's recorded by Scottish band, Deaf Shepherd. Although they play it as a nameless tune, this is definitely Michael McGoldrick's composition, considering Clare McLaughlin, a fiddler with the band, picked it up from a bonjo player from Manchester.

I personally feel his tunes are traditional enough if compared to average modern compositions. No one could disagree that "Farewell to Whalley Range" is a great slip jig. It's available at IrishTunes.net.

# Posted on February 1st 2003 by slainte

Michael McGoldrick`s

You can hear Michael,Karen Tweed,John McCusker,Ian Carr and Tomai Taylor play this tune and 49 others in session on the web and play along.Head to bbc radio 2 site /folk/mike harding/click on The Virtual Session link.Each set is played three times,it`s a great idea!

# Posted on March 10th 2003 by lefthander al

McGoldrick session link

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/folk/acoustic_club/launch.shtm
should take you there.l

# Posted on March 13th 2003 by lefthander al

Here's a version based closely on McGoldrick's playing himself, along with John McCusker and Karen Tweed, from the BBC virtual session.

X: 1
T: McGoldrick's
C: Mick McGoldrick
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
~f3 efg|fdA GFE|FAd GBe|FAd cde|
~f3 efg|fdA GFE|FAd GBe|1 Adc d2 e:|Adc d2 c||
~B3 BAB |f2 a fec|ece fec|Ace fec|
~B3 BAB|fea fec|ece fec|1 BcA B2 A:|2 BcA Bde||

They also play the first part as:
~f efg|fdA GFE|FAd GBe|AB/c/d/ efg|
~f3 efg|fdA GFE|FAd GBe|1 Adc d2 e:|

and a nice variation on the B part ending to get back to the A part:
ece fef|~g3 age||

# Posted on October 5th 2005 by Will CPT

McGoldrick Live Recording

You can hear and see Mr. McGoldrick play this tune live on Kate Rusby's "Live In Leed" DVD in the song "I Courted A Sailor". He is accompanied by John McCusker here as well, and what a great tune! At the end of the song Kate Rusby introduces it as "Snoring Khazi", and alludes to what sounds like an interesting story about the title. I would love to hear that story!

# Posted on December 10th 2006 by MapleLeafScot

McGoldrick's

This tune doesn't have a title, I asked Mike about it and he never did put a title on it. Mike and Dezi Donnelly played it a lot when they were in Toss the Feathers, he wrote it quite a long time ago. It's usually played in A. I suspect the "Snoring Khazi" is just a joke, but perhaps it's now called that since the Kate Rusby incident.

# Posted on March 23rd 2007 by Fiddlebabe

"I personally feel his tunes are traditional enough if compared to average modern compositions. No one could disagree that "Farewell to Whalley Range" is a great slip jig. It's available at IrishTunes.net." Slainte

Totally agree...saw it last night by chance and played it through for ages..magic stuff!

# Posted on September 27th 2007 by D.J.F.

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