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Note: The tunes below are recorded in what
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[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
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:|
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
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
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
X:1
T:Jerry Daly’s Hornpipe [2]
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
S:O’Neill – Music of
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
X:1
T:Jerry Hayes
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:O’Neill – Dance Music of
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.
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.
JERRY HOLLAND’S VW
TRUCK. Canadian, Reel.
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’
X:1
T:Jerry Houlihan
M:9/8
L:1/8
R:Slip Jig
S:O’Neill – Dance Music of
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
X: 1
T: Jerry Lynch's
M: 12/8
L: 1/8
R: slide
Z:Transcribed by Bill Black
K: D
F2 A
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
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 (
X:1
T:Jerry O'Reilly's Jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:Jeremiah O'Reilly,
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 (
X:1
T:Jerry O'Reilly's Reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
S:Jerry O'Reilly,
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
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.
X:1
T:
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
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
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.
X:1
T:Jessica's Polka
R:polka
M:2/4
L:1/8
K:A
ef/e/ ce|fe Bc|A>B cA|ec B2|ef/e/
ce|fe Bc|A>B cA|FA E2:|
|:F>B AF|cB A2|ef/e/ ce|ag
f2|ef/e/ ce|fe Bc|A>B cA|FA E2:|
JESSIE. Scottish, Strathspey. A Major. Standard tuning. AB. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 4; No. 7, pg. 4.
X:1
T:Jessie
M:C
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 4, No. 7
(c. 1880’s)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
A>B|c<c d>c B<e
e>c|A>G A>c B<G A>F|E>FE>D C>EA>B|c<c d>c B2
A>B|
c<c d>c B<e e>c|A>G
A>c B<G A>F|E>FE>D C>EA>c|B<F G>E A2||
A>B|c<A A>B
c>ff>e|c<A A>B c<A A>c|B>GG>A B<e e>c|B<G
G>F E2 F>G|
A<A c>B c<A A>B|c<c
e>c d<B B>c|d>cd>f e>cA>c|B<F G>E A2||
JESSIE BROWN OF
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
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:Jessie Smith
L:1/8
M:C|
R:Strathspey
B:The Athole Collection
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
d|A<F F>E D<A G/F/E/D/|A<F F>A B2 B>d|A<F F>E D<A G/F/E/D/|G<B A>F E2E:|
A|d2 f>d B>e d/c/B/A/|d>ef>d B2 B>A|d>e f<d B>e d/c/B/A/|d>B A<F E2 E>c|
d2 f>d B>e d/c/B/A/|d>ef>d B2 B>g|(3fed (3cde
(3dcB (3ABc|d>B A<F E2E||
JESSIE/JESSY THE
FLOWER OF DUNBLANE. English, Scottish; Air and Jig.
JESSIE’S FANCY. Canadian, Jig.
JESSY'S WALTZ. French-Canadian, Waltz. D Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. Composed by
French-Canadian composer and musician Marcel Messervier (
JESUCITA/JESUSITA EN
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:
***
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).
***
Fraser (The Airs and Melodies Peculiar to the Highlands of Scotland and the
Isles), 1874; No. 70, pg. 25.
X:1
T:Jet black hair’d youth, The
T:An gille dubh ciar-dhubh
L:1/8
M:3/4
S:Fraser Collection (1874)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
A|d3 c B z|A3 G Fz|G3 A Bz|=c3B zA|d3 c Bz|A4 G Fz|A4 d fz|
e3 d zA|d3 c Bz|A3 G Fz|G3 A Bz|=c3B zA|d3 e fz|A3 D Ez|D3 zA|
d3 e f2|e3A g2|f3 d e2|d3 z||A2|d3e f2|A4 F2|A4 f2|a3f zA|d3e f2|
e3A g2|f3d e2|d3z||
M:2/4
A2|dcBA|d2 FF|G2 AB|=c2 BA|dcBA|d2 FF|A2 df|(e2 d)z/A/|
dcBA|d2 FF|G2 Af|a2 fd|f>edB|A2 DG|F2 E2|D3 z/A/||
M:3/4
D3e
f2|e2A g2|f3d e2|d3||
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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