Ballykeal Jig

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Also known as	Port an Bhaile Chaoil
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of	A
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Dorian
Time signature	6/8
History
Structure	AA'BB'
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Brendan Breathnach
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Ceol Rinnce na h-Éirreann vol. 3
Tune and/or Page number	No. 6, p. 5
Year of publication/Date of MS	1985
Artist	Biography:Seán Keane
Title of recording	Gusty's Frolics
Record label/Catalogue nr.	Claddagh CC17
Year recorded	1975
Media
Score ()

<abc float="left"> X: 1 T:Ballykeale Jig, The R:jig S:Fiddle player from Donegal. Z:Transcribe by Henrik Norbeck Z:id:hn-jig-271 M:6/8 K:Ador ~A3 ABc|~A3 ABc|BGG DGG|BGB dcB| ABA ABc|ABA A2a|bag edc|1 BdB GcB:|2 BdB ~G3|| |:~g3 gag|fde fdc|dgg gag|fde ~f3| ~g3 bag|fde fga|bag edc|1 BdB ~G3:|2 BdB GcB|| "version of 1st part" |:A=FF ABc|A=FF ABc|BGG DGG|BG/A/B dcB| A=FF ABc|A=FF A2a|bag edc|1 B/c/dB GcB:|2 B/c/dB ~G3|| </abc>

BALLYKEAL JIG (Port an Bhaile Chaoil). Irish, Double Jig. G Major (or A Dorian/G Major). Standard tuning. AABB (Brody): AA'BB' (Breathnach).

Source for notated versions: fiddler Seán Keane (Ireland) [Breathnach, Brody].

Printed sources: Breathnach (CRÉ III), 1985; No. 6, pg. 5. Brody (Fiddler's Fakebook), 1983; pg. 33.

Recorded sources: Claddagh CC17, Seán Keane- "Gusty's Frolicks" (1975. Learned from John Byrt of Ennistymon who had the tune from his father, a concertina player with the Kilfenora Ceili Band). Front Hall 018, How To Change a Flat Tire- "Traditional Music of Ireland and Shetland" (learned from Sean Keane's recording).

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