Key signature: Gmajor
Submitted on July 19th 2007 by Kenny.
This tune has been added to 10 tunebooks.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: King, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Gmaj
G3 AGA | Bcd efg | GFG AGA | BGE EDE |
G3 AGA | Bcd efg | dcB AGA |1 BGG G2 D :|2 BGG GBd ||
|: gfg e3 | edB def | gfg aga | bge e2 f |
gfg aga | bge efg | dcB AGA |1 BGG GBd :|2 BGF G2 E ||
|: DGG BGG | AGG BGG | efg dcB | AGA AGE |
DGG BGG | AGG BGG | efg dcB |1 AGE G2 E :|2 AGF G3 ||
|: efg fBB | bag fBB | eBB fBB | gfe fdB |
efg fBB | bag fBB | efg fdB |1 egf e2 d :|2 egf edB ||
King's Jig
I think it was 1980, or possibly 1981, when “Ptarmigan” and I made the pilgrimage from Aberdeen to London for the London Irish Festival that year. We’d both met Desi Wilkinson a few years before, and Desi had teamed up with Dundalk fiddler Gerry O’Connor. Gerry played this jig as part of a solo on the Friday night, and I’ve never come across it since, although there is a version published in “Bulmer & Sharpley Vol.4”. 3rd part is very similar to “Ship In Full Sail”, but the 4th part veers off into Bmin – very unusual.
[ I’ll maybe suggest this to PaddyC for the Fleadh ]
# Posted on July 19th 2007 by Kenny
Thanks Kenny. This works very well on mandolin. I certainly learn it and see what variations pop out.
# Posted on July 19th 2007 by PaddyCmusic
"The King's Jig" ~ Bulmer & Sharpley
"Music from Ireland, Volume Four"
Dave Bulmer & Neil Sharpley
Celtic Music, 1974 - 76
Page 23, tune #64: "The King's Jig"
X: 2
T: The King's Jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: G Major
|: G2 G AGA | B^cd efg | GFG AGA | BGE E2 D |
G2 G AGA | B^cd efg | dcB AGA |[1 BGE G2 D :|[2 BGE GBd ||
|: gfg e2 e | edB def | gfg aga | bag e2 f |
gfg a2 a | bag efg | dcB AGA |1 BGE GBd :|2 AGE G2 E ||
|: DGG BGG | AGG BGG | efg dcB | AGA AGE |
DGG BGG | AGG BGG | efg dcB |1 AGE G2 E :|2 AGE G2 B ||
|: efg fBB | bag fBB | eBB fBB | gfe fdB |
efg fBB | bag fBB | efg fdB |1 e/f/gf e2 d :|2 e/f/gf edB |]
# Posted on July 20th 2007 by ceolachan
"Elvis's Jig"
Just for the fleadh...
# Posted on July 20th 2007 by ceolachan
"The King" ~ & The Fiddler's Companion, Andrew Kuntz
http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/index.html
http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/KIC_KISI.htm
KING, THE. AKA and see "The Circle" (Burchenal), “John Blessing’s Delight,” "Miss/Mrs. Monroe's Jig," “Mrs. Monroe’s [1],” “Mrs. Spens Monroe,” "Sam Hyde's Quickstep." Irish, Double Jig. G Major. Standard. AABBCCDD. Philippe Varlet points out this four part jig is a combination of “Miss Monroe’s” and one part of “Going to Donnybrook” from O’Neill’s collection, plus another part. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 4; No. 210, pg. 24. O’Brien (Jerry O’Brien’s Accordion Instructor), 1949.
# Posted on July 20th 2007 by ceolachan
"The King" ~ "Jerry O’Brien’s Accordion Instructor", 1949
X: 3
T: The King
L: 1/8
M: 6/8
R: jig
K: G Major
|: (3D/E/F/ |
G2 G AGA | Bcd efg | G2 G AGA | BGE E2 D |
G2 G AGA | Bcd efg | DcB AGA | BGG G2 :|
|: f |
gfg efg | fdd def | gfg aga | bge e2 f |
gfg aga | bge efg | dcB cBA | BGG G2 :|
|: D |
DGG BGG | AGG BGG | efg dBG | AEE EFE |
DGG BGG | AGG BGG | efg dBG | AGG G2 :|
|: e |
efg fBB | bag fBB | eBB fBB | gfe ^dBB |
efg fBB | bag fBB | efg fe^d | e3- e2 :|
# Posted on July 20th 2007 by ceolachan
And then there's how I remember it...?
# Posted on July 20th 2007 by ceolachan
Some sources
I knew I had heard this before but couldn't remember where. It is included in one of Breandán Breathnach's collection and, as well as that, it was recorded by Siamsa Gaedheal.
# Posted on September 13th 2007 by PaddyCmusic