Pat Mitchell Album- Tune name

Uilleann Pipes
1

In Pat Mitchells 1976 album “Uilleann Pipes”, side 2, track 4 says
“Double jig: The Maiden That Jigged It In Style”. It seems to me that there is another jig added to this recording that is not mentioned on the track listing.

The notation for The Maiden That Jigged It In Style is in “The Dance Music of Willie Clancy” and does not include this extra tune. Does anybody know what this tune is or is it just a part 3 and 4 that is not included in the common notations of “The Maiden That Jigged It In Style”.

Here is my interpretation of the the ABC

ABCn BAG EDE AAA
CnBCn EDCn BGG G

I think I have heard this tune somewhere else - maybe a Paddy Keenan recording?


Liam

2

I haven’t heard the recording, but I suspect from your notation it’s The Rakes of Clonmel:

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1130

3

The album notes for that track say:

djm

4

Yes- that’s it! The Rakes of Clonmel.
It is on Danu’s album- The Road Less Travelled. Piper is Donnchadh Gough.

Thanks Jonathan

5

You’re welcome.

My favorite setting of this tune is Paddy Canny’s fiddle version, played in Gm.

6

Now you’ve got me listening to Paddy Canny. Great stuff. Easy to see where Martin Hayes got it from. Just loaded his solo recording on my MP3 player for next weeks commutes! :slight_smile:

7

Easy to see where Martin Hayes got it from.

Yes, quite a lot came from Martin Rochford :smiley: Listen to this which I recorded at Rochford’s in 1989.

8

thanks for sharing, Peter!

9

Thanks Peter.
I see from this Willie Clancy bio that that Martin Rochford was also a piper.
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I wonder how a fiddler with this style played pipes. What elements of this style were carried over?
Do you have any recording of him playing the pipes.


Liam

10

Martin was friendly with both Dorans, his piping has a strong influence from Felix’ playing.

I have axed the soundclips.

11

I only met Martin once or twice, and never heard him play pipes, but he has gone down in the annals with his remark about NPU pipers of my peer group that “these young lads from Dublin, they all sound like someone plucking feathers from a bantam’s arse”.