“John Kimmel’s” is a jig I learned from my friend Geneviève Lambert, an accordion player in Switzerland. It is also known as “The Jig of Dead” and is associated with John J. Kimmel, famous accordion player in America in the early 1900s.
X:1
T:John Kimmel’s
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:jig
K:Emin
|:EB,E GEG|BGB e2f|gfe dBG|FAG FED|
E2E GEG|BGB e2f|gfe dBA|1 GEE E2F:|2 GEE E2B||
|efg B2B|dBA BAB|gfe dBG|ABG FED|
gfg ~B3|dBA BAB|gfe dBG|AFD E2f|
gfg B2B|dBA BAB|gfe dBG|ABG FED|
EB,E GEG|BGB e2f|gfe dBA|GEE E3||
This is the second tune of the Christy Barry’s set. It is also known as “The Butlers of Glen Avenue” and was composed by banjo player Anthony Sullivan, but it is widely known as “Christy Barry’s Jig No. 2”.
I learned “The Green Mountain” from Kevin Griffin, the great banjo player from Doolin. He recorded this reel on the album “Live at The Burren Centre, Kilfenora”, which was a live recording of one of the Riches of Clare’s concerts.
I learned “Fanning’s Jig” from the playing of Jackie Daly, who recorded it on his album “Many’s A Wild Night”. The ABC says it is in E minor but it really is a G / E minor tune. I recorded this tune as part of a set of jigs I did for the #quarantunes challenge on Facebook, see video below.
