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Father Burke's

slip jig

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on January 12th 2007 by ceolachan.

This tune has been added to 10 tunebooks.

Also known as Bourke's Father, Father Bourke, Father Bourke's, Father Burke, Fr. Bourke, Fr. Bourke's, Fr. Burke, Fr. Burke's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

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X: 1
T: Father Burke's
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
R: slip jig
K: Gmaj
GBB FAF G2 D | GDG B/c/dB cAF | G2 B F/G/AF G2 d | fdg fed cAF |
GBB FAA G3 | GFG GBG AFD | G2 B F2 A GB/c/d | fd/d/d f2 d cAF ||
G2 g =fde f3 | gfg dBG cAF | G2 g =fde f2 c | A=fc adB cAF |
Ggg =fde fef | g2 g dBG AB/c/d | e/f/ge faf g3 | =fef cAd cAF ||

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Father Burke's sheetmusic
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"Father Burke's Slip Jig" ~ by Paddy O'Brien

The 'by-the-book' version can be found here, an excellent and recommended collection of tunes:

"The Compositions of Paddy O'Brien"
J.D.C. Publications Limited, 1992

Page 17: "Fr. Bourkes"

Other possibilities:
B-part,
second measure ~ | g2 g dBG ABc | ~
fourth measure ~ | A2 ^G A2 B cAF | ~
final two measures ~ | ege f/g/af g2 a | gfe ded cAF ||

# Posted on January 12th 2007 by ceolachan

A choice of octaves ~ B-part,
fourth measure ~ | a=fc AdB cAF | ~ or ~ | A=fc AdB cAF | ~

# Posted on January 13th 2007 by ceolachan

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