Billy McCormack's

jig

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on June 12th 2005 by Jason G.

This tune has been added to 26 tunebooks.

Also known as Billy McCormick, Billy McCormick's, Paddy Cronin's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Tribute To Paddy Cronin... Master Irish Fiddler by Tom Dunne
• Along Blackwater's Banks by Sliabh Notes
• Bean Chairdin by Dympna O'Sullivan
• Brathar Na NÓl by Monks Of The Screw
• Cathal Hayden by Cathal Hayden
• Cornerboys by Patrick Street
• Cosa Gan Bhroga by Eithne Ni Uallachain, Gerry O'Connor And Desi Wilkinson
• Crossing Point by Daimh
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 11 by Matt Cunningham
• Deborah Quigley With Martin Gould by Deborah Quigley
• For The Same Reason by Anders Trabjerg And Tak Tamura
• Hives Of Honeyed Sound by Padraic Mac Mathuna
• If The Cap Fits by Kevin Burke
• Just As The Sun Was Setting by John Drury
• Just Intonational Music Of Two Pipers by Adrian Jefferies And Billy McCormick
• Kerry's Own Paddy Cronin by Paddy Cronin
• Mac Bones And The B Band by Mac Bones And The B Band
• Mind The Pipes by Leonard Barry
• Notes From The Heart by Mick, Louise And Michelle Mulcahy
• On Two Levels by Sean Maguire
• Pluckin' Good by Christy Dunne
• Sweetwood by Liam Kelly
• The Fiddle Music Of Prince Edward Island by Various Artists
• The Killaville Sessions by Ceoltoiri Coleman
• The Mouse Behind The Dresser by Shaskeen
• The Rushy Mountain: Classic Music From Sliabh Luachra 1952-77 by Various Artists
• The Star Of Munster Trio by The Star Of Munster Trio
• Yvonne Casey by Yvonne Casey

X: 1
T: Billy McCormack's
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Gmaj
|: ABG A z g | edB gdB | G z G BAG | dBG AGE |
ABG A z g | edB def | g z e fdB |1 BAG A z E :|2 BAG ABe||
|: aga bge | aga bge | g z g gdB | GAB deg |
a z a age | edB def | g z e fdB |1 BAG A z e :|2 BAG A z E ||

This is my first shot at posting a tune here. Did a thorough search of the site and did not come up with any tune that matched this one (different from the Paddy Cronin's Jig already listed), so hopefully I'm not missing something. I also downloaded an ABC program and the notation checked out, so I've got my fingers crossed that my attempt to push myself and learn this notation has proved successful.

Anywho, I got this tune from a workshop at the Catskills Irish festival with June McCormack in the summer of 2004. There's a second Paddy Cronin's that she taught us that I will post shortly as well.

For purposes of keeping the notation simple, I've excluded the cuts and ornamentation that she included. I also exlcuded a variation that happens in the B part. It's in the second measure and goes as such:

|abc bge| (as opposed to |aga bge|)

Utilizes the high C natural, a note that I know I don't personally use that much.

Ok, that's all the info I have on this tune.

# Posted on June 12th 2005 by Jason G

Here's the second Paddy Cronin tune that June taught at the workshop:

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/4598

Just posted it today.

# Posted on June 13th 2005 by Jason G

Update

I just purchased the book released by June McCormack entitled "Fliuit" (accent over the u). In it she includes the tune that she had originally taught us as "Paddy Cronin's". However, she has the tune listed as "Billy McCormack's Jig" so I have updated the name here. I have also seen this tune called that on a few recordings I have purchased recently, so that is obviously the accepted name for it. June does note though in her book that "This jig was popularised by the playing of Kerry Fiddle player, Paddy Cronin."

In regards to the tune itself, the only major difference between her notation in her book and what I've included here is that she rolls the G in the 3rd measure instead of playing GzG. She also makes a few other indications of cuts, bounces, and rolls, but again, I'll just keep the version here simple.

# Posted on July 23rd 2007 by Jason G

Also on Sligo flute player and singer Colm O'Donnell's solo recording "Farewell to Evening Dances." The last of Paddy Cronin's jigs.

# Posted on October 9th 2007 by slainte

Billy McCormack's

This is quite an old tune. It's in O'Neill's as "Billy McCormick". It appears on the Mulcahy Family's "Notes From The Heart" in Edor:

X: 1
T: Billy McCormack's
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
S: Mulcahy Family
K: Edor
EFD E2d|BAF dAF|DED ~F3|AFD EDB,|
EFD E2d|BAF ABc|~d3 BdB|1 AFD EB,D:|2 AFD E2d||
|:efe edB|efg fdB|~d3 dAG|~F3 ABd|
efe edB|BAF ABc|~d3 BdB|1 AFD E2d:|2 AFD EB,D||

# Posted on April 27th 2008 by Dow

Paddy Cronin's (aka. Billy McCormack's)

Watch June McCormack and Mícheál Rooney playing this tune together: http://comhaltas.ie/music/detail/comhaltaslive_269_1_june_mccormack_and_micheal_rooney

# Posted on August 22nd 2008 by slainte

Here's a great version by June McCormack and Mícheál Rooney.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae2867YU62E

# Posted on October 17th 2008 by bogman

Woops, sorry, I've just noticed slainte put the same link up. Lovely playing though and worth a listen.

# Posted on October 17th 2008 by bogman

"Billy McCormick" / "Paddy Cronin's" ~ rescued duplication

Key signature: A Dorian
Submitted on October 16th 2008 by bogman.
~ /tunes/display/9005

X: 3
T: Paddy Cronin's
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Ador
|: E |\
ABG A2 g | edg gdB | GGG BAG | dBG AGE |
ABG A2 g | edB def | g2 e fdB | BAG A2 :|
|: e |\
aa/a/a bge | aaa bge | ggg gdB | GAB deg |
a2 b age | edB ded | g2 e fdB | BAG A2 :|

A very nice jig I picked up from this youtube of June McCormack and Mícheál Rooney........

# Posted on October 16th 2008 by bogman

# Posted on October 17th 2008 by ceolachan