Brendan Begley's Jig

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 Theme code Index    5352 5351
 Also known as    Along with the Girls I'd Like to Be, Bog of Allen (1) (The), Boys of Clones (The), Butcher's March (2) (The), Butchers of Bristol (3) (The)
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Ireland
 Genre/Style    Irish
 Meter/Rhythm    Jig/Quadrille
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    IRELAND(Munster)
 Structure    AABB'
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Terry Moylan
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 40, pp. 24-25
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1994
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BRENDAN BEGLEY'S JIG. AKA and see "The Bog of Allen [1]," "Butcher's March [2]." Irish, Jig. Ireland, Sliabh Luachra region of the Cork-Kerry border. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB'. Begley is an accordion player from the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, who performs and records solo and with groups such as the Boys of the Lough. Source O'Leary liked to pair this jig with "Winter Apples [2]."

Source for notated version: accordion player Johnny O'Leary (Sliabh Luachra region, Kerry), recorded in recital at Na Píobairí Uilleann, February, 1981 [Moylan].

Printed source: Moylan (Johnny O'Leary), 1994; No. 40, pp. 24-25.


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