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The Balleyvourney Jig Set

Also known as: The Baile Bhuirne Jig Set.

From county Cork. First sides is on the left.

5 Figures

Figure No	Bars	Figure name	Style	Avg time
1	88	None	Slide	05:40
2	104	None	Slide	01:21
3	104	None	Slide	01:20
4	136	None	Slide	01:43
5	112	None	Slide	01:26

Usual dancing time (no breaks): 11:30.

Notes

This dance is commonly done with all five figures played together as one dance. Almost all of the music provided is in this form, which (including the eight bar intro) is 512 bars long.

10 Recordings

Type	Artist	Title	Track #
CD	Abbey Ceili Band	Bruach an t'Sulain	18
CD	Augusta Ceili Band	Volume 1	17
CD	Ceili Time	Set Dancing Volume 1	7
CD	Deenagh Ceili Band	Around The House	17
CD	Donncha Lynch Ceili Band	Set Dances of Cork and Kerry	14
CD	Gleann an Iolair Ceili Band	The Derry Boat	7
CD	Lough Ree Ceili Band	Keep 'er Lit - Live from Spanish Point	11
CD	Matt Cunningham Ceili Band	Dance Music of Ireland volume 11	6
CD	Michéal Sexton and Pat Walsh	Play the Keys	15
CD	Various Artists	The Set 3 - Music For Four Complete Sets	19

Alternate music for these figures:

Set Name	Figure No	Artist	Title	Track
Figure 1 - 88 bars of Slides.
Aherlow	3	Matt Cunningham Ceili Band	Dance Music of Ireland volume 13	22
South Galway Reel	3	PJ Hernon	Buail Cois Air	7
Figure 2 - 104 bars of Slides.
Balleyvourney Jig	3	Matt Cunningham Ceili Band	Dance Music of Ireland volume 11	8
Atha Caoiré	2	Dance Music of Ireland volume 20	11
Moate	2	Rise The Dust	Give it a Lift	19
Black Valley Square Jig	4	Tommy McCarthy	Set Dances of Ireland Vol 5	4
Figure 3 - 104 bars of Slides.
Balleyvourney Jig	2	Matt Cunningham Ceili Band	Dance Music of Ireland volume 11	7
Atha Caoiré	2	Dance Music of Ireland volume 20	11
Moate	2	Rise The Dust	Give it a Lift	19
Black Valley Square Jig	4	Tommy McCarthy	Set Dances of Ireland Vol 5	4
Figure 4 - 136 bars of Slides.
Durrow Threshing	2	Danny Webster	Come Set Dancing to Danny Webster	23
South Kerry	5	Matt Cunningham Ceili Band	Dance Music of Ireland volume 04	21
	5	Temple House Ceili Band	Temple House - Music For Sets volume 2	11
	5	Tommy McCarthy	Set Dances of Ireland Vol 5	16
Mealagh Valley Jig	3	Various Artists	The Set 4 - Music For Four Complete Sets	20
Figure 5 - 112 bars of Slides.
Ballycommon	3	Matt Cunningham Ceili Band	Dance Music of Ireland volume 09	20
Rosscahill	2	Dance Music of Ireland volume 10	28
Williamstown	2	Dance Music of Ireland volume 11	2
Clare Plain (Reel)	1	PJ Hernon	Buail Cois Air	19
Kenmare Polka	2	Various Artists	The Set 2 - Music For Four Complete Sets	14

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Instructions

Author	Title	Ref
William Hammond	Call The Set	p32
Pat Murphy	Toss The Feathers	p65
Arthur Kingsland	Newcastle Irish Set Dancers - Dance Notes	http://users.tpg.com.au/juliasm/Irish-Dance/instructions/Ballyvourney-Jig-Set.html
Brooks Academy	Set Dance notes from the Brooks Academy	http://www.setdance.com/sets/baile_bhuirne_jig/english/baile_bhuirne_jig.html
Dr. Lenette S. and Larry E. Taylor	Crooked River Set Dancers	http://www.personal.kent.edu/~ltaylor1/ballyvourney%20jig.htm
Joe O'Hara	Irish Set Dancing - List of Set Dances 1	http://setdanceteacher.ie/ballyvourneyj.htm
Michael and Susan Harrison	DanceMinder	http://www.danceminder.com/dance/show/ballbh
Paul D. McGuigan	Paul McGuigan's List of Sets	http://pauls-projects.com/8d.html

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