The Black Rogue

Jig, D, Traditional Irish, also known as An Rogaire Dubh
TrailJams Tune of the Week for August 5, 2021; September 29, 2024

A cheerful Irish jig with a mischievous name.

Recordings

• Video – Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill: An Rogaire Dubh from the album Welcome Home Again
• Video – Banna De Dhá (Tom Morley & Hazel Ketchum): Comb Your Hair & Curl It / The White Petticoat / The Black Rogue from the album Band of Two. (The Black Rogue starts at time 3:21 in this recording.)

Sheet Music

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 this tune.

• Rambling Rogue Jig Set: The Rambling Pitchfork (D) / The Black Rogue (D) / The Blackthorn Stick (G)
• Scatter the Mud Jig Set: Scatter the Mud (A Dorian) / The Black Rogue (D) / Old Favorite (G)
• The Killaval Jig / Banish Misfortune / The Black Rogue

References and Resources

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

• More Recordings
  • Video – Micheal O’Briain: An Rogaire Dubh (The Black Rogue) / Na Ceannabhain Bhana (The Fair Canavans) Played on uilleann pipes, from the album The Drones and the Chanters – Irish Pipering, Vol. Two. Played in B Major.
• Books
  • Book & Audio – Grey Larsen: 150 Gems of Irish Music for Tin Whistle – with audio tracks of the tunes played on tin whistle
  • Book & Audio – Stephen Ducke: Irish Music – 400 Traditional Tunes
• Lessons
  • Lesson – Niall Murphy, FiddleVideo lesson: An Rógaire Dubh (The Black Rogue) This link is to a portion of the lesson; the rest is available by subscription. Niall Murphy refers to the tune’s authorship as traditional, attributed to Johnny McGill.
  • Lesson – Shannon Heaton: Learning Irish Flute – Tune of the Month with Shannon Heaton – Black Rogue [Jig] – video lesson
• Additional Resources
  • Webpage: TheSession: The Black Rogue — crowdsourced sheet music and information about the tune