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'''JAMES McMAHON'S JIG''' (Port Shéamais Mhic Mhathúna). AKA and see "Caherlistrane Jig," "[[McMahon's Favourite]]." Irish, Double Jig. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Composed by the late County Fermanagh flute player James McMahon (whose most famous composition is "McMahon's Reel"/"The Banshee"), who was born around the year 1900. The tune was transposed to the key of A Major by C#/D accordion player Charlie Piggot (who had the melody from Delores Keane), who thought it sounded better in that key. | '''JAMES McMAHON'S JIG''' (Port Shéamais Mhic Mhathúna). AKA and see "[[Caherlistrane Jig]]," "[[McMahon's Favourite]]." Irish, Double Jig. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Composed by the late County Fermanagh flute player James McMahon (whose most famous composition is "McMahon's Reel"/"The Banshee"), who was born around the year 1900. The tune was transposed to the key of A Major by C#/D accordion player Charlie Piggot (who had the melody from Delores Keane), who thought it sounded better in that key. | ||
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Tune properties and standard notation
JAMES McMAHON'S JIG (Port Shéamais Mhic Mhathúna). AKA and see "Caherlistrane Jig," "McMahon's Favourite." Irish, Double Jig. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Composed by the late County Fermanagh flute player James McMahon (whose most famous composition is "McMahon's Reel"/"The Banshee"), who was born around the year 1900. The tune was transposed to the key of A Major by C#/D accordion player Charlie Piggot (who had the melody from Delores Keane), who thought it sounded better in that key.
Source for notated version: fiddler Liam Donnelly (County Tyrone), who helped Breathnach obtain tunes for CRÉ [Breathnach].
Printed sources: Breathnach (CRÉ IV), 1996; No. 16, p. 9. McGuire & Keegan (Irish Tunes by the 100), 1975; No. 4, p. 1 (appears as "McMahon's Favourite").
Recorded sources: Gerry Harrington and Charlie Piggot - "The New Road."