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Notation Note: The tunes below are recorded in what is called “abc notation.” They can easily be converted to standard musical notation via highlighting with your cursor starting at “X:1” through to the end of the abc’s, then “cutting-and-pasting” the highlighted notation into one of the many abc conversion programs available, or at concertina.net’s incredibly handy “ABC Convert-A-Matic” at

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**Please note that the abc’s in the Fiddler’s Companion work fine in most abc conversion programs. For example, I use abc2win and abcNavigator 2 with no problems whatsoever with direct cut-and-pasting. However, due to an anomaly of the html, pasting the abc’s into the concertina.net converter results in double-spacing. For concertina.net’s conversion program to work you must remove the spaces between all the lines of abc notation after pasting, so that they are single-spaced, with no intervening blank lines. This being done, the F/C abc’s will convert to standard notation nicely. Or, get a copy of abcNavigator 2 – its well worth it.   [AK]

 

 

 

JER AN RIGÉARA. AKA and see "Jer the Rigger."

           

JER O’CONNELL’S. AKA and see “O’Sullivan’s Fancy,” “Lucy Farr’s (Polka) [2].” Irish, Polka. D Major. Standard. AABB. A version of this tune appears under the title “O’Sullivan’s Fancy.” Source for notated version: accordion player Johnny O’Leary (Sliabh Luachra region of the Cork-Kerry border) [Moylan]. Moylan (Johnny O’Leary), 1994; No. 215, pg. 124 (see also No. 96). Green Linnet SIF 1175, Cherish the Ladies – “New Day Dawning.” Green Linnet GLCD 1187, Cherish the Ladies – “One and All: the Best of Cherish the Ladies” (1998).

X:1

T:Jer O’Connell’s

M:4/4

L:1/4

S:from Mary Rafferty

Z:David Marcus

R:polka

K:D

ADED | FAdc/d/ | cAAG | EFGF/G/ | ADED | FAdc/d/ | cAGE | {F} EDD2 :||:

Adde | fg/f/ed | cAAB | B/c/def | Adde | fd e/f/e/d/ | cAGE | {F}ED D2 :||

           

JER THE RIGGER (Jer an Rigéara). AKA – “Ger the Rigger.” AKA and see “Thadelo’s.” Irish; Polka, Single Reel or Hornpipe. A Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AABB. The tune is set variously as a hornpipe, single reel, and, in the Sliabh Luachra region of southern Ireland, as a polka. The title probably refers to a man, Jer short for Jeremiah, and his occupation—a ‘rigger’ is a carpenter who roofs houses. Sources for notated versions: fiddler Denis Murphy, 1966 (Gneeveguilla, Co. Kerry, Ireland) [Breathnach]; accordion player Johnny O’Leary (Sliabh Luachra region of the Cork-Kerry border), who associated the tune with accordion player Thadelo Sullivan [Moylan]; set dance music recorded at Na Píobairí Uilleann, late 1980’s [Taylor]. Breathnach (CRÉ II), 1976; No. 128, pg. 67. Mallinson (100 Polkas), 1997; No. 16, pg. 7. Moylan (Johnny O’Leary), 1994; No. 113, pgs. 65-66. Sullivan (Session Tunes), vol. 2; No. 19, pg. 8 (appears as “Ger the Rigger”). Taylor (Music for the Sets: Blue Book), 1995; pg. 16. Gael-Linn CEF 057, “Jackie Daly & Seamus Creagh.” Gael-Linn CEF 132, Johnny O’Leary - “An Calmfhear/The Trooper” (1989). Green Linnet GLCD 3009, Kevin Burke - "If the Cap Fits" (1978. Learned from accordion player Jackie Daly). Kicking Mule KN‑327, "Scartaglen" (1984. Learned from Kevin Burke). Wild Goose WGS 320, Old Swan Band – “Swan-Upmanship” (2004. Learned from Jackie Daly).

X:1

T:Ger the Rigger

M:2/4

L:1/8

R:Polka

K:Amix

eA eA|e/f/e/d/ cB/A/|d2 d/e/f/g/|ae fe|eA eA|e/f/e/d/ cB/A/|

df/d/ ce/c/|B/A/B/c/ A2::ae f/e/c/e/|ae f/e/c/e/|d2 d/e/f/g/|

ae fe|ae f/e/c/e/|ae f/e/c/e/|df/d/ ce/c/|B/A/B/c/ A2:|

           

JERICHO. Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA, Arkansas. A Major. AEac# tuning. Intro:AB (Sing Out): ABC (Beisswenger & McCann). A family tune from Arkansas fiddler and violin maker Violet Hensley, not found in general circulation. Mark Wilson suggests there is a connection between the Hensley’s “Jericho” and the Appalachian “Walls of Jericho,” both perhaps being versions of a common ancestor. Source for notated versions: Violet Hensley (1916-, Yellville, Arkansas), learned from her fater, George Washington “Wash” Brumley (b. 1874) [Beisswenger & McCann, Old Time Herald, Sing Out]. Beisswenger & McCann (Ozarks Fiddle Music), 2008; pg. 53. Old Time Herald, vol. 9, No. 5, Fall 2004; pg. 17. Sing Out, pg. 31. Rounder Records CD0435, Violet Hensley – “Traditional Fiddle Music of the Ozarks, vol. 1” (1999. Various artists).


           

JEROME BURKE’S AKA and see “Dan Mac’s Polka,” “Dan Mack’s,” “Jack Mitchell’s Polka,” “The Newmarket Polka [2].” Irish, Polka. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: accordion player Johnny O’Leary (Sliabh Luachra region of the Cork-Kerry border) [Moylan]. Moylan (Johnny O’Leary), 1994; No. 298, pg. 172.

           

JEROME’S FAREWELL TO GEORGES BANKS. AKA and see “Jerome’s Farewell to Gibraltar.”

           

JEROME'S FAREWELL TO GIBRALTAR. AKA - “Jerome’s Farewell to Georges Banks.” Canadian, Reel. Canada, Prince Edward Island. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB (Messer): AABB’ (Perlman). Ken Perlman (1996) states this is a “good old tune” on PEI, especially in the eastern part of the island and is played in a medley with “Homeward Bound.” It was popularised by Canadian radio and TV fiddler Don Messer. An Irish variant is “Boys of the Lough.” Messer (Anthology of Favorite Fiddle Tunes), 1980; No. 79, pg. 54. Perlman (The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island), 1996; pg. 68. Rounder CD7014, Leonard McDonald – “Fiddlers of Western Prince Edward Island” (1997).

           

JERRY AND MARY’S WEDDING.  Canadian, Jig. Canada, Cape Breton. E Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by Cape Breton fiddler Dougie MacDonald on the occasion of the wedding of the late Cape Breton fiddler and composer Jerry Holland (1955-2009) and fiddler, publisher and editor Mary Larsen (Fiddler Magazine). Cranford (Jerry Holland: The Second Collection), 2000; No. 281, pg. 101.

 

JERRY DALY'S HORNPIPE [1] (Crannciuil Diarmaid Ui Dalaig). AKA and see "The Old Woman's Hornpipe," "The Poor Ould Woman [1]," "The Poor Woman," “"An Sean Bean Bhocht,” "(An) tSeanbhean Bhocht [2]," “The Shan Van Vocht [2].” Irish, Hornpipe. A Mixolydian (O'Neill/Krassen): A Dorian (O'Neill/1001). Standard tuning. AABB. Bayard (1981) states that the tune was collected in the 19th century and printed in the early 20th century, presumably having found it in Captain O’Neill’s collection. Bayard speculates, albeit without directly specifying the evidence, that the hornpipe versions developed from a song air usually known as "Logan Water." Jerry Daly was Francis O’Neill’s brother-in-law, the husband of his sister Nancy, who together had a “convivial Irish-born family” and who, following Francis, also emigrated to Chicago. O’Brien (Jerry O’Brien’s Accordion Instructor), 1949. O'Neill (O’Neill’s Irish Music), 1915/1987; No. 315, pg. 156. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 171. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1590, pg. 295. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 836, pg. 144. Bellbridge Records, Bobby Casey – “Casey in the Cowhouse” (1992. Originally recorded 1959). 

X:1

T:Jerry Daly's

M:4/4

L:1/8

R:Hornpipe

D:Eddie Cahil

Z:Naka Ishii

K:Amix

ed|cA BG A2 BA|GE DE G2 Bd|ea fa ge dc|B2G2G2 ed|

cA BG A2 BA|GE DE G2 Bd|ea fa ge dB|1A2 AG A2:|2A2 AG A2 z2|

|ea ab ag ea|ge dB G2 Bd|g2ga gf ef|ge dB A2 AG|

EA AB AG EA|GE DE G2 Bd|ea fa ge dB|1A2 AG A2 z2:|2A2 AG A2||

 

JERRY DALY'S HORNPIPE [2] (Crannciuil Diamaid Ui Dalaig). Irish, Hornpipe. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Source for notated version: Chicago Police Sergeant James O’Neill, a fiddler originally from County Down and Francis O’Neill’s collaborator [O’Neill]. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 1591, p. 295.

X:1

T:Jerry Daly’s Hornpipe [2]

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Hornpipe

S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 1591

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

(ed) | c2 (Bc) ABcA | GFEF GABd | (ef)(fa) gedc | B2G2G2 (ed) | c2 (Bc) ABcA |

GFEF GABd | (eg)(fa) gedB | A2A2A2 :: e2 | agab aged | B2G2G2 (ef) |

{a}gfga gfed | e2a2a2 (ed) | c2 (Bc) ABcA | GFEF GABd | (eg)(fa) gedB | A2A2A2 :|

           

JERRY DONOVAN’S FAVORITE. AKA and see “The Priest’s Leap [1].”

           


JERRY HAYES (Diarmaid Ua Aeda). AKA and see “Dunkeld Bridge.” Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB (O'Neill/1850 & 1001): AABB' (O'Neill/Krassen). O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 129. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 1383, p. 257. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 628, p. 113.

X:1

T:Jerry Hayes

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 628

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

A2|d2 fd ceAc|dAfd egce|d2 fd ceAg|fdec d2:|

||AG|FDAF dABG|FDAF EcAG|FDAF dABG|FDEC A2 AG|

FDAD dABG|FDAD EcAG|FDAF dAAg|fdec d2||

           

JERRY HOLLAND('S JIG) [1]. Canadian, Pipe Jig. Canada, Cape Breton. A Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB’. Jerry Holland, originally from Brockton, Massachusetts, is a Cape Breton-style fiddler and prolific composer who is currently running a summer school, the “Ceilidh Trail School of Celtic Music, in Inverness, Cape Breton. Composed in his honor by fiddle Brenda Stubbert (b. 1959, Point Aconi, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia). Cranford (Brenda Stubbert’s), 1994; No. 90, p. 33. Brenda Stubbert - “Tamerack ‘er Down” (1985).

           

JERRY HOLLAND(‘S JIG) [2].  Canadian, Jig. Canada, Cape Breton. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA’B. Composed by Howie MacDonald. Cranford (Jerry Holland: The Second Collection), 2000; No. 227, p. 84.

 

JERRY HOLLAND’S (REEL) [1].  Canadian, Reel. Canada, Cape Breton. C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Composed by fiddler Dougie MacDonald, born in Queensland, Cape Breton, late of Halifax, in honor of one of his mentors, Jerry Holland. Cranford (Jerry Holland: The Second Collection), 2000; No. 76, p. 31.

See also listings at:

Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index

 

JERRY HOLLAND’S (REEL).  AKA and see “Larry Downs’ Reel,” “Malcolm Finlay.”

 

JERRY HOLLAND’S STRATHSPEY. Canadian, Strathspey. Canada, Cape Breton. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Cape Breton fiddler and composer Dan R. MacDonald (1911-1976). Cranford (Jerry Holland’s), 1995; No. 51, pg. 15. Cranford Publications CP-R3, Jerry Holland - “A Tribute to Dan R. MacDonald” (1989).

           

JERRY HOLLAND’S VW TRUCK. Canadian, Reel. Canada, Cape Breton. B Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: fiddler Brenda Stubbert (b. 1959, Point Aconi, Cape Breton) [Cranford]. Cranford (Brenda Stubbert’s), 1994; No. 42, pg. 15. 

           

JERRY HOULIHAN (Dearmuid Ua Uallacain). AKA and see “Cummilum.” Irish, Slip Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AABBCCDDEE (O'Neill/Krassen): AABBCCDDEEFF (O'Neill/1850). Breathnach (1996) states that, along with “Mad Moll,” “Drops of brandy [1],” "Yellow stockings” and others it belongs to a cycle of tunes originating in the 17th century or earlier. This is a very large tune family, for more on which see also notes for Walker ‘Piper’ Jackson’s “Cummilum” and “Mad Moll.” O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 86. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1166, pg. 220. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 440, pg. 86.

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T:Jerry Houlihan

M:9/8

L:1/8

R:Slip Jig

S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 440

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

A2d FDF FDF|A2d FDF G2E|A2d FDF FDF|BAB E2F G2E:|

|:D2d AGF AGF|D2d AGF G2E|D2d AGF AGF|BAB E2F G2E:|

|:d2d fed ecA|d2g fdf g2e|dfe fdB AGF|BAB E2F G2E:|

|:d2f agf agf|d2f agf g2e|d2f agf agf|bgf/g/ e2f g2e:|

|:dfe/c/ dAF dAF|df e/c/ dAF GFE|dfe/c/ dAF dAF|BAB E2F GFE:|

|:DFF dFF AFF|DFF dFF GFE|DFF dFF AFF|BAB E2F GFE:|

                       

JERRY LYNCH’S. AKA and see “Kilfenora Jig [4].” Irish, Slide (12/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Jerry Lynch is one of the founders of the (new) Kilfenora Ceili band and father of Boston area box player Tara Lynch.

X: 1

T: Jerry Lynch's

M: 12/8

L: 1/8

R: slide

Z:Transcribed by Bill Black

K: D

F2 A ABA ABA AFD | G2 B B2 A B2 A Bcd |

F2 A ABA ABA AFD | dcB AGF GFE D3 :| 

d2 A F2 A d2 e fef | d2 A F2 A GFG E3 |

d2 A F2 A d2 e fef | dcB AGF GFE D3 :|

                       

JERRY O’BRIEN’S REEL. Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by Falmouth, Massachusetts, musician and writer Bill Black, in honor of the Boston accordion player, originally from County Cork. O’Brien taught Boston box player Joe Derrane and was his occasional recording partner in the late 1940's-early 1950's. Black (Music’s the Very Best Thing), 1996; No. 359, pg. 191.

X:1

T: Jerry O'Brien's

C: © B. Black

Q: 350

R: reel

M: 4/4

L: 1/8

K: D

A,DDE D3 B, | A,B,DF Addc | BAFA d3 B | AF (3FEF GECB, |

A,DDE D3 B, | A,B,DF Addc | BABc dAFA | GECE D4 :|

dffg f3 g | a2 fa bafe | dBBA B3 c | defd eaaf |

dffg f3 g | a2 fa bafe | defd efdB | AFEF D4 :|

           

JERRY O’REILLY’S JIG. Irish, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: communicated by Jeremiah O’Reilly (San Francisco, California) [O’Neill]. O’Neill (Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody), 1922; No. 118.

X:1

T:Jerry O'Reilly's Jig

M:6/8

L:1/8

S:Jeremiah O'Reilly, San Francisco, Cal

Z:Paul Kinder

K:G

B/2c/2|dgg bag|a/2a/2ba g/2f/2dc|{cB}AGG dGG|FDd "tr"cAG|

B/2d/2gg bag|a/2a/2ba g/2f/2dc|{cB}AGG FdF|"tr"AGG G2:|

|:B/2c/2|ded cAA|dg/2f/2e/2d/2 cAG|G/2F/2DB cAG|(3F/2G/2F/2Dd cAG|

(3d/2d/2d/2cA "tr"fef|"tr"gfe cAG|DGG B>cA|BGG G2:||

 

JERRY O’REILLY’S REEL. Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Source for notated version: communicated by Jeremiah O’Reilly (San Francisco, California) [O’Neill]. O’Neill (Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody), 1922; No. 254.

X:1

T:Jerry O'Reilly's Reel

M:4/4

L:1/8

S:Jerry O'Reilly, San Francisco

Z:Paul Kinder

R:Reel

K:G

G2 BG dGBA|G2 dB AGFA|G2 BG dcBd|g2 ed (3BAG FA:||

g2 fg egdd|g2 fg fgaf|g2 fg egdd|g2 ed (3BAG FA|

g2 fg egdd|g2 fg fgaf|bgaf ge d2|eged (3BAG FA||

                       

JERRY THE NEWSCASTER.  Canadian, Jig. Canada, Cape Breton. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by the late Cape Breton fiddler and composer Jerry Holland (1955-2009). Cranford (Jerry Holland: The Second Collection), 2000; No. 278, pg. 100.

                       


JERRY'S BEAVER HAT ({h-}Ata-Featan Diarmaid/Diarmada). AKA and see “The Cat in the Corner [4],” “Cooley’s Jig,” “Paddy Get Up,” “The Returned Yank,” “When Sick is it Tea You Want?” Irish, Double Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Sources for notated versions: flute player Colm O'Donnell (b. 1962, Aclare, County Sligo) [Flaherty]; accordion player Johnny O’Leary (Sliabh Luachra region of the Cork-Kerry border) [Moylan]; Reuben Smith (b. 1931, Blooming Point, Queen’s County, Prince Edward Island) [Perlman]; New Jersey flute player Mike Rafferty, born in Ballinakill, Co. Galway, in 1926 [Harker]. Cotter (Traditional Irish Tin Whistle Tutor), 1989; pg. 45. Flaherty (Trip to Sligo), 1990; pg. 10. Harker (300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty), 2005; No. 164, pg. 51. Moylan (Johnny O’Leary), 1994; No. 195, pg. 113. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 71, pg. 80. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 21. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 754, pg. 141. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 40, pg. 23. Perlman (The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island), 1996; pg. 136. Taylor (Music for the Sets: Blue Book), 1995; pg. 12. Gael Linn CEF 114, Noel Hill & Tony McMahon - “I gCnoc na Grai” (In Nocknagree). Larraga MOR1302, Mike Rafferty – “Speed 78” (2004). Lochshore CDLDL 1215, Croab Rua - “The More That’s Said the Less the Better” (1992). Talcon Records KG240, Paddy Cronin – “The House in the Glen” (197?).

See also listings at:

Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index

Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources 

Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info

X:1

T:Jerry’s Beaver Hat

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

K:D

E|”D”DFA d2e|”Bm”fdB BAF|”D”ABA AFD|”Em”EFE “A7”GFE|

”D”DFA d2e|”Bm”fdB BAF|”A”ABA dAF|”D”DED D2:|

|:A|”D”dfa afd|”Em”gba f/g/af|”D”dfa afd|”A”cee ecA|

”D”daf afd|“G”gfg fed|”Bm”B/c/dB “A”AFA|”D”ded d2:|

           

JERRY’S PIPE JIG. Canadian, Jig. Canada, Cape Breton. A Dorian. Standard tuning. AA’BB’. Composed by fiddler Jerry Holland (Inverness, Cape Breton). Cranford (Jerry Holland’s), 1995; No. 207, pg. 59.

           

JERSEY LIGHTNING. American, Dance Tune (2/4 time). A Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. Labelled a 'jig' in Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, referring not to the familiar 6/8 Irish jig, but rather to a type of syncopated old-time banjo tune often known as a “straight” or “sand” jig (as it was performed on a sanded stage). The title may refer to a dance step, although New York researcher, musician, writer and collector Don Meade believes it may refer to moonshine. In fact, since Colonial times ‘Jersey Lightning’ referred to applejack (hard cider). Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 80. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 113. Great Meadow CD 2007, Mary Cay Brass and Friends – “Green Mountain.”

X:1

T:Jersey Lightning

M:2/4

L:1/8

R:Sand Jig

S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Amin

E | (A/>.B/)(c/>.d/) e/a/ z/e/ | ({g}f/>)e/d/>f/ (e/a/) z/e/ | ({g}f/>)ed/>f/ ({f}e/>)d/c/>f/ | ({e}d/>)c/B/>d/ (3c/B/A/ E |

(A/>.B/)(c/>.d/) e/a/ z/e/ | ({g}f/>)e/d/>f/ (e/a/) z/e/ | ({g}f/>)ed/>f/ ({f}e/>)d/c/>f/ | ({e}d/>)c/B/>c/ A :|

|: (e/>.f/) | (g/>.^f/)(a/>.g/) (e/c/) z/c’/ | (c’/>.b/)(d’/>.c’/) (a>.G) | (G/>.A/)B/>c/ d/>e/f/>g/ | e/>c/d/>B/ c/>d/e/>f/ |

g/>^f/a/>/g (e/c/) z/c’/ | c’/>b/d’/>c’/ a>G | G/>A/B/>c/ d/>e/f/>g/ | e/>c/d/>B/ c :|

           

JERUSALEM RIDGE. Bluegrass, Breakdown. USA. A Aeolian (Am). Standard tuning. AABB'CC. Composed by bluegrass mandolinist Bill Monroe (Ky). Jerusalem Ridge is an area in the hills around Monroe’s birthplace near Rosine, Kentucky.  His Uncle Pen, a mentor, used to play his fiddle late into the evening up on Jerusalem Ridge. The tune has similarities to “Glory in the Meeting House,” an old fiddle tune collected from several eastern Kentucky sources, which may be a model or precursor. It is possible it influenced Monroe and/or Baker. Baker, however, was careful to give credit to Monroe for the composition. According to him, the band was staying in a motel in Kentucky back in the early to mid 1970s, when Monroe invited Baker to come to his room to work on a tune that Monroe was trying to fashion. The mandolinist would play a section and then would ask the fiddler to play it back, and then modify it. This process took some time, but in the end “Jerusalem Ridge” emerged. Source for notated version: Kenny Baker [Brody]. Brody (Fiddler’s Fakebook), 1983; pg. 147. Acoustic Disk Records, David Grisman, John Hartford & Mike Seegar – “Retrograss.” County 761 & County CO-2708-CD, Kenny Baker‑ "Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe." Green Linnet Kevin Burke – “Up Close” (1984). Ridge Runner RRR0018, Bob Black – “Ladies on the Steamboat” (1979). Sugar Hill Records, Tony Rice – “Church Street Blues.”

           

JES KROMAN.  Canadian, Reel. Canada, Cape Breton. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB’. Composed by the late Cape Breton fiddler and composer Jerry Holland (1955-2009). Cranford (Jerry Holland: The Second Collection), 2000; No. 109, pg. 42.

 

JESSE CAIN'S TUNE. Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA, Missouri. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: Jesse Cain (Pulaski County, Missouri; a distant relative of R.P. Christeson) [Christeson]. Christeson (Old Time Fiddlers Repertory, vol. 1), 1973; pg. 64.

           

JESSE THE FLOWER OF DUNBLANE. Scottish, Air (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning. AB. O’Neill (1922) says: “Early in the nineteenth centtury, this song was composed by a modest weaver, Robert Tannahill of Paisley, and was set to an alleged ancient Scottish melody by Robert A. Smith author of the Irish Minstrel, and the Scottish Minstrel. According to Farquhar Graham, editor of Woods Songs of Scotland, not a few of the airs in the latter work were composed by Smith himself. Whatever the origin of the above melody may have been it has a decidedly Gaelic tonality.” Source for notated version: copied from Wood’s Songs of Scotland (Edinburgh, 1848) [O’Neill]. O’Neill (Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody), 1922.

X:1

T:Jesse the Flower of Dunblane

M:6/8

L:1/8

S:Wood's Songs of Scotland, Edinburgh, 1848

Z:Paul Kinder

R:Air

K:G

"Andante con moto"G/2A/2|B>cB A>dB|G>FG A<F G/2E/2|

D>EC B,<DG||GAB A2 G/2A/2|

B>cB A<dB|GFG A<F G/2E/2|D>EC B,<DG|AE>F G2||

B|B>GA B<ed|BGA B<GB|A<FG A<dB|AF>E D2 D|

G>BA BG>A|BdB cA>B|c>de dB>G|A>EF G2 G/2E/2|

D>EC B,<D G/2A/2|BdB c<AB|c>de d<BG|AE>F G2||

           

JESSICA’S POLKA. AKA and see “Mick Hanly’s.” Irish, Polka. Ireland, West Kerry. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. A modern composition by noted Irish guitarist and singer Mick Hanly, dedicated to his daughter. Source for notated version: set dance music recorded at Na Píobairí Uilleann, late 1980’s [Taylor]. Mac Amhlaoibh & Durham (An Pota Stoir: Ceol Seite Corca Duibne/The Set Dance Music of West Kerry), No. 7, pg. 15. Taylor (Music for the Sets: Blue Book), 1995; pg. 31. Green Linnett GLCD 1119, Cherish the Ladies - "The Back Door" (1992). Green Linnet SIF 1052, Kevin Burke - “Up Close.” Green Linnet GLCD 1187, Cherish the Ladies – “One and All: the best of Cherish the Ladies” (1998).

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JESSIE. Scottish, Strathspey. A Major. Standard tuning. AB. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 4; No. 7, pg. 4.

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JESSIE BROWN OF LUCKNOW. Scottish, Pipe Tune. The title stems from the Sepoy Rebellion or Indian Mutiny of the mid-19th century. Lucknow is a city in northern India.

 

JESSIE JAVEX.  Canadian, Jig. Canada, Cape Breton. A Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB’. Composed by the late Cape Breton fiddler and composer Jerry Holland (1955-2009). Cranford (Jerry Holland: The Second Collection), 2000; No. 228, pg. 84.

 

JESSIE OVER THE BRIDGE. Irish, Reel. E Dorian/D Major. Standard tuning. AB. Source for notated version: L. Donnelly [Mulvihill]. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 155, pg. 42.

 

JESSIE POLKA. New England, Polka. G Major ('A' part) & D Major ('B' part) {Miller & Perron}: G Major ('A', 'C' and 'D' parts), C Major ('B' part) & D Major ('E' part). Standard. ABB (Miller & Perron): AA'BB'CCDEE (Phillips). A Texas tune called the “Jesse Polka” had an interesting history. It originally derived from a Mexican tune called “Jesusita en Chihuahua,” which became known as the “J.C. Polka” and thence to “Jesse Polka.” “Jesusita en Chihuahua” is a song that has its origins in the Mexican Revolution of 1912. The words tell the story of a soldadera, the name given to women campfollowers who tended to the daily needs of the revolutionary fighters, and even in desperate situations took up arms themselves to fight alongside the men. “Jessie Polka’s” popularity stemmed from its being played from 1938 on by Cliff Bruner and the Texas Wanderers, a Texas Swing band that, although they did not tour much outside of Texas, was nevertheless an influential regional band. Apparently, Bruner learned the melody as a child from Mexican farm workers in the Beaumont area of Texas (Bruner died in Houston in the year 2000 at age 85). Miller & Perron (101 Polkas), 1978; No. 76. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Music), Vol. 2, 1995; pgs. 352-353. Riders in the Sky – “A Pair of Kings.” Randy Elmore – “The Boys in the Band.”  

 

JESSIE RALSTON'S REEL. Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. Composition credited to H. Dunlop by Kerr. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No. 175, pg. 20.

                                    

JESSIE SMITH. Scottish, Strathspey. D Major. Standard tuning. AAB. A favorite strathspey on Cape Breton. Cranford (Jerry Holland: The Second Collection), 2000; No. 110, pg. 43. Hunter (Fiddle Music of Scotland), 1988; No. 101. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 1; Set 3, No. 3, pg. 4. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 86. Culburnie Records CUL 102, Alasdair Fraser & Jody Stecher – “The Driven Bow” (1988). Wildcat Records WILDCD 101, Ronan Martin – “Ronan Martin” (2008).

See also listings at:

Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index

Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources 

Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info

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JESSIE/JESSY THE FLOWER OF DUNBLANE. English, Scottish; Air and Jig. England; Northumberland, Shropshire. D Major. Standard tuning. AB (Ashman): AABB (Hall & Stafford). The Scots poet Robert Tannahill composed a song to this tune by Smith (who wrote it before 1816), widely sold on penny sheets. It can also be found in The Union Imperial Songbook, printed in Edinburgh by A. Hogg, J. Robertson Macreide & Co., and George Cowle & Co., London, 1815.  Source for notated version: a c. 1837-1840 MS by Shropshire musician John Moore [Ashman]. Ashman (The Ironbridge Hornpipe), 1991; No. 89, pg. 35. Hall & Stafford (Charlton Memorial Tune Book), 1974; pg. 16.

                                      

JESSIE’S FANCY. Canadian, Jig. Canada, Cape Breton. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by the late Cape Breton fiddler Jerry Holland (1955-2009), who says the tune is one that Mary Jessie Gillis plays frequently on the piano. Cranford (Jerry Holland: The Second Collection), 2000; No. 224, pg. 83. Odyssey ORCS 1051, Jerry Holland – “Fiddler’s Choice” (1998).

                                      

JESSY'S WALTZ. French-Canadian, Waltz. D Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. Composed by French-Canadian composer and musician Marcel Messervier (Montmagny, Québec), in honor of his god-daughter, his brother Raymond's child (Marcel and Raymond operate the "Messervier et Freres" music store). Matthiesen (Waltz Book II), 1995; pg. 27.

                                      


JESUCITA/JESUSITA EN CHIHUAHUA. AKA and see “Jesse Polka.” Tex‑Mex, Polka. Texas, New Mexico, Mexico. A Mexican anthem, originally composed in the aftermath of the Mexican Revolution in 1912. ‘Jesusita’ is the female personification of Jesus, while Chihuahua is a state in Mexico; the title refers, however, to female supporters of the revolutionary soldiers, who not only provided for their needs, but took up arms to fight alongside their men when the occasion demanded. It is a melody played today by school mariachi bands (around Tuscon, for example). The alternate title, “Jesse Polka,” may be related to the fact that Jesus was the seed of Jesse. According to Ned Kartchner Lawrence Welk played the song and called it the “Cactus Polka.” The tune features plucked (pizzicato) parts. It is used sometimes, according to Yankee Ingenuity, for the dance "The Jesse Polka." Varrick VR‑302, Yankee Ingenuity ‑ "Heatin' Up the Hall" (1989).

              

JET BLACK HAIRED YOUTH, THE (An gille dubh ciar-dhubh). Scottish, Slow Air (3/4 time, 'A', 'B', and 'D' parts; 2/4 time, 'C' part). D Major. Standard tuning. ABCD. "Of this air the editor has heard many imperfect sets; it is given in this work as sung by the gentlemen alluded to in the prospectus. The Gaelic words are well known, which renders the matter attainable" (Fraser)./ Although Fraser's stated aim was to contribute to a "restoration of simplicity of taste" to Scottish tunes, his "sets did not look simple to the antiquary Stenhouse, who criticized several of Fraser's versions in 'Illustrations of the Lyric Poetry and Music of Scotland:

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In Captain Fraser's Gaelic Airs, lately published, a set of this

tune [An Gilleadh dubh] appears in two strains leaded with

trills, crescendos, diminuendos, cadences (i.e. cadenzas) ad

libitum, and other modern Italian graces. This gentleman

professes, however, to give the airs in their ancient and native

purity, but ex uno disce omnes! (Alburger, 1983).

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Fraser (The Airs and Melodies Peculiar to the Highlands of Scotland and the Isles), 1874; No. 70, pg. 25.

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J'ETAIS AU BAL {HIER SOIR} (I Went to the Dance Last Night). Cajun, Two-Step. USA, southwestern Louisiana. A Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB {Greenblatt}: BBA(Vocal)BBAA(Vocal)BBA(Vocal)BB {Francois}. Raymond Francois (1990) believes the tune for this popular Cajun song is borrowed from an American one, and in fact "Oh, Susanna(h)" and "Get Along Home, Cindy" (particularly the latter) seem to be related tunes. Source for notated version: Iry LeJeune (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille Chère!), 1990; pgs. 169-170. Greenblatt (The Cajun Fiddle Tune Book), 1985; pg. 14. Goldband Records GB-LP7740, Iry LeJeune.

              

JEUNES GENS DE LA COMPAGNE [1] (Young Country Lads). AKA and see "Country Gentlemen." Cajun. From Jimmie Venable, though also recorded by Iry LeJeune.

              


JEUNES GENS DE LA COMPAGNE [2] (Young Country Lads). Cajun, Two Step. USA, Louisiana. G Major. Standard tuning. AA(Vocal)ABBB(Vocal)AA(Vocal)BB. Dennis McGee's song has a different tune than version #1. Related songs, according to Raymond Francois (1990), are Joe Falcon's "Allons a Lafayette" and Aldus Roger's "Lafayette Two-Step." Source for notated version: Dennis McGee (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille Chère!), 1990; pgs. 175-176. Morning Star 45002, "The Early Recordings of Dennis McGee (La.) 1929‑1930."

              

JEW JIG, THE. AKA and see “Sackows,” “Syriacus,” "Tripping Upstairs [2]." Irish, Jig. According to David Taylor (1992) the Irish‑American fiddler John McGrath (1900‑1955) is the composer of this tune, under the above title. See note for “Tripping Upstairs [2].”

              

JEWEL, THE. Scottish, Jig. A Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. Carlin (Master Collection), 1984; No. 155, pg. 93.

 

JEW’S RESTORATION, THE.  English, Country Dance Tune (2/4 time). G Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. The melody first appeared (as did many in Charles and Samuel Thompson’s 1757 collection) in John Johnson’s 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 7 (London, 1756). However, dance instructions for “The Jew’s Restoration” appear in Peter Thompson’s Twenty-Four Country Dances for the Year 1754. Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1), 1757; No. 82.

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