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Tatter Jack Walsh

“Tatter Jack Walsh” is a tune I learned from the playing of Micho Russell and his brother Gussie. They recorded it as a tin whistle duet on the LP “The Russell Family” back in 1975. There is also a nice variation of the second part that I learned from Noel O’Donoghue (I play the third time around in the video below). This jig is a common session tune in the area.

X:1
T:Tatter Jack Walsh
R:jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Dmix
|:fef ded|cAB c2A|dcA GFG|Add efg|
faf ded|cAB c2A|dcA GFG|Ad^c d2e:||
|:dfa afd|dfa a2f|g2g ged |(3B^cd e g2g |
afd e2d|cAB c2A|dcA GFG| Ad^c d2A:||

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