I asked Phil by e-mail about the tune, and he told me the jig is named “Trip to Brittany” and is by Mike McGoldrick. But hw also said, “I don’t think there are any dots for this tune, I certainly don’t have the info for any music (dots) as I don’t read music and keep all the tunes in me head.”
If you want to make a JPG, you can do so by saving a screen shot of the PDF.
If anyone has the definitive dots from Michael McGoldrick, please let me know.
Phil plays the tune twice, with repeats, in the demonstration. I have tried to capture most of the ornaments, but only using two staff lines. Phil doesn’t just do one line and then the other, but the ornaments are mixed between what I have captured on the two lines.
Sometimes, tunes that are written by living performers are copyrighted and less likely to show up at tune sites. I would get permission before publishing and sharing (including online) abc’s of anything written within the last 75 years. I bet Kevin Krell (kkrell, a member here) would know if it’s cool or not.
That said, I have found John Whelan and a few other recent neo-trad’ers tunes online…I don’t know if it was done with their blessing or not. The philosophy of trad is that it becomes universal, as opposed to other kinds of music… but I wouldn’t want to deny a fellow musician their paltry royalties if they are forthcoming and they wished to retain that ability.
I’ve posted a number of tunes from known composers at that site, and I’ve never had one say no when I asked permission first. Most, like John McCusker and Win Horan, say they are tickled to see their tunes played and passed along.
It’s easy to find contact info for almost every living composer–email works great, and most people respond within a few days. Asking permission is just one more way to show respect for the composer and the tradition.
