After playing this tune four times through, everyone ends on a "D" chord or note holding it for a full measure!
| (Time through) | Daniel | Barbara-Lee | Denise | Val | Dale | Tony |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bass pizz. (roots) | (tacit) | (tacit) | (tacit) | (tacit) | Melody |
| 2 | Bass pizz. (lead into roots) | (tacit) | (tacit) | Melody | Chords | Melody |
| 3 | Bass pizz. (walk) | (tacit) | Melody | Melody | Chords | Melody |
| 4 | Bass pizz. (walk) | Drum brush percussion | Melody | Melody | Chords | Melody |
Tempo is dotted-quarter-note = 104 bpm (three beats per measure), counting in "1-2-3-1-2-3".
Background: this is a modern composition by guitarist Mark Kelly of the band Altan. It first appeared on the band's album Harvest Storm released in 1992. The meter of this tune is 9/8 which makes it a "slip jig" in Irish parlance. Like most traditional-style Irish tunes intended as "functional" music to propel specific types of dance forms, the slip jig is associated with a form of folk dance featuring hopping, skipping, and sliding motions traditionally danced only by women.