If I Had a Wife Slide | Tunes From Doolin | Irish Traditional Music

Share This Post

Share on facebook
Share on twitter
Share on pinterest
Share on whatsapp
Share on email

If I Had a Wife

I learned “If I Had a Wife” from the great concertina duet album “Na Fir Bolg” by Jack Talty and Cormac Begley. They play if after another great slide called, “Paddy Cronin’s”.

This album was released back in 2011 and nearly ten years later it is still one of my favourite albums. It was released by Raelach Records, visit their website here.

X:1
T:If I Had A Wife
R:slide
M:12/8
L:1/8
K:Gmaj
|:B2A ABd e2d d2B|AGA B2A G2D D2A|
B2A ABd e2d d2B|1 AGA B2A G3 G2A:|2 AGA B2A G3 G2e||
|:d2g gfg age dBd|e2a aba g2a bge|
d2g gfg age dBd|1 efg aba g3 g2e:|2 efg aba g3 g2A||

Leave a Comment

Your email address will not be published.

Random Tunes

Lady on the Island (The)

The Lady on the Island is a very common session tune. I first learned it from James Cullinan & PJ Crotty’s album “Happy to Meet”. It was also recorded by Dympna O’Sullivan on her beautiful CD “Bean chairdín” and by Hugh Healy and Blackie O’Connell.

Read More »

Francis John McGovern’s

“Francis John McGovern’s” is associated with Charlie Lennon, even though it isn’t one of his compositions as far as I know. I learned it from my friend Thierry Masure, fiddle player from Belgium who lived in Clare for several years and still visits regularly.

Read More »

Kerryman’s Daughter (The)

“The Kerryman’s Daughter” is one of my favourite tunes. I associate this reel with Sean Vaughan (and learned it from a recording I made of a gig I played with Sean and Noel O’Donoghue). Anytime he plays this tune feels like it’s party time! Great tune, thanks Sean!

Read More »
Recent Comments