X: 1 T: Tom Billy's Jig (A mixolydian) / Tom Billy Murphy's Jig R: Double Jig C: traditional O: Ireland N: from the playing of Sliabh Luachra fiddle player and teacher Tom Billy Murphy (1879-1944) Z: transcribed and arranged by Frank Weber S: learned from De Dannan's album N: Chords: | A - | A - | A - | G A | N: | A - | A - | G - | D A :| N: | G D | G - | D G | G D | N: | G D | G - | A G | A A :| N: | A G | A G | A G | A - | N: | A G | A G | A G | A A :| L: 1/8 Q: 1/4=170 M: 6/8 K: A mixolydian % 2 sharps N: N: Tune only: N: ========== N: ce | ~a3 ece | edB BAA | eaa Ace | dcB Ace | N: ~a3 ece | edB BAF | GB/c/d g2e | fdB A :| N: B/c/d | ~g3 aga | bag fed | f/g/af gdd | BAB def | N: ~g3 aga | bge gab | age dBe | [1 ABA A :|\ N: [2 ABA a |] N: ed | c2c dcd | ede dBG | ~A3 dBG | ~A3 edB | N: c2c dcd | ede gab | age dBe | [1 ABA a :|\ N: [2 ABA A |] N: N: Tune with Chords: N: ================= ce | "A" ~a3 ece | "A" edB BAA | "A" eaa Ace | "G" dcB "A" Ace | "A" ~a3 ece | "A" edB BAF | "G" GB/c/d g2e | "D" fdB "A" A :| B/c/d | "G" ~g3 "D" aga | "G" bag fed | "D" f/g/af "G" gdd | "G" BAB "D" def | "G" ~g3 "D" aga | "G" bge gab | "A" age "G" dBe | [1 "A" ABA "A" A :|\ [2 "A" ABA "A" a |] ed | "A" c2c "G" dcd | "A" ede "G" dBG | "A" ~A3 "G" dBG | "A" ~A3 edB | "A" c2c "G" dcd | "A" ede "G" gab | "A" age "G" dBe | [1 "A" ABA "A" a :|\ [2 "A" ABA "A" A |] D: D: 1969: Denis Murphy (fiddle) & Julia Clifford (fiddle): The Star above the Garter - Fiddle music from Kerry (first tune in 'Tom Billy's' set) D: 1975: Donncha Ó Briain (Eb whistle): Ceol ar an bhFeadóg Stáin - Irish Traditional Music On Tin Whistle (titled 'Tom Billy's Jig') D: 1977: De Dannan / Frankie Gavin (fiddle): Selected Jigs, Reels and Songs (titled 'Tom Billy's') D: 1979: Ian Robb and Hang the Piper: Ian Robb and Hang the Piper (titled 'Tom Billy's') D: 1992: Mary Bergin (F whistle): Feadóga Stáin - Traditional Irish Music on the Tin Whistle (titled 'Tom Billy's') D: 1992: The Chieftains (Martin Fay, Seán Keane, Kevin Conneff, Matt Molloy, Paddy Moloney & Derek Bell): An Irish Evening - Live at the Grand Opera House, Belfast (titled 'Paddy's Jig') D: 1995: William Coulter: Celtic Crossing (titled 'Tom Billy's Jig') D: 1998: Gan Ainm: Gan Ainm (titled 'Tom Billy's') D: 1999: Distang Oaks: Against the Tide (titled 'Tom Billy's Jig') D: 2000: Poitín: Poitín (titled 'Tom Billy's No.2', two parts only) D: 2001: Gavin Whelan: 120 Irish Traditional Tunes (titled 'Tom Billy's Jig') D: 2001: Sam Amidon: Solo Fiddle (titled 'Tom Billy's') D: 2001: James McCandless: Splash of Red (titled 'Tom Billy's') D: 2002: James Conway: Mouth Box (titled 'Tom Billy's') D: 2002: Academy of Irish Music: Cruinn (titled 'Tom Billy's') D: 2004: Border Collies: Unleashed! (titled 'Tom Billy's') D: 2005: Chris Smith (banjo), Roger Landes (bouzouki) & Randal Bays (fiddle): Coyotebanjo (titled 'Tom Billy's #1') D: 2005: Gay McKeon, Conor McKeon & Séan McKeon: The Dusty Miller (titled 'Tom Billy's') D: 2005: The Hearts of Dublin: Celtic Celebration (titled 'Tom Billy's Jig') D: 2006: Brian Kelly: Brian Kelly (titled 'Tom Billy's') D: 2008: Baal Tinne: The Clearing (titled 'Tom Billy's') D: 2009: Seamus Creagh: Tunes for Practice (first tune in 'Tom Billy's' set) D: 2009: Jon Sousa (banjo): One Year Out (titled 'Tom Billy's') D: 2010: Kevin Burke & Cal Scott: Suite (last tune in 'The Irish Session Suite 1st Movement', titled 'Tom Billy's Jig') D: 2010: Tina Chancey: The Versatile Viol (first tune in 'Tom Billy's Jig Set') D: 2010: Aoife Ní Bhroin: Comhaltas Live #311-3 (titled 'Tom Billy's Jig') D: 2010: Gerry O'Beirne & Rosie Shipley: Yesterday I Saw the Earth Beautiful (first tune in 'Tom Billy's' set) D: 2010: Yankee Celtic Consort: When the Boys Come Rolling Home - Live at Byrne's Pub (titled 'Tom Billy's') D: 2011: Guido Plüschke & Seamus Fay: From Hamburg to Galway wih Bodhrán and Banjo (titled 'Tom Billy's') D: 2011: Brian Friel: Karusell (titled 'Tom Billy's Jig') D: 2012: Donncha Ó Briain: Ceol Ar an bhFeadóg Stáin (titled 'Tom Billy's Jig') D: 2012: Tony O'Rourke & Noel McQuaid: Comhaltas Live #382-6 (titled 'Tom Billy's') D: 2012: Susan Craig Winsberg: Blythe and Merry / Blackwaterside Live in Concert (titled 'Tom Billy's') D: 2013: Foxy Devil: The Lowlands (titled 'Tom Billy's') D: 2013: Floating Crowbar: The Torn Jacket (titled 'Tom Billy's') D: 2013: Liz Knowles, Pat Broaders & Kieran O’Hare: Open the Door for Three (titled 'Tom Billy's') D: 2013: Invernalia: Sol Invictus (titled 'Tom Billy's') D: 2013: Howling Wind: The Wind that Shakes the Barley (titled 'Tom Billy's Jig') D: 2013: Lough Key: Crested Hens (titled 'Tom Billy's Jig') D: 2014: Dirk Freymuth: Celtic Celebration (titled 'Tom Billy's') D: 2015: Andy Lamy: The New Blackthorn Stick (titled 'Tom Billy's Jig') D: 2016: Alan Finn: Comhaltas Live #515-7 (titled 'Tom Billy's') D: 2016: Liam Ó Maonlaí (whistle): Rian (titled 'Tom Billy's Jig') D: 2017: Stephen Wake: Ciùil Amuigh (titled 'Tom Billy's', two parts only) D: 2017: Briste: Briste (titled 'Tom Billy's') D: 2017: Kimi & Toda: Crossing Bridges (titled 'Tom Billys') D: 2020: Jayne Pomplas: John Byrne's Disco (titled 'Tom Billy's') D: 2020: The Bog Band: Got Bog? (titled 'Tom Billy's') D: 2020: Stephen Wake: Just DADGAD (titled 'Tom Billy's', 2 parts only) D: 2020-....: Matt & Shannon Heaton: Virtual Guided Sessions (titled 'Tom Billy's Jig') D: 2021: Caesar Pacifici & Brian Brooks: Brigands (titled 'Tom Billy's Jig') D: 2021: Barry O'Sullivan: Celtic Mandolin - Irish & Scottish Melodies (titled 'Tom Billy's') D: 2022: Ceol Sona: Celtic Harp Delights (titled 'Tom Billy's Jig') D: 2023: Debra Lyn: The Wexford Carol / Tom Billy's Jig (single) D: 2023: Rubicon: Sailor's Lane (titled 'Tom Billy's') D: 2024: Brian Finnegan: Shepherds (titled 'Tom Billy's') D: 2025: Ian Thistlethwaite: Discontinued (titled 'Tom Billy's') D: 2025: Stray Sod: 1 (titled 'Tom Billy's')