Annotation:Killimor Jig

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KILLIMOR JIG. AKA and see "Port Uí Cheallaigh," "Kelly's Jig," "Killimer Jig (The)," "Killimore Jig (The)." AKA - "Kylemore (The)." Irish, Double Jig. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Composed by Tipperary fiddle player Seán Ryan (d. 1985). Recorded versions at the Comhaltas Archive date to the late 1950's (1957 is the earliest date). The tune is printed by Breathnach in Ceol Rince na hÉireann vol. 1 as "Port Uí Cheallaigh/Kelly's Jig," from the playing of accordion player Sonny Brogan. Killimor (pronounced kill-EYE-mer) is a townland in east County Galway near Woodford, and not far from Sean Ryan's home across the Shannon River in Nenagh. There is a Killimor Ceili Band, as well.

Source for notated version: piper Willie Clancy (1918-1993, Miltown Malbay, west Clare) [Mitchell].

Printed sources: Breathnach (CRÉ I), 1963; No. 11. Mitchell (Dance Music of Willie Clancy), 1993; No. 109, p. 93. Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 1977; vol. 3, No. 17. Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 2nd Edition, 2006; p. 24. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 82 (appears as "The Kylemore"). Ryan (The Hidden Ireland), p. 8.

Recorded sources: Avoca 33-AV-121, Sean Ryan & P.J. Moloney - "Traditional Music of Ireland vol. 1" (c. 1960). Avoca 139, Sean Maguire (with the Four Star Quartet)--"Music of Ireland." Cló Iar-Chonnachta CICD 173, Brian Conway - "Consider the Source" (2008). MKM7590, Mike McHale - "The Schoolmaster's House" (2000. Appears as "Killimer," learned from accordionist Patsy McPhilips).

See also listings at:
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]
Hear the jig played by a number of artists at the Comhaltas Archive [2]
Hear fiddler Eugene McGrath's 1958 version at the Comhaltas Archive [3]

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