The Kesh Jig/Sea Shanty/Improvised Jig

Myself playing mandolin. The central tune here is the Kesh Jig, a popular traditional tune which is found in songs such as Sea Shanty by the Pogues, Salty Dog by Flogging Molly, the Titanic Set by Gaelic Storm, and Paddy Public Enemy Number 1 by Shane MacGowan and the Popes, amongst others. Other parts of this are myself just improvising on the main melody to the jig. Enjoy. :)

Category:

Music

Tags:

• mandolin
• kesh
• jig
• sea
• shanty
• irish
• salty
• dog
• titanic
• set
• traditional

[SkyShaw]

Did you arange this yourself or did you get tabs somewhere? I'm trying to learn this, but I can only read tab.

[ohcalcutta81]

I just arranged it myself. I can't read traditional sheet music so I just stick to tab as well, ha. I learned the Kesh Jig by reading a tab of it, but the rest of this I just figured out/made up myself.

[tomopepoun]

Perfect :)

[ohcalcutta81]

thanks

[Obistalker1]

Flogging Molly uses the Kesh Jig in "Salty Dog" which is cool

[ohcalcutta81]

yup, good song.

[SeansAMAN]

I have the same mandolin.

but less talent.

[julifpi]

i love flogging molly *-* and that was just awesome! i wish i could play like that!

[MikeGlassVideos]

Great dude, I was looking all over for this!

[Horrorstuntfreak]

Good job! :"D

AWESOME TSHIRT! XD

[Naarling]

Oi, don't forget to mention, The Kesh Jig is also found in 'Celtic Pride' from the Mahones =D

[leahcimrac]

Do you know what band played the version on Jackass - Rugby?

You play pretty cool man by the way.

[Meticulosity]

that's an interesting version of the Kesh, it's usually in G...

how long have you been playing?

[newfie550]

learn it by air thats the way i have always learned it

[likeimachocolateluvr]

wow...