The Time Of Day

slip jig

Key signature: Bminor

Submitted on October 9th 2007 by ceolachan.

This tune has been added to 5 tunebooks.

Also known as Cacanandy, Cucanandy, Dance To Your Daddy, My Mind Will Ne'er Be Easy, My Mind Will Never Be Easy, Pat Came Over The Hill, Pat Came Over The Hill Barefoot, Pat Came Over The Hill, Barefoot, Time Of Day, The Whistling Thief.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• An Aill Bain The White Rock by Sean Ac Donnca
• Aris by Le Cheile
• Barefoot On The Altar by Chulrua
• Between The Dark And Light by Nancy Kerr And James Fagan
• Born On St Patrick's Day by Kathleen O'Sullivan
• Crossing by Any Old Time
• Happy To Meet Sorry To Part by Horslips
• He Didn't Dance by Cucanandy
• In The Morning Early by Tulca Mor
• Live At Johnny Fox's by Dervish
• Morning Rory by Michael McGoldrick
• Mountain Air by Brendyn Montgomery And Mike Considine
• Northumberland Forever by High Level Ranters
• Playing With Fire by Dervish
• Sweeney's Men by Sweeney's Men
• The Crooked Stair by Cran
• The Leitrim Thrush by Neil Mulligan
• The Mirthical Reel by Steve Mulhern And Ian Laws
• Whistle Stop by Brian Hughes

X: 1
T: Time Of Day, The
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
R: slip jig
K: Bmin
|: FGF F2 E D2 E | F2 A A2 F A2 d |
FF/F/F F2 E D2 E | F2 B B2 ^A B3 :|
|: ABc d2 d cBA | FAA A2 F AFd |
[1 AA/B/c dd/e/d cBA | F2 B B2 ^A B3 :|
[2 BAF F2 E D2 E | F2 B B2 ^A B3 |]

"The Time of Day" ~ also played in e minor

Discussion: What One Octave Tunes in D exist? (b minor)
# Posted on September 19th 2007 by Sarah the Flute
http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display/15202

# Posted on October 9th 2007 by ceolachan

"The Time of Day" ~ some other choices in e minor

"Traditional Dance Music of Britain and Ireland:
Slip Jigs & Waltzes"
Comiled and edited by Peter Kennedy
The Fiddler's Tune-Book Series
Dave Mallinson Publications, 1999
ISBN: 1-899512-51-9
http://www.mally.com/

Page 20, tune #85: " The Time of Day" in e minor

Here's a take in e minor ~

X: 2
T: Time Of Day, The
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
R: slip jig
K: e minor
|: B>cB B2 A G2 A | B2 d d2 B d2 g |
B>cB B2 A G2 A | B2 e e2 d e3 :|
|: dd/e/f gag fed | B2 d d2 B d2 g |
[1 def g2 g fed | B2 e e2 d e3 :|
[2 e2 d B2 A G2 A | Bee e2 d e3 |]

# Posted on October 9th 2007 by ceolachan

I know this as the song, Dance to your Daddy. Which came firstest?

# Posted on October 19th 2007 by Bob himself

Duplicated

... in a different key http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1374

# Posted on October 19th 2007 by Dow

"Cucanandy" / "Dance to Your Daddy"

Key signature: e minor
Submitted on January 25th 2003 by gian marco.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1374

# Posted on November 29th 2007 by ceolachan