The Caravan

jig

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on October 6th 2008 by nigelg.

This tune has been added to 9 tunebooks.

Also known as Paddy O'Rafferty, Páidín Ó Raifeartaigh.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Controversy Of Pipers by Various Artists
• Craic'd! by Atlantic Wave
• Drioball Na Fáinleoige by Johnny Connolly
• Forty Years Of Irish Piping by Seamus Ennis
• Live-Disc 2 by Natalie MacMaster
• Oidhreacht by Conor Keane
• Remember Des Donnelly by Des Donnelly
• Tannahill Weavers IV by The Tannahill Weavers
• The Drones And The Chanters Vol.2 by Various Artists
• The Flags Of Dublin by Paddy Glackin, Mick O'Brien And Mick Gavin
• The Pipering Of Willie Clancy. Vol 1 by Willie Clancy

X: 1
T: Caravan, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Gmaj
B2d dBd | e2g gfe | d2B BAG | ABA GED :|
DBA A3 | DBA AGE | DBA A3 | GAG GED :|

The Caravan

I learned this a couple of weeks ago at a workshop in Brechin, Scotland, given by Joanie Madden. She also gave it a Gaelic name which sounded like "an carawan". I have searched for it here, but haven't been able to find it. I don't know many jigs which are so short.

Kenny was also there, so I wonder if his memory of the tune is much different from mine?

# Posted on October 6th 2008 by nigelg

This is the song version of Paddy O'Rafferty, or Paidín Ó Rafearrtaigh! I love it so.

Cheers,
Armand

# Posted on October 6th 2008 by fiddlinviolinin

Dervish does this in a set with the Black Rogue and The Fair Haired Canavans. It's possible Joanie mixed up the titles an called this Na Ceannabhain Bana which I could see sounding like Carawan, especially if it was further mixed up by accents and the like...

There are some issues I have with the transcription, mostly in the second part. I'll see if I have time to post the ABCs of the version I play (which comes mostly from Dervish)

# Posted on October 7th 2008 by Nico