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Jemmy the Gom
X:1 T:Jemmie the Gom M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:James Goodman music manuscript collection, Book 2, p. 3 (mid-19th century) B: http://goodman.itma.ie/volume-two#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=6&z=-646.6883%2C1178.1609%2C9718.0531%2C3722.2222 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G g/f/|edc BcB|AEF G2A|BGG dGG|BAA A2 g/f/| edc BcB|AEF G2A|BGG dBA|BGG G2:| |:d|gag fed|Bdd def|gag fed|Bee e2f| gag fed|Bdd def|gfg eag|fef g2:|
X:1
T:Jemmy the Gom
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
B:Philip Carolan music manuscript collection (c. 1863-1873, No. 246)
B:https://repository.wit.ie/949/1/A_Critical_Edition_of_the_Irish_Manuscripts_of_Philip_Carolan_c1839-1910.pdf
N:Carolan (c. 1839-1910) was a farmer and fiddler from Crossmolina, County Mayo.
N:The tune was entered on 30th July, 1868
K:G
c|(Bd)c BAG|AEF G2A|(B>e)e dBA|(GB)d gdc|
(Bd)c BAG|AEF G2A|(B>e)e dBA|BGG G2:|
|:f|(ga)g fed|(B>d)d def|(ga)g fed|(B>e)e e2f|
(ga)g fed|(Bd)d def|gfg fag|1 fef gdc:|2 fef g2||