X: 1 T: Bill Harte's Jig / Bill Hart's Jig / The Rookery (A mixolydian) / Sonny Brogan's Jig C: traditional O: Ireland R: Double Jig N: usually played in D mixolydian Z: transcribed and arranged by Frank Weber S: learned from the 'On Common Ground' album N: Chords: | A - | D - | A - | D G | N: | A - | D - | A - | D G :| N: | A - | D - | A - | D G | N: | A - | D - | A - | D G :| N: Last line to finish: N: | A - | D - | A - | D G | A |] N: alternative: N: | A - | G - | A - | D G | N: | A - | G - | A - | D G :| N: | A - | G - | A - | D G | N: | A - | G - | A - | D G :| M: 6/8 L: 1/8 Q: 1/4=170 K: A mixolydian % 2 sharps N: N: Tune only: N: ========== N: e | ~A3 ~e3 | fed edB | ~A3 ~e3 | fed edB | N: ~A3 ~e3 | fed efg | agf gfe | fed B2 :| N: e | agf gfe | fed efg | agf gfe | fed B2e | N: agf gfe | fed efg | agf gfe | fed B2 :| N: N: P: Last line to finish: N: agf gfe | fed efg | agf gfe | fed BdB | A6 |] N: N: P: Variations: N: e | ABd ~e3 | fed ~e3 | ABd efg | fed ~B3 | N: ABd ~e3 | fed efg | agf gfe | fed B2 :| N: e | ~a3 gag | fed efg | ~a3 gag | fed ~B3 | N: ~a3 gag | fed efg | aba g2e | fed B2 :| N: N: Tune with Chords: N: ================= e | "A" ~A3 ~e3 | "D" fed edB | "A" ~A3 ~e3 | "D" fed "G" edB | "A" ~A3 ~e3 | "D" fed efg | "A" agf gfe | "D" fed "G" B2 :| e | "A" agf gfe | "D" fed efg | "A" agf gfe | "D" fed "G" B2e | "A" agf gfe | "D" fed efg | "A" agf gfe | "D" fed "G" B2 :| N: P: Last line to finish: "A" agf gfe | "D" fed efg | "A" agf gfe | "D" fed "G" BdB | "A" A6 |] N: P: Variations: e | "A" ABd ~e3 | "G" fed ~e3 | "A" ABd efg | "D" fed "G" ~B3 | "A" ABd ~e3 | "G" fed efg | "A" agf gfe | "D" fed "G" B2 :| e | "A" ~a3 gag | "G" fed efg | "A" ~a3 gag | "D" fed "G" ~B3 | "A" ~a3 gag | "G" fed efg | "A" aba g2e | "D" fed "G" B2 :| D: D: 1966: Joe Burke, Andy McGann & Felix Dolan: A Tribute to Michael Coleman (titled 'Sonny Brogan's') D: 1968: Finbar & Eddie Furey: The Lonesome Boatman (titled 'Bill Hart's Favourite') D: 1968: The Dubliners: At It Again (titled 'Bill Hart's Jig') D: 1971: The Liverpool Fishermen: Swallow the Anchor (titled 'Bill Hart's Favourite') D: 1983: The Kerry Band: Toss the Feathers (titled 'Bill Harte's Jig') D: 1983: Wildgeese (Randal Bays, Bill Bulick, Kate Power, Jim Chapman & Barry Crannell): Celtic Music of the Northwest (titled 'Sonny Brogan's') D: 1987: Finbar & Eddie Furey: The Collection (titled 'Bill Hart's Favourite') D: 1993: The Dubliners: Original Dubliners (titled 'Bill Hart's Jig') D: 1994: Tom McHaile (whistle): Festival of Traditional Irish (titled 'Bill Harte's Jig') D: 1995: Liz Carroll & Marty Fahey: A Friend Indeed (titled 'The Rookery') D: 1995: Dervish: Playing with Fire (third tune in 'The Wheels of the World' set) D: 1996: The Fureys: The Spanish Cloak - The Best of the Fureys (titled 'Bill Harte's Favourite') D: 1996: The Tulla Ceili Band (P.J. Hayes, Martin Hayes, Francis Donnellan, Mark Donnellan, J.J. Conway, Jennifer Lenihan, Sean Donnelly, Michael McKee, Jim Corry & Michael Flanigan): A Celebration of 50 Years (titled 'Bill Harte's Jig') D: 1998: Kevin Henry & Maggie Healy (flute): One's Own Place - A Family Tradition (titled 'Tom Hearte's') D: 1998: Trouble in the Kitchen (Ade Barker, Dan Gordon, Kate Burke, Joe Ferguson & Ben Stephenson): Down the Broom (titled 'Bill Hart's') D: 1998: The Tabs: Good Medicine (titled 'Bill Hart's Jig') D: 2000: Malinky: Last Leaves (titled 'Bill Harte's Jig') D: 2000: Solas: The Hour before Dawn (titled 'Sonny Brogan's') D: 2001: Michael Kerry (mandolin): The Rocky Road (first tune in 'Culhane's' set) D: 2001: Distant Shores: Steppingstones (titled 'Bill Hart's Favourite') D: 2003: Séamus Fay & Kathleen Fay: Cavan's Lilter (titled 'Bill Harte's') D: 2003: Franz Sanger & Susan Frances: Instrumental (titled 'Sonny Brogan's Jig') D: 2004: Beoga: A Lovely Madness (first tune in 'A Lovely Madness' set) D: 2005: Sharon Shannon, Frankie Gavin, Michael McGoldrick & Jim Murray: Tunes (last tune in 'The Rookery' set, titled 'The Rookery') D: 2007: Murphy's Empty Shot: Tower of Babel Falls (titled 'Bill Hart's Favourite') D: 2009: Kevin Crawford (flute) & Cillian Vallely (uilleann pipes): On Common Ground (second tune in the 'Helvic Head' set) D: 2009: Skip McKinley (flute): Fairy Tales (titled 'Bill Hart's Favorite') D: 2009: Slua Si: Celtomania - 10 years later (titled 'Bill Harte's') D: 2009: Tom McHaile: Festival of Traditional Irish Music (Compilation, titled 'Bill Harte's Jig') D: 2010: Beoga: Live at Stockfish Studio (titled 'Bill Harte's') D: 2010: Dervish: Live at Johnny Fox’s (last tune in the 'C Jig' set) D: 2011: Waltons: Ireland's Best Session Tunes, Vol. 2 D: 2011: Michael Flatley: On a Different Note (last tune in the 'Wild Horses' set) D: 2012: Beoga: Live At 10 - The 10th Anniversary Concert (first tune in 'A Lovely Madness' set) D: 2013: Tom McHaile & Den Warrick: Pure Traditional Irish Tin Whistle D: 2014: The Sprig: The Vernal Pool (last tune in the 'Jacky' set) D: 2015: Bubble & Squeak: Bits and Pieces (titled 'The Rookery') D: 2016: Oliver Roland: It Was Mighty - The Early Days of Irish Music in London (Compilation, titled 'The Rookery') D: 2016: Mountain Thyme: It's About Thyme (titled 'Bill Harte's Jig') D: 2017: Marla Fibish & Bruce Victor: Noctambule - A Sweetish Tune (titled 'Bill Harte's Jig') D: 2017: Eoin Dillon: Pondelorum (second tune in the 'Pondelorum' set) D: 2018: Josephine County: East to the West (titled 'The Rookery') D: 2019: Arise & Go: Meeting Place (first tune in the 'Eavesdropper' set, titled Bill Harte's') D: 2020-....: Matt & Shannon Heaton: Virtual Guided Sessions (titled 'Bill Harte's Jig') D: 2021: Jon Antonsson (flute): Tunes & Tools to Learn Irish Music Vol. 1 (titled 'Bill Harte's') D: 2021: Polca an Rí: From Sliabh Moscó to Cathair Pheadair (titled 'Bill Harte's') D: 2021: Brian McGuire: When The Morning Comes Early (titled 'Bill Hartes Jig') D: 2025: Neil Ó Briain & John Tracey: Ar Foluain (titled 'Bill Harte's') D: 2025: Her Pillow: L'Irlanda nel Cuore la Birra Nelle Vene (titled 'Bill Hart's Favourite')