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JACKSON OVER THE WATER. See “Jackson’s Over the
Water.”
JACKSON STOMP. Old-Time, Country Blues. Recorded
on a 78 RPM by the Mississippi Mud Stumpers.
JACKSON WALKING TO THE WHITE HOUSE. Old‑Time,
Fiddle Tune. The tune was recorded by musicologist/folklorist Vance
Randolph for the Library of Congress from Ozark Mountain fiddlers in the early 1940's.
JACKSON'S. AKA and see "Jackson's Reel [1].”
JACKSON’S BABES. AKA and see “Leanbh Mo Chroi,” “Rose in Full Bloom.”
JACKSON’S BALL. Irish, Slip Jig. The tune appears in the Joly
music collection (5425, pg. 63) in the National Library, Dublin.
JACKSON'S BOTTLE OF BRANDY (Proisdeal Brainfiona Micseoin). AKA and see "Bobbing for Eels," “The Bottle of Punch,” “The Bowl of Punch,” "The Butchers of Bristol [1],"
“Dairymaid [6],” "Fishing for Eels," “The Glens of Mayo,” "The Humours of Milltown [2],”
"Ioc an Reicneail,” “Jackson’s Jug of
Punch,” “The Jug of Punch [5],”
"The Old Man's Jig,” “Pay the Reckoning.” Irish, Jig. G Major. Standard
tuning. AABB (Cole, O'Neill): AABB' (Sullivan). Source for notated
version: set dance music recorded live at Na Píobairí Uilleann, mid-1980’s [Taylor]. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 79.
O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 40. O'Neill
(Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 898, pg. 167.
O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 145, pg. 39. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection,
1883; pg. 111. Sullivan (Session Tunes), Vol. 2; No. 25, pg. 12. Taylor (Music for the Sets: Yellow Book), 1995; pg. 22.
X:1
T:Pay the
Reckoning
T:Jackson's Bottle of Brandy
T:Fishing
for Eels
B:Breathnach's
Ceol Rince na hÉireann I:19
S:Sea/n
Potts, pipes
Z:Transcribed
by Paul de Grae
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
G2e dBG|{c}BAB
dBG|G2e dBG|{B}AGA BGD|
G2e dBG|{c}BAB
deg|age dBG|{B}AGA BGD:|
|:gag f2
f|ede def|{a}gfg efg|aga bge|
gbg a2
g|edB deg|age dBG|AGA BGD:|
JACKSON'S BOTTLE OF CLARET.
AKA and see “Jackson’s Mistake.” Irish,
Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB.
The tune appears in Paul Alday’s Pocket
Volume (1800), reprinted by O’Neill in Waifs
and Strays of Gaelic Melody (1922, 148). Breathnach (1996) finds it under
the title “Jackson’s Mistake” in a manuscript by
Fermanagh musician Patrick Gunn. The first part of “The Fat Man’s Fancy” in O’Neill’s Music of Ireland (No. 907) is shared
with “Jackson’s Bottle of Claret.” Source for notated
version: copied from Paul Alday’s Pocket Volume (c. 1800) [O’Neill]. O’Neill (Waifs and Strays of
Gaelic Melody), 1922; No. 133.
X:1
T:Jackson's
Bottle of Claret (#133)
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:Paul Alday's Pocket Volume etc., c.1800
Z:Paul Kinder
K:G
D|G2 G A>GA|B2 g gdB|c2 A BGE|G>AG GED|
G2 G A>GA|B2 g gdB|c2 A BGE|G>AG G2:|
|:d|gfg efg|fdB B3|gfg efg|afd d2 f|
gfe agf|gfe edc|cBA BGE|G>AG G2:||
JACKSON'S BOTTLE OF
PUNCH [1]. AKA and see
"Jackson's Bottle of Brandy." Irish, Jig. D Major. Standard
tuning. AABBCC. The title refers to the 18th
century Irish gentleman-composer Walker
"Piper" Jackson, of the townland of Lisdaun, parish of Ballingarry,
Aughrim, County
Limerick. The tune appears first in
print under this title in O'Farrell's
Pocket Companion for the Irish or Union Pipes, published c. 1808. O’Farrell (Pocket Companion,
vol. III), c. 1808; pgs. 10-11.
X:1
T:Jackson’s
Bottle of Punch [1]
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:O’Farrell – Pocket Companion, vol. III (c. 1808)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
G
| FGF FED | EGE FED | FAF FED | E2F G2E | FGF (FED) | EGE FED |
d2B AGF | E2F G2E :: d3 AFA | BGB
AFA | Bcd (efg) | fed cBA | d3 AFA |
BGB AFA | Bcd efg | fge d2 :: d2e
f2g | afd cBA | Bcd ecA | e2e ecA |
D2e f2g | afd cBA | Bcd ecA | d3d2 :|
JACKSON'S
BOTTLE OF PUNCH [2]. Irish, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AABBCCDD. A variant of “Jackson’s Bottle of Punch [1]” with an extra part. It appears in Church of Ireland cleric James Goodman’s mid-19th
century music manuscripts (vol. 1, pg. 20). Goodman (1828-1896) was an uilleann piper, and an Irish speaker who collected
locally in County Cork and elsewhere in Munster. He also obtained tunes from
manuscripts and printed collections. Shields/Goodman (Tunes of the Munster Pipers), 1998; No. 42, pg. 20.
X:1
T:Jackson’s Bottle of Punch [2]
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:James
Goodman manuscripts (mid-19th century)
B:Hugh
Shields – Tunes of the Munster Pipers, No. 42 (1998)
K:D
F2D AFD|DDD AFD|F2D AFD|E2F G2E|F2D AFD|
DDD AFD|dcB cAF|E2F G2E::d2A ABA|d2A
AGF|
d2d efg|fdd ecA|d2A ABA|d2A AGF|d2d
efg|faf d3:|
|:d2e f2d|g2e f2d|g2e fdB|gfe
fdB|d2e f2d|
g2e f2d|Acd efg|faf d3::dAG FDD|FAG
FDD|FDF {A}FAF|
E2F GFE|FDF ABc|dcB cAF|dcB AdF|E2F
G2E:|
JACKSON’S BOUNER BOUGHER. AKA and see “The Cordal Jig,” “Darby Gallagher,” "Five Hundred a Year," “The Idle Road,” "If I Had in the Clear,"
“Jackson’s Bouner Bougher,” "Land
of Potatoes,” “Morgan Rattler.” Irish. A composition of the famous
18th century gentleman musician Walker ‘Piper’
Jackson, of the townland of Lisduan, in the parish of Ballingarry, Limerick. The tune was
first published by Samuel Lee in Dublin
c. 1774 in Jackson's Celebrated Irish Tunes, a
volume reprinted in 1790. O’Neill (1913) states that it is the original of
“Morgan Rattler,” before being embellished with variations, and Breathnach
(1996) identifies “Dorby Gallagher” as another title appearing in County
Fermanagh musician Patrick Gunn’s manuscript. The song “Oh had I in the clear
but Five Hundred a year,” published by B. Cooke, Dublin, c. 1795, was written to the
melody, from which the alternate titles “Five Hundred a Year,” “If I Had in the
Clear” and “The Land of Potatoes” comes from. Breathnach suggests the title might
be a corruption of the Irish Bonn ar bóthar.
JACKSON'S BOWL OF PUNCH. See “Jackson’s
Punch Bowl,” “The Figure of Three.”
JACKSON'S BREAKDOWN. AKA and see "Richmond Cotillion," "Plaza Polka," "Sally, There's a Bug On Me,"
"Sally Put a Bug on Me," "Old
Richmond," "Hanging
Around the Kitchen (Till the Cook Comes Home)," "Wait in the
Kitchen (Till the Cook Comes In)," "Run Them Coons in the Ground."
New England, Reel. D Major
('A' part) & A Major ('B' part). Standard tuning.
AABB. Sannella, Balance
and Swing (CDSS). Sweet (Fifer’s Delight), 1964/1981; pg. 76.
JACKSON’S CHICKENS. English, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AABBCC. The tune
appears in Samuel Holden’s Collection of
Old-Established Irish Slow and Quick Tunes, Vol. 1 (1806). Kennedy (Traditional Dance Music of Britain and Ireland: Reels and Rants), 1997; No. 75, pg. 20.
JACKSON'S COGGIE/COGE (IN THE MORNING). AKA and see “Humors of Ballinafauna.”
Irish, Single Jig. A Minor (O’Farrell, O’Neill): E Minor (Miller). Standard tuning. AABB. The tune bears
the name of the 18th century gentleman piper Walker
‘Piper’ Jackson, of the townland of Lisdaun, parish of Ballingarry, Aughrim, County Limerick.
It appears in O’Farrell’s Pocket
Companion for the Irish or Union Pipes (vol. I, 14) published c. 1811. ‘Coggie’ is the name for a small
barrel or drinking vessel. See also the related single jig “Humors of
Ballinafauna.” Levey (1858) gives the tune as “Humours of Mullin-a-Fauna.”
Breathnach (1996) finds the names “The Morning Dew” and “Jackson’s Maria” for the melody from county Westmeath and Cavan, respectively. Source for
notated version: copied from O’Farrell’s
Pocket Companion [O’Neill]. Miller (Fiddler’s Throne), 2004; No. 62, pg. 47 (appears as “Jackson’s Lodge in the
Morning”). O’Farrell (Pocket Companion),
c. 1805; pg. 14. O’Neill (Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody), 1922; No. 153.
X:1
T:Jackson's
Coge in the Morning
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:O'Farrell's Pocket Companion
Z:Paul Kinder
K:A Minor
A|:E2 A A2 B|c2 A BGE|GAG AGE|G2 B GED|
E2 A A2 c|BAG Bcd|ege dBG|A3 A3:|
|:e2 a a2 b|c'2 g age|g2 d g2 a|b2 a ged|
e2 a abc'|bag a2 e|g^fe dBG|A3 A3:||
JACKSONS' COMBS.
A group of tunes from Donegal attributed to the Bundoran Jacksons, which
includes some tunes attributed to the Limerick uilleann
piper Walter Jackson. It seems that a
branch of the Jackson family moved
from Mayo to Donegal early in the 19th century, and had a number of
talented musicians on fiddle and pipes, who toured the county playing at fairs
and other gatherings. The tune repertoire of the family was taken up by Donegal
lilters (who at the time provided most of the music for local dancing by their
lilting of tunes) who would sometimes hum through paper-and-comb to imitate the sound of
the pipes. These tunes became collectively known as "The Combs" or
"Jacksons' Combs," and
included such titles as "Jackson's
Hi-Ho." (See also note for "Kitchen
Comb."
JACKSON'S COOLA. AKA and see "Bob Thompson's Favourite,"
"The Coravat Jig [1]," “The Geese in the Bog [2],” "The Green Meadow [2]," "The Humours of Limerick [2],"
"Jackson's Walk to
Limerick," "Jackson's
Trip to Limerick," "Jackson's
Coola," “The Lark’s March,” “Mist on the Meadow,” “Morrison’s Fancy,” "The Mountain Lark [5]," "The Piper's Frolic," “Tom Broderick’s Jig,” "Tuhy's Frolic," "Twice Tricked,” "Wiseman's Favourite." Irish,
Jig. The tune appears under this title in Henry Hudson’s manuscript collection
(Boston Public Library).
JACKSON’S COVE.
Irish, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning. A version of “The Groves (Hornpipe).” The earliest appearance of the tune in print is
in Church of Ireland cleric James Goodman’s mid-19th
century music manuscripts. Goodman (1828-1896) was an
uilleann piper, and an Irish speaker who collected locally in County Cork and elsewhere in Munster. He also obtained tunes from
manuscripts and printed collections. The tune is attributed by Goodman
to the 18th century gentleman-piper Walker
‘Piper’ Jackson, of the townland of
Lisdaun, parish of Ballingarry, Aughrim, County Limerick.
Thus Goodman’s title, “Jackson’s
Cove,” may be a miss-hearing of “Jackson’s
Grove(s)”, meaning Jackson’s
version of the “Groves Hornpipe.” Goodman, volume IV, pg. 13.
Shields/Goodman (Tunes of the Munster Pipers), 1998; No 257, pg. 104.
X:1
T:Jackson’s Cove
M:C
L:1/8
S:James Goodman manuscripts (mid-19th century)
B:Hugh Shields – Tunes
of the Munster Pipers, No. 257 (1998)
K:G
D2G2
(GA)(Bc)|(dB)(GB) (AGFE)|D2D2F2G2|ABcA (BG)(AF)|
D2G2G2
Bc|(dB)(GB) (AGFE)|f2 ef (ge)(dB)|G2 GG G2 z2:|
|:B2
Bc B2d2|efge dcBA|(BG)(dG) (BG)(dG)|(BG)(dG) (cBAG)|
B2
Bc B2d2|efge dcBA|f2 ef gedB|G2 GG G2 z2:|
|:d2g2g2a2|b2g2
agfe|d2d2f2g2|agfa gfed|
d2g2g2a2|b2g2
agfe|f2 ef gedB|G2 GG G2z2:|
|:(Gc)(Bd) (Gc)(Bd)|GcBd (dcBA)|ABGB ABGB|ABGB (BAGF)|
BdGB
BdGB|BdGB cBAG|f2 ef gedB|G2 GG G2z2:|
|:gbgb gbgb|fafa fafa|gbgb gbgb|gaba gfed|
dede cdcd|BcBc ABAB|f2 ef gedB|G2 GG G2z2:|
JACKSON'S CRAVAT (Carabat Micseoin). Irish, Double
Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The tune appears in Gough’s Collection of Country Dances for the year 1802. A cravat,
of course, is a type of necktie, but also had meaning for faction fighters. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 40. O'Neill (Music
of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 900, pg. 167. O'Neill (Dance
Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 147, pg. 39.
X:1
T:Jackson’s Cravat
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:O’Neill –
Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 147
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
f|gdc BdB|cec BdB|gdc BdB|ecA A2f|gdc
BdB|cec BdB|G2g gfg|dBG G2:|
|:f|gfg efg|abg fed|gfe dcB|ecA
A2f|gfg efg|abg fed|gfe dec|BGG G2:|
JACKSON'S
CUP. Irish. One
of the tunes attributed to the mid‑18th century Irish gentleman musician
and composer Walter "Piper” Jackson.
JACKSON'S DAIRYMAID. Irish,
Reel. The melody, attributed
to the 18th century gentleman piper Walker
‘Piper’ Jackson, of the townland of Lisdaun, parish of Ballingarry, Aughrim, County
Limerick, appears in Patrick Gunn’s
manuscript collection (pg. 38).
JACKSON'S DAISY. AKA and see “The Boys of the Town [1],"
"Tell Her I Am [1]." A Kerry title, according to Brendan Breathnach (1996).
JACKSON'S DELIGHT [1]. AKA and see "Corporal Casey [1]," "The Free Masons [1]," "In
Bartholemew Fair," "The Irish
Washerwoman," "The Irishwoman,"
"The Scheme," "Star at Liwis," "The Wash Woman." Irish, Jig. This is, of
course, the famous “Irish Washerwoman, which Breathnach (1996) dates, in its
present form, to the 1780’s. The absence of Walker ‘Piper’ Jackson’s name attached to the tune in 18th
century printings, says Breathnach, suggests he had nothing to do with
composing the tune. O’Neill (1001 Gems), 1907; No. 317.
JACKSON'S DELIGHT [2]. AKA and see “Glanmorgan House,” “Hills of Glenorchy [1],” “Hills
of Glenurchie,” “The Hillside,” “House
of Glenarkean,” “I and my love in the hay all night,” “Jolly Corkonian,” “My Love she slept in
the Hay all night,” “My Love in the Morning,” “The Peeler’s Away with my
Daughter,” “The Rakes of Listowel,”
“The Rattling Boys of Paddy’s Land.” Irish, Jig. The tune is a member of what Bayard describes
as the huge “Hillside” family of tunes. O’Neill prints
versions as “The Hills of Glenorchy” and “Jolly Corkonian,” while Goodman gives
it as “The House of Glenarkean” and “Glanmorgan House.” The tune appears in
Kerr’s collection (IV, pg. 23) as “The Peeler’s Away
with my Daughter.” As “The Rattling Boys of Paddy’s Land” it is in Fonn (II, 81). Breathnach (1996) finds
the titles “My love she slept in the Hay all night” in Westmeath, “I and my
Love in the hay all night” from Mrs. Murphy, Glen Collins, “My Love in the
Morning” from Cork, the generic title “Jackson’s Jig” from Clare and “The Rakes
of Listowel” from Limerick.
JACKSON’S DOOSHAY. Irish, Reel. The tune appears in
Rev. L. Donellan’s collection in the Department of Irish Folklore, University College, Dublin.
JACKSON’S DREAM. AKA and see “His Dream,” “Jackson’s Favourite.” Irish, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. A composition of the famous 18th century gentleman
musician Walker ‘Piper’ Jackson, of the townland of Lisduan, in the parish of
Ballingarry, Limerick. The tune was first published by Samuel Lee in Dublin
c. 1774 in Jackson's Celebrated Irish Tunes, a
volume reprinted in 1790. Goodman gives the title as “Jackson’s Favourite” or “His Dream.” Source
for notated version: O’Farrell’s Pocket
Companion (c. 1805) [O’Neill]. Aird (Selection), vol. II, 1782; No. 53, pg. 20. O’Farrell (Pocket Companion,
vol. 1); c. 1805; pg. 72. O’Neill (Waifs
and Strays of Gaelic Melody), 1922; No. 147.
X:1
T:Jackson's
Dream
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:O'Farrell's Pocket Companion
Z:Paul Kinder
K:D
A|DED D2 d|AGF G2 B|AFD FED|EFE E2 F|
DED D2 d|AGF G2 B|AFD FEF|DED D2:|
|:g|fed edB|ABd e3|fed edB|ABd d3|
f2 d edB|ABd g2 e|faf g2 e|fdd
d2:||
JACKSON’S DRUM. AKA and see “Paddy from Portlaw,” “The Thatched Cabin.” Irish, Jig. The jig
can be found under this title in the manuscripts of Henry Hudson (1798‑1889).
JACKSON’S DUISHIG. AKA and see “Duiseachd.”
JACKSON’S FAMILY.
Irish, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABBCCDD. The melody appears in Church of Ireland cleric James Goodman’s mid-19th
century music manuscripts (vol. 1, pg. 20). Goodman (1828-1896) was an uilleann piper, and an Irish speaker who collected
locally in County Cork and elsewhere in Munster. He also obtained tunes from
manuscripts and printed collections. Shields/Goodman (Tunes of the Munster Pipers), 1998; No. 191, pg. 79.
X:1
T:Jackson’s Family
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:James
Goodman manuscripts (mid-19th century)
B:Hugh
Shields – Tunes of the Munster Pipers, No. 191 (1998)
K:G
G|B2d cAG|GAG cAG|B2d cAG|GDG
G2G|B2d cAG|
GAG cAG|E2D E2D|EGG G2::B|GAG B2d|GAG B2d|
dBd g2g|dBd g2g|e2d e2d|ege dBG|ded
dBd|efd A2c|
BBB B2d|ABA A2B|GBd gfe|dBG AGE|E2D
E2D|EGG G2:|
|:d|GAG B2d|dBG AFD|GAG B2d|dBd
gdB|GAG B2d|
dBG AFD|E2D E2D|EGG G2::B/c/|d2e
d2e|d2e dBG|ded dBd|
efd B2d|BBB B2d|ABA A2B|GBd ged|dBG AFD|E2D
E2D|EGG G2:|
JACKSON'S FANCY (Roga Mic Seoin). Irish (originally), New England; Double Jig. D Major. Standard
tuning. AABB. Not "Jackson's Favourite" in Allan's Irish Fiddler. The ‘B’ part of
this tune is the fourth part of “Jackson’s
Morning Brush.” The ‘A’ part is shared with “Stepney’s Rant,” printed in O’Farrell’s Pocket Companion for the Union
or Irish Pipes, c. 1811, vol. II, pg. 86. See also a related untitled jig
in Breathnach’s Ceol Rince na hÉireann, vol. V, No. 3, from the playing of Jim
Mulqueeny. Cole (1000
Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 64. Miller & Perron (New England Fiddlers Repertoire), 1983; No. 19. O'Neill
(Krassen), 1976; pg. 40. O'Neill (Music of Ireland:
1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 905, pg. 109. O'Neill (Dance Music
of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 152, pg. 40. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection,
1883; pg. 94. Edison 50870 (78 RPM), Joseph
Samuels, 1919 (appears as 2nd tune of "St. Patrick's Day Medley").
X:1
T:Jackson’s
Fancy
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:D
DFA def | edc dAF | DFA dAF | GEE E2F | DFA def | edc dAF |
DFA deg | fdc d3 :|
|: fed faf | gbg faf | fed faf | gee eag | fed faf | gbg fag
| fed eag | fdd d3 :|
JACKSON'S FAVOURITE [1].
AKA and see “Jackson’s Morning Brush.”
Irish, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB (Allan's):
AA'BBCC (Carlin). Allan's
Irish Fiddler, No. 9, pg. 3. Carlin (Master Collection), 1984; No. 249, pg.
144 (appears as "Jackson's Favorite Jig").
X:1
T:Jackson’s
Favourite [1]
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
K:D
D|DFE EFE|DFA AFA|BAB def|gfg e2D | DFE EFE | DFA AFA | BAB
d2e | fdd d2 :|
|:g|fed faf|ede fdB|AFA def|gfg e2 a/g/|fed faf|ede fdB |
AFA d2e fdd d2:|
JACKSON'S FAVOURITE [2].
AKA and see "Easter Sunday." Irish, Jig. D Major. Standard
tuning. AABB. The melody appears under this
title in volume IV of O'Farrell's Pocket
Companion for the Irish or Union Pipes, c. 1810, and as "Apples in Winter" in volume I of the same publication (69).
O'Neill prints it as "Easter Sunday
[1]" (1001 Gems, No. 169). McGuire & Keegan (Irish Tunes by the 100, vol. 1), 1975;
No. 33, pg. 9. O’Farrell (Pocket Companion, vol. IV), c. 1810; pg. 148.
X:1
T:Jackson’s Favourite [2]
T:Easter Sunday
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
K:D
DED DdB |
AGF FdB | AGF AGF | EFE E2F | DED DdB | AGF FdB |
AGF AGF |
DED D3 :: fed dAB | efe efg | fed dAB | ded d2g | fed
dAB |
efe efg |
afd gec |ded d2 :|
JACKSON’S FLOWERY GARDEN. AKA and see “The Rose in the Garden [1].” Irish. A composition of Walter “Piper” Jackson, according to
a Mr. Patrick O’Leary of Drumlona, Eastwood, Adelaide, South Australia, who
wrote to Francis O’Neill after the publication of his early collections.
JACKSON'S
FRIEZE COAT (Casog-Breid Mic
Seoin). AKA and
see “The Lisheen Slide.” Irish, Jig.
D Major. Standard tuning. AABBC.
The tune can be rendered as a single jig. It is played in the Sliabh Luachra
region of the Cork/Kerry border as “The Lisheen Slide.” See also an untitled
related jig in Breathnach’s Ceol Rince na hÉireann, vol. V (No. 20). O'Neill
(Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 728, pg. 135.
O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 27, pg. 21.
X:1
T:Jackson’s Frieze Coat
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:O’Neill –
Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 27
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
A/G/|F2F FED|DED FED|F2F FED|E2F G2A|F2F
FED|DED FED|B/c/dB cAG|E2F G2:|
|:(3A/B/c/|dcd
AFA|B/c/dB AFA|dcd efg|fed cBA|dcd AFA|B/c/dB AFA|dcd efg|fdd d2:|
|:(3A/B/c/|d2e f2g|afd ecA|Acd ecA|A/B/cd ecA|d2e f2g|afd
ecA|A/B/cd eag|fdd d2:|
JACKSON’S FROLIC. AKA and see “The Donnybrook Boy,” “Friendly Jack,” “Kitty of Oulart,” “The Mulberry Bush.” Irish, Jig. D Major. Standard. AABB. This melody appears
in Brysson’s A Curious Selection of
Favourite Tunes with Variations to which is appended “Fifty Favourite Irish
Airs” (Ediburgh, 1790). James Aird published it in volume III of his Selection of Scotch,
English, Irish and Foreign Airs (1780-1803). Breathnach (1996) finds the
tune also under the alternate titles “Down the Banks” in Kerry, “The Humours of
Strand Road” in Limerick, and “Making the Hay” or “Shake the Hay” in County Wexford. O’Neill (1922) remarks: “An
anonymous variant of ‘Jackson's
Frolic’ was memorized from the fluting of James Moore in Chicago
some fifty years ago. Another version of the tune heard later differed so
materially in the second part, that it was added as a third part to Moore's
variant, and printed as ‘Kitty of Oulart’ in former O'Neill collections.” The Jackson
of the title refers to the 18th century Irish gentleman-composer Walker
"Piper" Jackson, of the townland of Lisdaun, parish of Ballingarry,
Aughrim, County
Limerick. The melody is still part of the traditional
musician’s repertoire. Source for notated version: Aird’s Selections [O’Neill]. O’Neill (Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody),
1922; No. 130.
X:1
T:Jackson's
Frolic
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:Aird's Selections 1782-97
Z:Paul Kinder
K:D
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A2 D FED|F/2G/2AD FED|B2 G A2 F|DED D2:|
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fed edB|d2 B BAF|AFF d2 D|DED D2:||
JACKSON'S GOBLET. The
melody, attributed to the 18th century gentleman piper Walker
‘Piper’ Jackson, of the townland of Lisdaun, parish of Ballingarry, Aughrim, County
Limerick, appears in Patrick Gunn’s
manuscript collection (pg. 27).
JACKSON'S
GROWLING CAT. AKA and see “Apples in Winter [2],” “Fruit for the Ladies,” "Gillan's Apples [1]" (Ullai Uí
Ghiollain), “Gillian’s Apples,” “Jackson’s
Stranger [2],” “The Longford Jig,” “Rise the Grouse,” “Rouse the Grouse.” Breathnach (1996) finds
this title for the tune in a manuscript lent by Dr. H.S. Corran (Dublin).
JACKSON'S HEIGH-HO (Hi Ho
Sheáin). AKA - "Jackson's
Hi-Ho." Irish, Reel. Ireland;
County Donegal, Fermanagh, Leitrim. Attributed to the
famous Lisduan House, Ballingarry, County Limerick, 18th
& 19th century uilleann piper Walker (sometimes
given as Walter) Jackson. The tune appears in the Gunn Collection (pg. 26) from County
Fermanagh, although Brendan
Breathnach (who wrote an article about Jackson)
states it was also to be found in tradition in County
Leitrim. Brian McNamara, who found
the tune in the 19th century County
Leitrim collection of Alex
Sutherland, says it is popular with fiddle players in the south Leitrim area.
Mac Aoidh (1994) finds an identical setting to the Gunn in the playing of Donegal fiddler Francie Dearg O'Byrne, and
suggests a possible northwestern Irish provenance for the tune (see note for
"Jacksons' Combs"). Drumlin Records, Brian
McNamara – “A Piper’s Dream” (2000. Learned from the
Sutherland collection).
JACKSON’S HI-HO. See “Jackson’s
Heigh-Ho.”
JACKSON’S HORNPIPE [1]. AKA and see “The Cullen Jig,” “Humors of Glynn/Glin [1],”
“Padraig O’Keeffe’s (Jig)
[1],” “Thomas Leixlip the
Proud,” “The Sligo Rambler [2].”
Irish. This 3-part tune appears in Mur