Bill Collin's Jig (jig) | Tunes From Doolin | Irish Traditional Music

Share This Post

Bill Collin’s Jig

I learned Bill Collin’s Jig from Hugh Healy and Blackie O’Connell’s album “We Were Drinking And Kissing The Ladies”. It is a very nice jig that is quite common in sessions. They call it “The Harty Boys” on their album, however the names “Bill Collin’s Jig” or “Dan Collin’s Father” seem to be more common. Actually this tune seems to have been mixed up with another jig called “The Hearty Boys of Ballymote” which maybe explains the name.

Bill Collin’s was a musician from Gort, co. Galway, and was the father of Dan Collin’s, co-founder of the American record label Shanachie.

I posted a recording of this video on the Tunes From Doolin YouTube channel, you can watch it below!

X:1
T:Bill Collin’s Jig
R:jig
M:6/8
K:Dmaj
|:dAA BAB|def a2f|aba f2e|dBB gfe|
d2A BAB|def a2f|aba f2e|fdc d2e:||
|:faa fab|afe fef|aba f2e|dBB gfe|
d2A BAB|def a2f|aba f2e|fdc d2e:||
Sheet Music for "Bill Collin’s Jig"Bill Collin’s Jigjig

3 thoughts on “Bill Collin’s Jig”

    1. Hi Clive! Glad to hear you enjoyed this tune. hope the practice went well

      I don’t play it in a particular set normally, but just there last week I played it for an audition and followed it with “The Coming of Spring” (https://tunesfromdoolin.com/coming-of-spring-the/) and then into “Winnie Hayes’ Jig” (haven’t posted it yet, working through the list from the old website still )

      I hope that helps and thanks again for the comments!
      Charles

Leave a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Random Tunes

Gander In The Pratie Hole (The)

“The Gande in the Pratie Hole” is a jig I associate with my friend Tom Delany. I learned it from him during one his visits in Doolin, back in 2011. The band Moher, which features Noel O’Donoghue (flute) and Michael Queally (fiddle) among others also recorded it.

Read More »

Little John’s Hame

I first heard “Little John’s Hame” played by Dermot Byrne and James Cullinan at an amazing concert at the Corofin Traditional Festival back in 2013. This strathspey really stuck in my head the the following day I learned it from a video I found of Dermot Byrne playing with Tommy Peoples.

Read More »

Jimmy Duffy’s No 1

I learned the “Jimmy Duffy’s Barndances” from my friend Stéphane Germain, and I believe he learned himself when he used to live in County Leitrim. This set of Barndance is one of our favourites, which we enjoy playing on the Sunday afternoon session at Gus O’Connor’s Pub.

Read More »
Recent Comments