Andy McGann's

jig

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on November 25th 2007 by fidkid.

This tune has been added to 13 tunebooks.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Tribute To Michael Coleman by Joe Burke, Andy McGann And Felix Dolan
• Ace And Deuce by Ace And Deuce
• An Fhidil by Various Artists
• Angelina Carberry And Martin Quinn by Angelina Carberry And Martin Quinn
• Any Old Time by Any Old Time
• Best Of Irish Traditional Music by Sean McGuire And Roger Sherlock
• Claire Mann by Claire Mann
• Damp In The Attic (I Was Flyin' It) by P.J. King, Martin Murray, Cyril O'Donoghue, And Colm Murphy
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 7 by Matt Cunningham
• Eavesdropper by Kevin Burke And Jackie Daly
• Ireland's Harvest : A Tribute To The Golden Years Of Music In Irish America by Joe Derrane, Frankie Gavin And Brian McGrath
• Irish Dancer by Larry McKee And The Shandonairs
• It's A Hard Road To Travel by Andy McGann And Paul Brady
• King Of The Concert Flute by Seamus Tansey
• Morning Rory by Michael McGoldrick
• Northern Lights by Kevin And Seamus Glackin
• On TSean - Am Anall by Danny O'Donnell
• P.J. Hernon by P.J. And Marcus Hernon
• Remember Des Donnelly by Des Donnelly
• Shame The Devil by Turlach Boylan
• Sugrú by Eilish O'Connor
• Temple House 2 by Temple House Ceili Band
• The First Month Of Summer by Buttons And Bows
• The Flute Players Of Roscommon - Vol 1 by Various Artists
• The Funny Reel by Joe Burke, Andy McGann And Felix Dolan
• The Rights Of Man The Concert For Joseph Doherty by Various Artists
• The Silver Spire by Karen Tweed
• Tune For Michael by Tom McConville
• Yvonne Casey by Yvonne Casey

X: 1
T: Andy McGann's
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
A,|D2 F EDB, | DFA dcd | edB AFE | FEF EDB, |
D2 F EDB, |DFA dcd |edB AFE | EDC D2 :|
A | d2 f ede | fdB AFA | BdB AFD | FEE EFA |
d2 f ede | fdB AFA | B/c/dB AFE | EDC D2 A ||
d2 f ede | fdB AFA | B/c/dB AFE | CDE A,3 |
ABc d2 f | edB AFE | FEF DEF | EDC D2z |

Andy McGann's Jig

Composer: Andy McGann.

This is a jig composed by McGann, not the reel (composed by Lad O’Beirne, I think). I learned the posted version of the jig as a gan ainm, and after a web search found it on Bill Black’s excellent site:

http://www.qmcorp.net/webabc/

Bill tells me he got it directly from Andy McGann himself, and that Andy composed it on the black keys of a piano a la Irving Berlin! I wondered if maybe I should post Bills’s version, which would be closer to the original, except that’s not how my friend’s and I play it. If these tunes are living, growing things, my ABCs are just a snapshot, anyway. I sincerely hope that’s not too blithe an attitude; say so if you disagree.

On “A Tribute to Michael Coleman”, McGann, Burke and Dolan play it as the first tune on track 13 (followed by “The Old Grey Goose”)

Here is the version from Bill Black’s site:

X: 012031
T: Andy McGann's Jig
C: Andy McGann
L: 1/8
M: 6/8
R: jig
Q: 1/4=165
K: D
A, | DEF EDB, | DFA dcd | edB AFD | F/G/AF ECA, |
DEF EDB, | DFA dcd | edB AFD | EDC D2 :|

# Posted on November 25th 2007 by fidkid

Erm, my bad:

Apologies for the sloppy cut-and-paste. Post in haste, repent at leisure. HERE is the version from Bill Black’s site:

X: 012031
T: Andy McGann's Jig
C: Andy McGann
L: 1/8
M: 6/8
R: jig
Q: 1/4=165
K: D
A, | DEF EDB, | DFA dcd | edB AFD | F/G/AF ECA, |
DEF EDB, | DFA dcd | edB AFD | EDC D2 :|
A | dcd ede | fdB AFA | B/c/dB AFD | FEE EFA |
dcd ede | fdB AFA | B/c/dB AFE | FDD D2A |
d2f ede | fdB AFA | dcB AFD | CEC A,CE |
ABc d2f | edB AFD | FEF DEF | EDC D2 ||

# Posted on November 25th 2007 by fidkid