Kitty Lie Over (The Frost is All Over)

Jig, D, Traditional Irish
TrailJams Tune of the Week for September 23, 2021

Recordings

• Audio – Duck Baker, Maggie Boyle and Ben Paley: Kitty Lie Over from the album The Expatriate Game.
• Video – The Chieftains: The Frost is All Over from the album Voice of Ages (Note: this changes to a different tune at about time 1:47.)

Dots (Music Notation)

As always for traditional tunes, the musical notation and chords do not indicate the “right” way to play the tune, but are a useful reference.

Sets

Examples of sets that include Kitty Lie Over (The Frost is All Over):

• Garrett Barry’s Jig (D Mixolydian) / Kitty Lie Over (D) / Out on the Ocean (G)
• Blarney Pilgrim (D Mixolydian) / Garrett Barry’s Jig (D Mixolydian) / Kitty Lie Over (D)

References and Resources

For those who want to dig deeper, here are some other resources.

• Book: Irish Music 400 Traditional Tunes, by Stephen Ducke
• Audio – Stephen Ducke: The Frost is All Over 1 (Jig), Key of D, from the book Irish Music 400 Traditional Tunes
• Audio – Stephen Ducke: The Frost is All Over 2 (Jig), Key of G, from the book Irish Music 400 Traditional Tunes
• Video: Mick O’Brien agus Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh: Kitty Lie Over, Munster Buttermilk, from the album Mick O’Brien agus Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh. Played on pipes in the key of Bb.