The Shoemaker's Fancy

jig

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on August 4th 2008 by slainte.

This tune has been added to 15 tunebooks.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Humours Of Highgate by John Blake, Lamond Gillespie And Mick Leahy
• Undertones by Adrian Barker And Ben Stephenson

X: 1
T: Shoemaker's Fancy, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Gmaj
|:B|GEE G2e|dBB dBA|GEF G2e|dBA A2B|
GEE GBe|dBB def|gba gfe|dBA A2:|
|:B|dBd gfe|dBB B2e|dBd gfe|dBA A2B|
dBd gfe|dBB def|gba gfe|dBA A2:|

The Shoemaker's Fancy (jig)

This little jig comes from John Blake and Lamond Gillespie's flute and fiddle duet playing. According to the sleeve notes, John Blake found it in 'Ceol,' the magazine published by Breandan Breathnach, but there's no information where the tune originally comes from. I only found that this is different from the jig titled "The Shoemaker's Fancy" in Ceol Rince na hÉireann II.

Whatever the source, it's a lovely old tune. It is played after Up Sligo (aka. the Creel of Turf) on the recording, but it goes nicely with the Apple in the Winter.

# Posted on August 4th 2008 by slainte