Johnny Doherty's

jig

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on April 28th 2002 by Mad Baloney.

This tune has been added to 25 tunebooks.

Also known as John Doherty's, Priest In His Boots, The Priest In His Boots.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• ...Born For Sport by Paul O'Shaughnessy And Harry Bradley
• 3 Way Street by Moloney, O'Donnell, Egan
• A Whistle On The Wind by Joanie Madden
• Before Leaving by Caoilte O'Suilleabhain
• Best Of 1987-1993 by Altan
• Between Words by Cé
• Blackwater by Altan
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Jigs And Reels by Various Artists
• Dancing To Jigs And Reels by Various Artists
• Far From The Hills Of Donegal by Oisin McAuley
• Fiddler's Fancy by Tommy Peoples
• Foinn Seisiun 1 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
• Fonnchaoi by Verena Commins And Julie Langan
• Glackin by Paddy Glackin
• Gogarty's Music II: A Decade On by Various Artists
• Happy To Meet Sorry To Part by Various Artists
• In Full Spate by Paddy Glackin
• In Safe Hands by Kieran Munnelly And Aidan O'Donnell
• Irish Women Musicians Of America by Cherish The Ladies
• Island Angel by Altan
• Journey Work by Popcorn Behavior
• Keelwest by Paul McGrattan
• Kelly/O'Brien/Sproule by Kelly, O'Brien and Sproule
• Master Irish Fiddle Player by Tommy Peoples
• Merry Bits Of Timber by Emer Mayock
• Pigtown Fling by Randal Bays And Joel Bernstein
• Redwood by Lunasa
• Rip The Calico by Paul Dooley
• Roguery Road by Jason O'Rouke And Ruadhrai O'Kane
• Snug In The Blanket by Paddy O'Brien
• Stay Another While by Paul O'Shaughnessy And Frankie Lane
• Sugrú by Eilish O'Connor
• The Boy In The Gap by Paddy Taylor
• The First Ten Years: 1986 - 1995 by Altan
• The Gallowglass Ceili Band by The Gallowglass Ceili Band
• The Pipes Are Calling by Peter And Noel Carberry
• The Rowsome Tradition: Five Generations Of Uileann Piping by Kevin Rowsome
• The Twentieth Anniversary Collection by Various Artists
• Tony McManus by Tony McManus
• Traditional Music Of Ireland by Paddy O'Brien
• Traditional Music Of Ireland by James Kelly, Paddy O'Brien, Daithi Sproule
• Tripswitch by John McSherry And Dónal O'Connor
• Up In The Air by Danu
• Within A Mile Of Dublin by Paul O'Shaughnessy And Paul McGrattan

X: 1
T: Johnny Doherty's
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
FGA ABc | ded cAG | FGA BAB | =cBc A2G |
FGA ABc | ded cBA | ~g3 bag | fdc d3 :||
fed efg | afd cBA | FEF BAB | =cBc A2g |
fed efg | afd cBA | ~g3 bag | fdc d3 :||

Doherty's Jig

I put this one in D although it flip flops between Dmajor & DMixolydian all over the place. The trick to this tune is to sort out the C naturals from the C#'s. the rest is gravy. I've heard this jig used to start off the "Cock & The Hen/Humours of Whiskey" (Slip Jigs) set with great effect. This is one of those tunes that works great on every instrument. If Johnny Doherty actually wrote it I have no clue.

# Posted on April 28th 2002 by Mad Baloney

John Doherty's Jig

Joel Bernstein and Randall Bays have a jig with the same name in a medly that follows with another jig - "The Humours of Trim".

They recorded it on the "Pigtown Fling" CD. I think it might be played in the Key of A in their version, if indeed it's actually the same tune.

# Posted on May 6th 2002 by Laughtonb

Doherty's/Priest in his Boots

Trevor emailed me another setting of this tune w/o the C# C natural madness. He learned it with the title "priest in his boots" here'e the abcs

FAA ABc|ded cBA|FAA BAG|cBc A2G|
FAA ABc|ded cBA|gfg bag|1 edc d2A:|2 edc d2e|
|:fed efg|afd cBA|FAA BAG|cBc A2g|
fed efg|afd cBA|gfg bag|1 edc d2e:|2 edc d2A||

# Posted on April 13th 2003 by Mad Baloney

Bays and Bernstein

It's a different tune that Randall and Joel recorded. Same name but different altogether...

# Posted on February 1st 2006 by ChrisCorrigan

JohnDoherty's jig

The recording "Mad Baloney's" referring to with the 2 slip-jigs is the first "Cherish The Ladies" album, recorded in 1985/1986 ?
Played as a flute duet by Patty Bronson and Laura MacKenzie, accompanied by Daithi Sproule on guitar.

# Posted on July 12th 2006 by Kenny