Annotation:Micky Callaghan's Jig
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MICKY CALLAGHAN'S JIG (Port Mhaidc Uí Cheallacháin). AKA - "Mickey O'Callaghan's." AKA and see "Kimmel's Jig (1)," "Micko Russell's Slide (1)," "Patsy Geary's (1)," "Yellow Rose (The)." Irish, Slide (12/8 time). Ireland, County Clare. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABB. The tune is printed in Treoir V, 2, as "Micko Russell's Slide." It is named for a friend of John Kelly's. See note for "Annotation:Kimmel's Jig (1)."
Source for notated version: fiddler John Kelly (Ireland) [Breathnach].
Printed sources: Breathnach (CRÉ III), 1985; No. 51, p. 23. Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from Ireland), 1976, vol. 4; No. 59 (appears as "Mickey O'Callaghan's"). Vallely (Learn to Play the Tin Whistle with the Armagh Pipers Club), vol. 2; 3.
Recorded sources: Gael-Linn Records CEF 018, John Kelly - "Seoda Ceoil I" (1968). GTD Records, Micho Russell - "Limestone Rock" (1989. Appears as "Kerry Slide"). Triskel Records, Micho Russell (1982).
See also listing at:
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]