Annotation:Nightingale (6) (The)
X: 1 T:The Nightingale [6] C:Sean Ryan B:"The Hidden Ireland", p. 13 D:first recorded by Paddy Canny and P.J. Hayes on their celebrated 1960 LP, as "Sean Ryan's," D:also on Bobby Casey's "Taking Flight." R:jig S:from Mike Rafferty Z:Tom Madden/Lesl Harker irtrad-l 2000-12-17 M:6/8 L:1/8 K:Ador AAG|:EAA A2B|cAd cAG|EDE G~G2|DEF G~G2| EAG A2B|cAB cde|~g3 ege|1 dBG A2G:|2 dBG A3|| |:aea aef|gdg gdg|aea aef|gfe def| g2e fed|edB GBd|~g3 ege|1 dBG A2G:|2 dBG A|| P:"Tom" AG|:EAG A2B|cAd cAG|EDE G3|DEF GFG| EAG A2B|cAB cde|~g3 ege|1 dBG A2G:|2 dBG A3|| |:aea aef|gdg gdg|aea aef|gfe def| g2e fed|edB GBd|~g3 ege|1 dBG A2G:|2 dBG A3||
NIGHTINGALE [6], THE (An Filiméala). AKA and see "Dan Dowd's," "Dowd's Jig," "Seán Ryan's Jig (6)," "O'Dowd's Jig," "Pat Lyons'." Irish, Jig. A Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Harker/Rafferty): AABB'. Composed by Nenagh, County Tipperary, fiddle player, step-dancer and singer biography:Seán Ryan (1919-1985). The melody often is played in a set with another Ryan composition, "Castle Jig (2) (The)," and they are often called "Seán Ryan's Jigs." It was first recorded by Clare musicians Paddy Canny and P.J. Hayes on their 1960 album as "Seán Ryan's."
