The Lilting Banshee ✧
A minor-mode jig with repeated A figures and a flowing upper-register answer.
Sheet music
Tap a staff note or finger tab to hear it.
A · first time
A · second time
B · first time
B · second time
D whistle · A dorian · 6/8 · 110 BPM · + upper octave
A · first time
A · second time
B · first time
B · second time
About this tune
The Lilting Banshee is also known as The Miller of Glanmire. Like many traditional jigs, it is passed on in several melodic versions.
A repeated low opening anchors the first strain, while the second reaches into a higher register. Its modal color gives the lively rhythm a darker shade.
Performances
Watch musicians play this tune on tin whistle. Keys and arrangements may differ from the tabs above.
The Lilting Banshee with variations
whistletutor
Sean Cunningham plays the jig on tin whistle with melodic variations.
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