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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]

 

 

 

JOICE'S HORNPIPE. AKA and see (?). New England, (Scottish); Reel or Hornpipe. A Major. Standard tuning. One part. Burchenal lists it under the title "Money Musk" (II), as a tune played with the New England contra dance Money Musk, which she also prints. Burchenal (American Country Dances, vol. 1), 1918; pgs. 55‑56. Howe (1000 Jigs and Reels), c. 1867; pg. 71.

X:1

T:Joice’s Hornpipe

M:2/4

L:1/8

R:Hornpipe

S:Howe – 1000 Jigs and Reels (c. 1867)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

E | EA A/B/c/A/ | BF2G | AA A/B/c/d/ | (e2 c)e | fa ec | d/c/B/A/ Be |

EA c/B/A/B/ | cAA :: e | ec ae | d/c/B/A/ Be | ec ae | f/a/g/b/ ae |

fa ec | d/c/B/A/ Be | EA c/B/A/B/ | cAA :|

           

JOINER'S JIG, THE. English, Jig. England, Northumberland. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. "One of a number of tunes related to the more well‑known 'Stool of Repentance'" (Seattle). Seattle (William Vickers), 1987, Part 3; No. 522.

           

JOINTURE, THE. Irish, Air. One of the supposed seven or eight hundred compositions of the ancient harper Thomas O’Connellan (see note for “The Breach of Aughrim”).

           

JOKE ON THE PUPPY, THE. AKA and see "Rye Straw [1]," "The Unfortunate Pup." Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA; western N.C., eastern Tennessee, north Georgia, Mississippi. A Major. ADae tuning. AA'ABCDEFEFCF (Stephen Tucker). The tune is usually known as "Rye Straw," but has several titles. Structurally various versions contain anywhere from two to four distinct parts. Barry Poss (1976) says the tune is not unusual in the Galax, Va., style repertoire. Columbia 15521 (78 RPM), Clayton McMichen (1929). County 756, Tommy Jarrell ‑ "Sail Away Ladies" (1976). Mississippi Department of Archives and History Ah‑002, Stephen B. Tucker ‑ "Great Big Yam Potatoes: Anglo‑American Fiddle Music from Mississippi" (1985). Mountain Records 310, Tommy Jarrell ‑ "The Joke on the Puppy" (1976. Learned around 1915 from his fiddling father, Ben Jarrell, and banjo player Charlie Lowe; they had the tune from Pet McKinney. "I play it exactly like my Daddy and Charlie did it," says Jarrell, "I don't know whether everybody plays that little extra part on the second time you go up to the high part, but Daddy always put that to it and Charlie did too on the banjo"). Rounder 1005, Clayton McMichen. Vocalion 148433 (78 RPM), Uncle Am Stuart (1924).

 

JOLI À LA CALIFORNIA.  AKA and see “Champs de Bluets.” French-Canadian, Reel. In the repertoire of fiddler Yvon Mimeault (b. 1928, Mont-Louis, Gaspé), leaned perhaps from the playing of Elmo Leblanc, but named in memory of Yvon’s friends from the Festival of Fiddle Tunes, California.  Yvon Mimeault – “Y etait temps!/It’s About Time.”

 

JOLIE BASSETTE. Cajun/Creole. A Cajun/Creole standard. Arhoolie CD445, Alphonse “Bois Sec” Ardoin with Canray Fontenot - “La Musique Creole.”

 


JOL(I)E BLONDE (Pretty Blonde). AKA and see "Ma Blonde Est Partie," "Jole Blon." Cajun, Waltz. USA, Louisiana. A Major. Standard tuning. AA(Vocal)B(Vocal)B(Vocal)A. The quintessential Cajun song, sometimes known as the "Cajun National Anthem." "La Fille d' la Veuve" (as sung by Shirley Bergeron) may be an older version of "Jolie Blonde," states Raymond Francois (1990). Related songs include Amede Breaux's "Ma Blonde Est Parti," Elton "Bee" Cormier's "Reine de Mon Coeur" and Iry LeJeune's "La Fille d' la Veuve." Source for notated version: Varise Connor, Preston Manuel & Raymond Francois (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 177-179. Bluebird 2003 (78 RPM), Hackberry Ramblers, 1936.

 

JOLIE CATIN [1] (Pretty Doll). AKA and see "Choupique Two-Step." Cajun. See related tune "Choupique Two-Step." Recorded by Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin.

 

JOLIE CATIN [2] (Pretty Doll). AKA and see "Eunice Two-Step." Cajun, Two-Step. USA, Louisiana. A Major. Standard tuning. AA(Vocal)BBA(Vocal)BBA(Vocal)B. From Iry LeJeune, and not related to version #1. Amede Ardoin was the first to record this song. Related songs, according to Raymond Francois (1990), are Moise Robin's "'Tit Ardoin Two-Step," Austin Pitre's "Bayou Teche Two-Step," Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin's "Chere Ici, Chere La Bas," and J.W. Pelsia and Nathan Menard's "Cypress Inn Special," among others. Source for notated version: Iry LeJeune (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 180-182. Goldband Records GB-LP7741, Iry LeJeune.

 

JOLIE FILLE. See "Jolie Catin [2]."

 

JOLIES JOUES ROSES (Pretty Rosy Cheeks). AKA – “Chere Joues Roses.” Cajun, Waltz. USA, southwestern Louisiana. A Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AABA(Vocal)AAAABA(Vocal)A. A related song is Dewey Balfa's "Cheres Joues Roses." The song was recorded by Austin Pitre in the 1970's, though Raymond Francois (1990) believes the tune is older. Source for notated version: Austin Pitre (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 183-184. Swallow Records SW-LP6041, Austin Pitre. Swallow Records CD, “The Balfa Brothers Play Traditional Cajun Music.”

 

JOLLITY, THE. English, Jig. England, Northumberland. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Seattle (William Vickers), 1987, Part 2; No. 240.

 

JOLLY BANGER [1], THE (An Buailteoir Meidhreach). AKA and see "Largo's Fairy Dance," "The Fairy Reel [1]," "Daunse ny Farishyn." G Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. A version of “The Fairy Reel” which Breathnach thought was “far better than the basic form.” Source for notated version: piper Willie Clancy (Miltown Malbay, County Clare, Ireland), who had the tune from his father, who had it from legendary piper Garret Barry [Breathnach]. Breathnach (CRE III), 1985; No. 156, pg. 73. Gael‑Linn Records CEF 018, John Kelly & Willie Clancy ‑ "Seoda Ceoil I" (1968).

 

JOLLY BANGER [2], THE. AKA and see “Old Tipperary.” Irish, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. See also the related “Leitrim Jig [1].”

X:1

T:The Jolly Banger

T:Old Tipperary
R:Jig
Z:Gerry Strong
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
d|:cAF ~G3|ABA ~G3|cAG GFG|ADE FGd|cAF ~G3|ABA
GBd|fdd edd|1fdd cAd:|2fdd cAF|
|:GBd ~g3|gaf ~g3|dgg dgg|a2 g fga|bag agf|gfe f2 e|dcA d2 e|1fed
cAF:|2fed cAd||"Last Time"fed cAF|G3||

 

JOLLY BEGGAR [1], THE. Irish, Double Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB’CC. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 52, pg. 76.

 


JOLLY BEGGAR [2]. AKA and see “All Around the World,” “Cooley’s (Reel) [2],” “The Connemara Rake,” “Doherty’s (Reel) [2],” “Grehan’s,” “John Doherty’s Reel [1],” “Johnny Doherty’s Reel [1],” “The Knotted Chord [2],” “Matt Molloy’s [1],” “The Mistress,” “Mot Malloy,” “Tinker Doherty,” “The Wise Maid [1].” Irish, Reel. Shanachie 79009, "Planxty." Shanachie 79012, Planxty ‑ "The Planxty Collection" (1974).

 

JOLLY BEGGAR [3], THE. Scottish, Strathspey. G Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB’. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 4; No. 107, pg. 14.

X:1

T:Jolly Beggar, The [3]

M:C
L:1/8

R:Strathspey

B:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 4, No. 197 (c. 1880’s)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

D|G>AB>c d<B A>B|G<g g>a f2 e>d|g>ba>g e>fg>e|d<B G>B A3D|

G>AB>c d<B A>B|G<g g>a f2 e>d|g>ba>g e>fg>e|d<B B>A G3||

B|e>fg>e f>^dB>B|e>fg>e f3B|g>ba>g e>fg>e|d<B G>B A3B|

e>fg>e f>^dB>B|e>fg>e f3d|g>ba>g e>fg>e|d<B A>B G3:||

 

JOLLY BEGGARMAN, THE (An Deircteoir Sugac). Irish, Air (3/4 time, "gaily"). D Major. Standard tuning. AB.

***

It´s of a jolly beggarman come tripping o´er the plain

He came unto a farmers door a lodging for to gain

The farmer´s daughter she came down and viewed him cheek and chin

She says "He is a handsome man I pray you take him in"

We´ll go no more a roving, a roving in the night,

We´ll go no more a roving let the moon shine so bright,

We´ll go no more a roving

***

He would not lie within the barn nor yet within the byre

But he would in the corner lie down by the kitchen fire.

Oh, then the beggar´s bed was made of good clean sheets and hay,

And down beside the kitchen fire the jolly baggar lay

***

Chorus

***

The farmer´s daughter she got up to bolt the kitchen door

And there she saw the beggar standing naked on the floor.

He took the daughter in his arms and to the bed he ran.

"Kind sir" she says, "be easy now, you´ll waken our good man"

***

Chorus

***

"Now you are no beggar you are some gentleman

For you have stolen my maiden‑head and I´m quite undone."

"I am no Lord I am no Squire of beggars I be one

And beggars they be robbers all so you are quite undone."

***

Chorus

***

She took the bed in both her hand and threw it at the wall

Says: "Go you with the beggar man, my maiden‑head and all."

***

O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 364, pg. 63.

X:1

T:Jolly Beggarman, The

M:3/4

L:1/8

R:Air

N:”Gaily”

S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 364

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

fe|d3c A2|A2G2A2|c3A G2|A4 fe|d3 c A2|A2GB2c2|d3 e d2|d2f2e2|d3c A2|

A2G2A2|c3A G2|A2 f2e2|d3c A2|A2B2c2|(d6|d4)||fg|a4b2|g4 a2|f2e2d2|c2d2e2|

a4b2|g4 a2|f2e2d2|e2f2g2|(a4b2|g4a2|f2e2d2| c2d2e2 | f2e2d2 | c2A2c2 | (d6 | d4) ||

 

JOLLY BLACKSMITH. Old‑Time. A version of "Flop‑Eared Mule" by Tennessee fiddler Theron Hale, recorded in 1928.

 

JOLLY BUTCHERS, THE. AKA and see "The Tailor's Twist." Scottish, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: Katie Taylor [Bulmer & Sharpley]. Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from Ireland), 1974, vol. 3, No. 76. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No. 320, pg. 35. Shanachie SHA 34008, “Andy McGann & Paddy Reynolds” (1977).

X:1

T:Jolly Butchers, The

M:C

L:1/8

R:Hornpipe

S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 3, No. 320  (c. 1880’s)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

(FE)|DA,FD AFdA|Bged cbag|fedc Bged|(3cdc (3BcB AGFE|DA,FD AFdA|

Bged cbag|fedc Bgec|dcdc d2::(fg)|a^gaf def=g|Afdd d2(ef)|gfge cdef|

(3gag (3fgf egfe|dfec dDFA|Bged cbag|fedc Bgec|dcdc d2:|

 


JOLLY CLAM-DIGGER'S, THE. AKA and see "The Blackthorn Stick [4]," “Brightest Eyes,” "Clear the Road," "Inch of Garth," "The Irishman's Blackthorn Stick," "The Rising Sun [2]," "An Sean‑draighnean," “Strone Johnny.” Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard. AB. A version of “The Rising Sun” family of tunes, although with a different ‘B’ part. Michael Coleman famously recorded the tune as “The Blackthorn Stick.” De Dannan (first album).

X:1

T:Jolly Clamdiggers, The

R:reel

E:7.5

M:C|

L:1/8

K:D

d2 FB AFEF|D2dc BABc|dF~F2 dFAF|GBAG FDFA|\

d2 FB AFEF|D2dc BABc|dF~F2 dFAF|GBAF D2 z2||*

d2 fd egfd|A2 (3cBA eAcA|defg ~a3 f|afeg fddc|\

d2 fd egfd|A2 (3cBA eAcA|defg ~a3 f|afeg fd ~d2||**

 

JOLLY CLAM-DIGGER'S [2], THE. Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 15. Kerr (Merry Melodies), Vol. 2; No. 299, pg. 33. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 38.

X:1

T:Jolly Clan-Diggers [2]

M:2/4

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

(3A/B/c/ | dF/G/ A(3d/e/f/ | g/f/e/d/ f/d/B/c/ | dF/G/ AA/B/ | A/F/E/G/ F/D/D/A/ |

dF/G/ A(3d/e/f/ | g/f/e/d/ f/d/B/c/ | dF/G/ Ad/e/ | f/a/e/f/ d :: (3e/f/g/ | a/f/b/f/ a/f/d/f/ |

g/f/e/d/ (c/d/)(3e/f/g/ | a/f/b/f/ a/f/d/f/ | a/b/a/g/ (f/d/)(3e/f/g/ | a/f/b/f/ a/f/d/f/ |

g/f/e/d/ f/d/B/c/ | dF/G/ Ad/e/ | f/a/e/f/ d :|

 

JOLLY COMPANIONS [1], THE (Na compaich ag òl). AKA ‑ "Jolly Companions, Every One" (?). Scottish, Jig. E Flat Major. Standard tuning. AABB. "This is another Highland bacchanallian air. It was communicated without the name to the editor by his friend, Alexander Leslie, Esq., but the editor's father struck up a great many excellent sentimental verses to it by John MacMurdo of Kintail, formerly mentioned" (Fraser). The title appears in Henry Robson's list of popular Northumbrian song and dance tunes ("The Northern Minstrel's Budget"), which he published c. 1800 (may be version #2). Fraser (The Airs and Melodies Peculiar to the Highlands of Scotland and the Isles), 1874; No. 184, pg. 75.

X:1

T:Jolly Companions, The [1]

T:Na compaich ag òl

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:Fraser Collection

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Eb

E2E F2F | B2B (G>FG) | E2E FGB | c>(B/G/=B/) c3 | E2E F2F | B2B (G>FG)| e2d cBG | G^FG c3 :|

|:B|e2B e2B|e2B cBG| e2B e2B| c>(B/G/=B/) c3|B>cd e>ge|d>cB c>BG| Bcd e(f/e/)(d/c/) | BG=B [E3c3] :|

 

JOLLY COMPANIONS [2]. AKA and see "Lillibulero." Scottish, Jig. A Major. Standard. AABB. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No. 213, pg. 25.

X:1

T:Jolly Companions [2]

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 3, No. 213 (c. 1880’s)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

ABA c2c|BcB d2d|ceA d2c|BAG A3:|

|:a2e f2e|a2e f2e|efg agf|edc B2e|

fed cde|edc Bcd|ecA d2c|BAG A3:|

                          

JOLLY COOPER, THE. English, Country Dance Tune (6/8 time). G Major. Standard. AABB. The tune dates to at least 1713. Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes), 1986.

 

JOLLY COPPERSMITH. A German march which became popular around 1900. The tune was played by Indiana fiddler John W. Summers.

 

JOLLY CORKONIAN, THE (An Corcaigeac Sugac). AKA and see “Boys of Tandragree,” “Braes of Glenorchy [2],” "Hills of Glenorchy [1],” “The House of Clonelphin,” “Joe Kennedy’s,” “Mrs. Martin’s Favourite,” “Paddy O’Carroll’s [2],” “Pat Burke’s,” “Rollicking Boys of Tandaragee.” Irish, Double Jig. D Major/Mixolydian: D Dorian (O’Neill/1001). Standard. AABB. O’Neill (Irish Folk Music) identifies it as “the original of the march the Scotch call ‘The Hills of Glenorchy’” but in fact it appears first in print in Scottish collections. An early setting appears as “Braes of Glenorchy” in Alexander Mackay’s collection of c. 1805. Source for notated version: John Carey, a native of Limerick [O’Neill]. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 29. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 822, pg. 153. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 87, pg. 30. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 92.

X:1

T:Jolly Corkonian, The

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 87

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Ddor

c/B/|AFD DED|AGA cBA|GEC CDC|EDC EFG|AFD DED|AGA cde|dcA GEC|DED D2:|

|:A|ded dcA|dcd fed|cdc cBA|GAB cGE|ded dcA|def fed|cBA GEC|DED D2:|

 

JOL(L)Y DAY NOW DAWIS. See "Day Daws/Dawns."

 

JOLLY DOGS. American, English; Polka A Major (Ford): D Major (Plain Brown). Standard. AABB. Ellis Knowles piece is more elaborate that the rather simple version noted by Ford, and includes some introductory bars and and extra part. Source for notated version: No. 2 in the music manuscript book of Ellis Knowles, a muscian from Lancashire, England, c. 1847 [Plain Brown]. Ford (Traditional Music in America), 1940; pg. 81. Plain Brown Tune Book, 1997; pg. 9.

 

JOLLY FIDDLER'S REEL. Canadian, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: Adirondack Mountain region (New York) fiddler Vic Kibler learned it from a recording by Canadian fiddler Bill Guest [Bohrer/Kibler]. Bohrer (Vic Kibler), 1992; No. 24, pg. 24.

X:1

T:Jolly Fiddler’s Reel

M:2/4

L:1/8

R:Reel

K:A

A,C/E/ F/E/C/E/|A/E/G/E/ F/E/C/E/|=G,B,/D/ E/D/B,/D/|=G/D/F/D/ E/D/B,/G,/|

A,C/E/ F/E/C/E/|A/E/G/E/ F/D/E|E/F/G/A/ B/d/c/B/|A/c/B/c/ A2:|

|:a/g/a/e/ fe|a/g/a/e/ fe|=g/f/g/f/ g/f/e/f/|g/f/g/f/ ee/e/|a/g/a/e/ fe|a/g/a/e/ fe|

E/F/G/A/ B/d/c/B/|A/c/B/c/ A2:|

 

JOLLY FOXHUNTER'S, THE. AKA and see "The Foxhunter's Jig."

 

JOLLY GENTLEMAN'S FROLICK. AKA and see "Have You Heard of a Frolicsome Ditty."

 

JOLLY JIG. French‑Canadian. Point Records P‑229, Gerard Joyal ‑ "Canadian Jigs and Reels."

 

JOLLY JOKER, THE (An Magaire Greannmar). Irish, Double Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 53. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1014, pg. 189. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 229, pg. 52.

X:1

T:Jolly Joker, The

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 229

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

D>dd dFG|ABG FGE|D>dd dFA|GBA GFE|D>dd F>dd|E>dd D>dd|fdB AGF|EBA GFE:|

|:FEF DzD|DFA AGE|FEF D3|fdB Bcd|FEF DzD|DFA AGF|G>BG F>AF|E>BA GFE:|

                       


JOLLY JOURNEYMAN, THE (An Fear-Aonlae Sugac). Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AAB. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 102. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1239, pg. 233.

X:1

T:Jolly Journeyman, The

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 1239

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

G2 (BG) ABcA | eBcA eBcA | G2 (BG) ABcA | eBcA BG G2 :|

g2 (fg) agfd | eBcA eBcA | g2 (fg) agfd | eBcA (BG) G2 |

g2 (fg) agfd | eBcA eBcA | G2 (BG) ABcA | eBcA BG G2 ||

                       

JOLLY LAD, THE. Australian, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. An Irish-style tune composed by Peter Holmes.

X:1

T:The Jolly Lad

R:reel

C:Peter Holmes

Z:Andrew Le Blanc

P:2

M:4/4

L:1/8

Q:100

K:D

||:FB ~B2 dB ~B2| FcAB FEDC| B,F ~F2 DFAF| EDCA FEDC| B,B ~B2 dB ~B2| FB

AB FEDC| B,A,B,C DEFA|BAFA B4:|

|:Bf ~f2 edcA| BcdB ABcA| Bf ~f2 edcA| FAdA EAcA|Bf ~f2 edcA| FBAB FEDC|

 B,A,B,C DEFA| BAFA B4:||

                       

JOLLY LEMMANE (DAWIS IT NOT DAY). Scottish. This ancient dance (tune) mentioned in the text "Colkelbie's Sow" is perhaps the same as "Day Daws/Dawns."

                       

JOLLY LITTLE BOY, THE (An Buacaillin Sugac). Irish, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: Chicago fiddler Edward Cronin, originally from County Tipperary. Cronin was a weaver, machinest, and sometimes journalist who had a storehouse of tunes committed to memory. He was one of O’Neill’s chief informants, and a man “whose boast it was that he never forgave or forgot an injury” [O’Neill]. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 201. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1716, pg. 319.

X:1

T:Jolly Little Boy, The

M:2/4

L:1/8

R:Hornpipe

S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 1716

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

(3A/B/c/ | d/c/d/A/ G/F/E/D/ | G/E/F/D/ E/D/B,/A,/ | D/F/E/G/ F/A/G/B/ |

A/d/c/e/ d/f/e/g/ | f/d/A/F/ G/F/E/D/ | D/E/F/D/ E/D/B,/A,/ | D/F/E/G/ F/A/G/B/ |

A/d/c/e/ d2/ :: (3A/B/c/ | d/c/d/f/ e/d/B/A/ | d/f/a/f/ g/f/g/e/ | d/c/d/f/ e/c/A/c/ |

B/A/G/B/ A(3A/B/c/ | d/c/d/f/ e/d/B/A/ | d/f/af/ g/f/g/e/ | a/f/g/e/ f/d/e/c/ | A/g/f/e/ d2 :|

 

JOLLY MERCHANT. AKA and see "The Merry Merchant [2]."

 

JOLLY MORTALS. English, Slip Jig. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The melody is unique to London publisher Charles and Samuel Thompson’s 1765 country dance collection. Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 2), 1765; No. 105.

X:1

T:Jolly Mortals, The

M:9/8

L:1/8

B:Thompson’s Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 2 (London, 1765)

Z:Transcribed and edited by Flynn Titford-Mock, 2007

Z:abc’s:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

Ace ecA “tr”f2B|Ace ecA “tr”B2E|Ace ecA agf|{a}gfe|Bc^d {d}e3:|

|:egb bge dcB|cea aed “tr”cBA|Bcd cea dcB|{d}cBA EFG A3:||

 

JOLLY NIGHT, THE. English, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The melody is unique to London publisher Charles and Samuel Thompson’s 1765 country dance collection. Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 2), 1765; No. 118.

X:118

T:Jolly Night, The

M:6/8

L:1/8

B:Thompson’s Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 2 (London, 1765)

Z:Transcribed and edited by Flynn Titford-Mock, 2007

Z:abc’s:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

gdB GGG|AAA cBA|gdB GGG|cBA “tr”B3|gdB GGG|AAA cBA|Bdg fge|dAF D3:|

|:dAF DDD|GFE FFF|FGA ABc|BdB A2d|gdB GGG|AAA cBA|Bdg edc|BcA G3:||

 

JOLLY OLD MAN (An Sean Duine Sugac). AKA and see "Brisk Young Lad(‘s)," "Brisk Irish Lad," "Bung Your Eye," "Mary the Maid," "There came a young man." Irish, Double Jig. A Dorian. Standard tuning. AAB. The title comes from the Chicago collector, Captain Francis O’Neill O'Neill, who had the untitled tune from Jimmy O’Brien, a County Mayo piper who spent a few months in Chicago in the 1870’s. O’Neill describes him as “a neat, tasty Irish piper of the Connacht school of close players, and though his Union pipes were small, they were sweet and musical.” The ‘jolly old man’ of the title was the elderly father of a family of flute playing sons, who tried his best to dance a certain jig step to O’Brien’s piping. “He appealed to the piper, in strident tones, ‘Single it, single it; I can’t double with the other foot.’ This concession granted, he continued for a time, amidst great applause.” O’Neill named the tune in honor of Mr. Maloney, the elderly dancer. (O’Neill, IFM, pg. 20).  The alternate title “Bung Your Eye” comes from Aird’s Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs (1782), but the earliest appearance of the tune appears to be as the air to the song "There cam’ a young man to my Daddie’s door” published by Herd in 1769. In Scotland the tune is popular as a pipe jig under the titles “The Big Headed Man” (Fear a’ Chinn Mhòir),” “The Bride’s Jig,” "Brisk Young Lad('s)," “Fear an Dùin-Mhòr” (He of the Big Fort),” “Lord Dunmore‘s Jig,” “The Man with the Big Head,” “There Came a Braw Lad to My Daddy’s Door,” “There Came a Young Man,” “There was a Young Man,” “Traverse the Rough Hills,” “Travelling the Rugged Country” (Shiulbhail na Garbhlich). Source for notated version: County Mayo piper Jimmy O’Brien (c. 1870’s) [O’Neill]. O’Neill (O’Neill’s Irish Music), 1915/1987; No. 161, pg. 90. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 895, pg. 166. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 142, pg. 38. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 106.

X:1

T:Jolly Old Man, The

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 142

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Amix

E|AGA c2d|edc BcA|GFG B2c|dge dBG|AGA c2d|edc Bcd|ecA ABG|A3 A2:|

|:e|aga b2a|age edB|GAB d2d|dge dBG|1 aga b2a|age edB|

A2A ABG|A3 A2:|2 AGA c2d|edc Bcd|ecA ABG|A3 A2||

 

JOLLY OLD WIFE, THE. AKA and see “The Geese in Bog [1],” “The Three Little Drummers [1].” Irish, Double Jig. Ireland, County Donegal. Collected by Padraig Mac Aodh O’Neill in 1905 from Herbert Hughes, published in The Journal of the Irish Folk Song Society (1905) with the notation that it was one of the most popular Donegal dance tunes (Caoimhin Mac Aoidh, 1994). The “Geese in the Bog” is an alternate title, and the name of several different jigs.

 

JOLLY OLD WOMAN. AKA and see "The Humours of Bandon."

 

JOLLY PEDLAR [1], THE (An Ceannuidhe Sugach). Irish, Air ("spirited", 2/4 time). E Minor. Standard tuning. One part. Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Song: The Pigot Collection), 1909; No. 720, pg. 359.

 

JOLLY PEDLAR [2], THE (An Ceannuighe/Ceannaidhe Sugach). AKA ‑ "An Ceannuighe Sugach" (Cany‑Soogagh). Irish, Air (3/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning. One part. Learned by Joyce as a child in Limerick (c. 1840’s).

***

I am a young pedlar that rambles this nation o'er,

From seaport to seaport and market towns galore,

Among jolly comrades I spend my money free,

And the brave Canny Soogagh is noted in each counterie.  (Joyce)

***

Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Song), 1909; No. 95, pg. 49.

X:1

T:Jolly Pedlar, The [2]

M:3/4

L:1/8

R:Air

S:Joyce – Old Irish Folk Music and Songs (1909)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

d|gdB|BAA|BdB|A2G|G2 D/E/|GAG|GBd|efg|fdc|B2 c/A/|AGG|GBd|efg|

fdB|g2 f/a/|gdB|BAA|BdB|A2G|G2||

 

JOLLY PEDLAR [3], THE (An Ceannaidhe Sugach). Irish, Air (2/4 time). C Minor. Standard tuning. One part. There are some small similarities between this piece and version #1. Source for notated version: recorded by Bunting in 1802 from one Kate Martin (County Cavan) [Bunting]. O'Sullivan/Bunting, 1983; No. 5, pgs. 7-8.

 

JOLLY PEDLER'S [4], THE. AKA and see “Blithesome Bridal,” “Come fy, Let’s A’ to the Bridal,” "Come to the Bridal," “I’m the Boy for Bewitching Them,” “Let us waa to the wedding.” Irish, Slip Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AB. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 74. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 105.

X:1

T:Jolly Pedler’s, The [4]

M:9/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

G | GAG Gge dBG | (A2G) ABd (e2g) | GAG Gge dBG | ABc BAG (E2G) |

GAG Gge dBG | (A2G) ABd (e2g) | GAG Gge dBG | ABc BAG E2 || g |

gdg gag fed | edB gab (a2f) | gab abg fed | ege dBG (A2G) | GAG Gge dBG |

(A2G) ABd (e2g2) | GAG Gge dBG | ABc BAG E2 ||


 

JOLLY PIGEONS, THE. Irish, Reel. Related to “The Merry Days of Easter [2]." Ó Briain (The Golden Eagle), 1988; pg. 71.

 

JOLLY PLOWMAN/PLOUGHMAN [1] ("An Treabaire Sugac" or "An toireamh sugach").  AKA and see "Jack the Jolly Ploughboy," "Low-back(ed) Car [2],” "Smiling Nannette," "The Brave Irish Boy," "To Rodney we will go."  Irish, Air (4/4 time). A Major. Standard tuning. AAB. The melody is closely related to the English tune "The Nutting Girl." See note for "Jack the Jolly Ploughboy." O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1979; No. 386, pg. 67.

X:1

T:Jolly Plowman, The [1]

M:C

L:1/8

R:Air

N:”Moderate”

S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 386

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

E|A2 c>A d<BAG|Ace>e e2 c>e|edBd dcAc|dBAG A2 z:|

||e|e>dcd eagf|e>dcd e2 a>a|a2 fa a g2 e|gfed eg/f/ e/d/c/B/|

A2 c>A dBAG|Ac e2 e2 c>e|edBd dcAc|dBAG A2||

 

JOLLY PLOWMAN [2], THE. Scottish, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. John Glen (1891) finds the earliest printing of the tune in Robert Bremner's 1757 collection. Bremner (Scots Reels), c. 1757; pg. 89.

X:1

T:Jolly Plowman [2]

M:C

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Bremner – Scots Reels (c. 1757)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

d | c(ee)c dc”tr”BA | ce e/e/e a2 ea | “tr”fefa gbBd | ceaf “tr”e2A :|

|: (f/g/) | (a/g/f/e/) ac d>c B(f/g/ | a)fec efge | (a/g/f/e/) (f/e/d/c) dc “tr”B2 | ceAa “tr”e2A :|

 

JOLLY ROBIN. AKA and see “Lovely Robbie,” “Sleepy Maggy/Maggie.” Scottish, Reel. The melody appears in the Drummond Castle Manuscript (1734), in the possession of the Earl of Ancaster at Drummond Castle. It is inscribed "A Collection of the best Highland Reels written by David Young, W.M. & Accomptant."

 

JOLLY SAILOR. AKA and see “Rakes of Mallow.”

 

JOLLY SEVEN, THE ("An Moirseisior Sugac" or "An Seachtar Súgach"). AKA and see “Around the World [1],” “The Cavan Reel,” “The Gravel Walk(s),” “The Highlandman that Kissed his Grannie [1],” “Jenny Tie Your Bonnet,” “Miss Kelly,” “Miss Percy’s Reel,” “Stenson’s No. 1,” “The Tailor’s Thimble [2].” Irish, Reel. C Major ('A' part) & A Dorian ('B' part). Standard tuning. AB (O'Neill/1850 & 1001): ABB (Breathnach): AABB (Cole): AA'BB' (O'Neill/Krassen). A variant of the large “Highlandman” family. Source for notated version: accordion player Paddy O'Brien and fiddler James Kelly [Breathnach]. Breathnach (CRÉ III), 1985; No. 163, pg. 75. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 27. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 144. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1466, pg. 271. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 697, pg. 123. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 53. Shanachie Records 29015, Paddy O'Brien & James Kelly ‑ "Is it yourself?" (1979). Shanachie 34014, James Kelly, Paddy O’Brien & Daithi Sproule – “Traditional Music of Ireland” (1995).

X:1

T:Jolly Seven, The

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 697

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

R:Reel

K:C

c2 ec gcec | c2 ec dBGB|c2 ec gcec | af{a}ge dBGB | c2 ec gcec | c2 ec dBGB |

cBAG ABcd | eaed cA A2 || ceAe ceAe | ceAe dBGB | ceAe ceAe | af{a}ge dBGB |

ceAe ceAe | ceAe dBGB | cBAG ABcd | eaed cA A2 ||

 

JOLLY SHEPHERDS, THE. Scottish, Highland Schottische. E Minor. Standard tuning. AB. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2, c. 1880’s; No. 216, pg. 24.

X:1

T:Jolly Shepherds, The

M:C

L:1/8

R:Highland Schottische

S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 2, No. 216

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:E Minor

e>f | g>fe>f e>dB>A | (B<d)d>e d2 e>f | g>fe>f e>dB>A | (B<e)f>g e2g>e | d>eg>a b2 a>g |

a>ga>b d2 g>a | b>ag>f e>dB>A | B2e2e2 || G>A | B2d2 d>cB>A | B2e2 e>fg>a |

b>ag>f e>dB>A | B2e2e2 G>A | B2d2 d>cB>A | B2e2 e>fg>a | b>ag>f e>dB>A | B2e2e2 ||

 

JOLLY TARS. Scottish, Hornpipe. F Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 4, c. 1880’s; No. 303, pg. 32.

X:1

T:Jolly Tars

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Hornpipe

S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 4, No. 303  (c. 1880’s)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F

(cB)|AFAc dBdf|eceg f2 (fe)|dfed café|dcBA G2| AFAc dBdf|

eceg f2 (fe)|dbag fede|g2f2f2::(gf)|eceg b2 (ag)|fcfa c’2 (ba)|g^fga bag=f|

e2c2c2(cB)|AFAc dBdf|eceg f2 (fe)|dbag fede|g2f2f2:|

 

JOLLY TINKER [1], THE. Irish, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Roche Collection, 1927/1983, vol. 2; No. 224, pg. 15.

X:1

T:Jolly Tinker [1]

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Hornpipe

S:Roche (vol. 2, 1927; No. 244)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

G2 AG FGAc | B3 dB ecAF | G2 AG FGAc | BGAF GFED | G2 AG FGAc |

B2 dB ecAF | G2 AG FGAc | BcAF G2Az :: Bd d2 ed d2 | egfa gedc | Bd d2 ed d2 |

ABcA GFED | Bd d2 edd2 | egfa g2 ga | ((3bag af) gfed |1 egfa gedc :|2 egfa gedB ||

 

JOLLY TINKER [2], THE (An Stanadoir Sugac). AKA and see “Johnny Doherty’s Yellow Tinker,” “Timpan Reel,” “The Tinker’s Occupation.” Irish, Reel. A Mixolydian (O'Neill): A Dorian (Harker/Rafferty, Kerr, McNulty). Standard tuning. ABCD (Kerr): ABCDE (Harker/Rafferty): AA'BBCCDDE (O'Neill/1850 & 1001): AA'BBCCDEDE (McNulty): ABBCDDEE' (O'Neill/Krassen). The tune was a showcase for Donegal fiddler John Doherty (1895-1980) {see “Johnny Doherty’s Yellow Tinker”}. Variants are Cathal Hayden’s “Donegal Tinker,” and “The Tinker’s Occupation.” See also “Round the World [2]” and “Beamish’s Goat.” Source for notated version: New Jersey flute player Mike Rafferty, born in Ballinakill, Co. Galway, in 1926 [Harker]. Harker (300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty), 2005; No. 20, pg. 7. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 1; No. 5, pg. 34. Lyth (Bowing Styles in Irish Fiddle Playing, vol. 1), 1981; 67, 68. McNulty (Dance Music of Ireland), 1965; pg. 9. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 158. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1535, pg. 283. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 751, pg. 131. Mulligan LUN027, Martin O'Connor - “The Connaughtman's Rambles.” RCA 09026-60916-2, The Chieftains - "An Irish Evening" (1991). Shanachie 79093, Paddy Glackin & Robbie Hannan – “The Whirlwind” (1995). Yazoo Records, Paddy Killoran  – “The Wheels of the World, vol. 2.”

See also listings at:

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

Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info

X:1

T:Jolly Tinker, The  [2]

S:Paul O'Shaughnessy

Z:Juergen.Gier@post.rwth-aachen.de

M:C|

L:1/8

K:DMix

Addc AGFG|Addc AcGc|Addc AdcA|GECE ~G2FG:|\

AD (3DDD ADBD|AD (3DDD ADFG|AD (3DDD ABcA|GECE GEFG|\

AD (3DDD ADBD|AD (3DDD ADFG|A^GAB cBcA|GECE GAB^c|:\

d^cde cA (3AAA|dA (3AAA afge|~d3e ^cAAB|1^cdef g2fe:|2^cdef gefg|:\

ad (3ddd adbd|ad (3ddd adfg|ad (3ddd bdad|gece gefg|\

ad (3ddd adbd|ad (3ddd adfg|abag eaed|^cdef g2fg:|

"Var. 4th part"ad (3ddd adbd|ad (3ddd bd (3ddd|ad (3ddd bdad|\

gece g2fg|ad (3ddd adbd|addf adfg|abag eaed|^cdea gfec|]

X:2

T:The Jolly Tinker [2]

L:1/8

M:C|

Z:transcribed by Henrik Norbeck

K:A Dorian

~A3B ~G3B|A2af gedB|~A3B ~G3B|1 dBGB dedB:|2 dBGB d2 (3Bcd||

edef g2fg|edef gedg|edeg ~a3b|a2bg aged|

edef ~g3a|bgaf gedg|edeg ~a3b|c'abg aged||

eaag ed (3Bcd|eaag egdg|eaag efge|dBGB d2 (3Bcd|

eaag eaag|eaag egdg|eaag efge|dBGB d2 (3Bcd||

edgd ed (3Bcd|edgd egdg|edgd efge|dBGB d2 (3Bcd|

edgd edgd|edgd egdg|edgd efge|dBGB dgfg||

eA~A2 ed (3Bcd|edef g2fg|1 eA~A2 efge|dBGB dgfg:|2 eaag efge|dBGB dedB||

X:3

T:The Jolly Tinker

M:4/4

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Brian Conway

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A Dorian

B|:~A3B~G3B|A2 B(d g)edB|A2 ({c}B)A GAB(d|1 ({e}d))BGB d3B:|2

({e}d))BGB d2 Bd||:e^de(f g2)ef|gea(f ({a}ge)dg|(e^d)eg a2 eg|agb(g ({b}a))ged:|

|:e(a({b}a))g edBd|e(a({b}a))g (3ege d2|e(a({b}a))g eage|dBGB d2 Bd:||

e(dg)(d e)(dB)d|edgd e2 Bd|edgd eage|dBGB d2Bd|edgd edBd|edgd e2Bd|

e^de(f ({a}g)fge|dBGB d2||Bd|eA (3AAA e(dB)d|ede(f g2)fg|eA (3AA(A e)age|

dBGB d2Bd|eA(3AAA edBd|ede(f g2)eg|e(a({b}a))g e(age)|dBGB d3|| 

 

JOLLY TINKER'S [3], THE. American (?), Reel. A Dorian. Standard tuning. AABB. New York musician, writer and researcher Don Meade points out this version differs from O’Neill’s “Jolly Tinker” in that O’Neill prints the second part of the Ryan/Cole version first, and the Ryan/Cole first part is not included at all. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 14. Giblin (Collection of Traditional Irish Dance Music), 1928; 35. Kennedy (Traditional Dance Music of Britain and Ireland: Reels and Rants), 1997; No. 79, pg. 20. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 36.

X:1

T:Jolly Tinker’s, The [3]

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Ador

gf | eAAg edBd | eAAf g2 fg | eAAg edBd | dBGB d2 Bd | eAAg edBd |

eAAf e2 dB | dega bfge |1 dBGB d2 :|2 dBGB d2 BG |: A2AB G2 GB |

A2Bd e2 dB | A2 AB G2 GB | dBGB d2 BG | A2AB G2 GB |

A2 Bd e2dB | A2AB G2GB |1 dBGB dgfg :|2 dBGB d2 gf ||

 

JOLLY WAGONER REEL. AKA and see "Wagoner."

 

JOLLY WEAVER, THE. AKA ‑ "An Figeadoir Sugac." AKA and see "Tim the Market Man." Irish, Reel. A Dorian (O'Neill/Krassen): A Minor (O'Neill/1850). Standard tuning. AB (O'Neill/1850): AA'B (O'Neill/Krassen). Source for notated version: Tom McFadden [O’Neill]. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 143. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1459, pg. 270.

X:1

T:Jolly Weaver, The

M:2/4

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 1459

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Amin

A>AGE (3AcA GE | (3AcA GE G2 (3EFG | A A2c BGGB | AddB {d}ccec |

A>AGE (3AcA GE | (3AcA GE G2 (3EFG | A A2c BGGB | Ad{e}dB c2 (cd) ||

e e2 d ef g2 | GAGE G2 EG | A A2c BGGc | Ad{e}dB c2 (cd) |

(3efg ed ef g2 | GAGE G2 (3EFG | A A2c BGGc | (Ad{e}dB) c2 z2 ||

 

JOLLY YOUNG WATERMAN, THE (An Og-badoir Greannmar). AKA ‑ "An Og‑Badoir Greannmar." Irish, Air (6/8 time, "cheerfully"). D Major. Standard tuning. AB. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 530, pg. 92.

X:1

T:Jolly Young Waterman, The

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Air

N:”Cheerfully”

S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 530

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

(f/g/) | (a>bg (f>ge) | (dc).d (ec).A | (A>BA) (Adc) | (Bgf) e2 (f/g/) | (a>bg) (f>ge) |

dcd ecA | ABc deg | fge d2 || d | (dg).b .b(ag) | (df).a .a(fd) |

(dg).b .b(ag) | (d2f) (afd) | (gab) (bag) | (fga) (afd) | (Bgf) (edc) | d3 d2 ||

 

JON ANDERSON. See “John Anderson My Jo.”

 

JON VESTAFE. Norwegian, Slatt. This traditional hardingfele piece was played in 1901 by the Tinn, Telemark district, Norway, fiddler Knut Dahle for the Norwegian composer Evard Greig, an urbanite unfamiliar with the tradition. Greig later transcribed the piece for piano.

 

JONATHAN WILD'S. English, Jig. D Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. A modern composition by editor Michael Raven. Jonathan Wild was the 18th century London thief-catcher who turned criminal, and was eventually hanged himself. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 202.

 

JONES COUNTY. Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA, Mississippi. A Major. AEae tuning. AB. Jones County is southwest of Clarke County, Mississippi, where Charles Long recorded the tune for the Library of Congress in 1939. Tom Rankin (1985) calls it a "locally constructed tune" built of familiar phrases with lyrics of local, not national, importance.

***

Gone a whole week to see my love

Down in Jones County,

Gone a whole week to see my love

Down in Jones County.

Fair you will and goodbye too,

Down in Jones County;

Fair you well and goodbye too,

Down in Jones County.

***

See also the related “Little Home to Go to [1].” Source for notated version: Charles Long (Clarke County, Mississippi) [Rankin]. Rankin, 1985; Notes for "Great Big Yam Potatoes.” Mississippi Department of Archives and History AH‑002, Charles Long ‑ "Great Big Yam Potates: Anglo‑American Fiddle Music from Mississippi" (1985).

                       

JONES HORNPIPE. Welsh, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning. AB. This piece was first published in Edward Jones' "New set of Favourite Country Dances." Mellor (1935) belives the "Llanover Reel" was derived from this tune. Mellor (Welsh Dance Tunes), 1935; pg. 3.

                       

JONES WALTZ, THE. Old-Time, Waltz. Rounder 0529, Dwight Lamb – “Hell Agin the Barn Door” (2005. Learned from Lena Hughes, who had the tune from her father).

 

JONESBORO. Old-Time, Breakdown. G Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by Oscar “Red” Wilson. Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern), 2002; pg. 77.

           

JONESBOROUGH.  English (?), Waltz. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Kennedy (Fiddler’s Tune-Book: Slip Jigs and Waltzes), 1999; No. 137, pg. 34.

           

JONGLE A MOI (Think of Me). Cajun, Two-Step (4/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning. One part. A good tune for learning drones. Source for notated version: J.B. Fusilier (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 390-391. Goldband Records GB-LP7738, J.B. Fusilier. Chanterelle – “Soiree chez nous.”

 

JORAM.  See “Jorum.”

           

JORDAN’S HORNPIPE. American, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Howe credits the composition to “Jere.” Howe (1000 Jigs and Reels), c. 1867; pg. 51.

X:1

T:Jordan’s Hornpipe

M:2/4

L:1/8

R:Hornpipe

S:Howe – 1000 Jigs and Reels (c. 1867)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

B/c/ | .d.B .G(g/f/) | .e.e e/f/g/e/ | dD/G/ BA | (B2 A)B/c/ | .d.B .G(g/f/) | ee e/f/g/e/ |

dD/G/ BA | A2 G :: d | g/f/g/a/ g/d/B/d/ | g/a/b/g/ a/g/e/g/ | {b}a/g/a/b/ a/g/e/f/ |

g/a/b/g/ ed/f/ | g/f/g/a/ g/d/B/d/ | g/a/b/g/ a/g/e/f/ | {a}g/f/g/a/ g/e/d/B/ | B/A/F/A/ G :|

                                               

JORDIE JIG. Cape Breton, Jig. “Geordie Jig”?? Shanachie 14001, "The Early Recordings of Angus Chisholm" (Cape Breton).

                       

JORDAN IS (AM) A HARD ROAD TO TRAVEL. AKA and see "T'Other Side of Jordan," "Other Side of Jordan." Old‑Timey, Breakdown; American, Polka. USA, Va. G Major (Christeson, Ford, Silberberg): C Major (Miller & Perron). Standard tuning. AB (Silberberg): AABB (Christeson, Ford, Miller & Perron). The title is from the words of minstrel Dan Emmett's (Ohio) song. Bayard (1981) prints two tunes ("It Thundered In the East" and an untitled hornpipe; Nos. 88 & 89, pg. 54) that strongly resemble this song. He thinks they all may have been descended from some older traditional tune. See also "Jawbone" in Krassen, 1973. Sources for notated versions: Cy Kines (Fauquier County, Va.) [Christeson]; Greg Canote (Seattle) [Silberberg]. R.P. Christeson (Old Time Fiddlers Repertory, vol. 1), 1973; pg. 90. Ford (Traditional Music in America), 1940; pg. 82 (appears as "T'Other Side of Jordan"). Miller & Perron (101 Polkas), 1978; No. 61. Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern), 2002; pg. 77.

                       

JORDIE JIG, THE. AKA – “Geordie Jig.” AKA and see “The Muckin’ o’ Geordie’s Byre.”

                       

JORN'S VRENGIA (Jorn's Intricacy). Norwegian, Lydarslatter (listening tunes). Norway, Valdres. These listening pieces for the hardanger fiddle demand a high degree of technical proficiency, and the speleman (hardanger fiddle master) who can play them is rendered a high degree of esteem.

                       

JORUM, THE. AKA – “Joram,” “Jorram.” Scottish. G Major. Standard tuning. AAB. A Highland boat-song, sung to accompany and give time to the oarsmen in the act of rowing a boat. Two, from Perthshire and Skye, were published by the Rev. Patrick Donald in his Collection of Highland Vocal airs never hitherto published (1783). John Glen (1891) finds a tune by this name earliest printed in Joshua Campbell's 1778 collection (pg. 33). Jones [ed]. (Complete Tutor Violin), c. 1815; pg. 2.

X:1

T:The Joram.

M:C

L:1/8

B:Complete Tutor Violin (c. 1815)

Z:Dr. Evan Jones [Ed.]

K:G

U:T=!trill!

g |:: dGBG EA-A>c | BGBd (e/f/a) (Tf/e) | dGBG FA-A>B | EGFA G2 G :|| d | [B2g2] (f>g) afed | .g-.g Tf>g  {fg}a2 d2|

dgfg afed | (e/f/g) (f/g/a) g2 (g>d) | [Bg]g fg {fg}afed | ggfg a2 d2 | dgfg afed | egfa gbeg |]

                       

JOSEFIN’S WALTZE. See “Josefin’s Baptism Waltz.”

                       

JOSEFIN’S BAPTISM WALTZ. AKA – “Josefin’s Dopvals,” “Josephine’s Waltz.” Irish, Waltz. F Major. Standard tuning. Composed by guitar and bouzouki player Roger Tallroth of the Swedish band Väsen. Culburnie Records CUL 121D, Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas – “Fire and Grace” (2004). Kells Music 9507, Dervish - “At the End of the Day.” Swallowtail – “After the Dance.”

X:1

T:Josefin's Baptism Waltz

C:Roger Tallroth

R:waltz

D:Dervish, "At the End of the Day". : Väsen - "Essence" (1993).

M:3/4

L:1/4

K:F

CFG|AcB|AGF|C2D|B,>B,B,|DFE|D3|C3|

CFG|AcB|AGF|C2D|B,>B,B,|CEF|G3‑|1 G3:|2 GAB||

|:cAc|f2e|d3|c3|Bdc|BAG|A>BA|GAB|

cAc|f2e|d3|c3|Bdc|BAG|A>BA|GAB|

AGF|E2F|F3|B,CB,|A,CF|EDE|F3‑|1 FAB:|2 F3||

X:2

T:Josefin's Waltz

M:3/4

L:1/4

D:Dervish, "At the End of the Day"

K:G

DGA|Bdc|BAG|D2E|C3|EGF|E3|D3

|DGA|Bdc|BAG|D2E|C3|CEG|A3|1 A3:|2 ABc||

dBd|g2f|e3|d3|ced|cGA|B>cB|ABc|

dBd|g2f|e3|d3|ced|cBA|B>cB|ABc|

BAG|F2G|G3|CDC|B,DG|FEF|(G3|1 G)Bc:|2 G3||

X: 3
T:Josefins Dopvals
M:3/4
L:1/8
C:Roger Talroth
S:Väsen
R:Vals
O:Swedish
K:F
"F"C2F2G2|A2c2B2|A2G2F2|C4D2|"Bb"B,3B,B,2|D2F2E2|D6|"C"C6|"F"C2F2G2|A2c
2B2|A2G2F2|C4D2|"Bb"B,3B,B,2|"(F)"C2E2F2|1"C"G6-|G6:|2"C"G6-|G2||!
|:A2B2|"F"c2A2c2|f4e2|"Bb"d6|"F"c6|"Bb"B2d2c2|B2A2G2|"F"A3BA2|"C"G2A2B2|
"F"c2A2c2|f4e2|"Bb"d6|"F"c6|"Bb"B2d2c2|!B2A2G2|"F"A3BA2|"C"G2A2B2|
"F"A2G2F2|"C"E4F2|"Bb"F6|B,2C2B,2|"F"A,2C2F2|"C"E3DE2|"F"F6-|F2:|

                       

JOSEPH AND MARGARET CHAISSON. Canadian, Waltz. Canada, Prince Edward Island. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB’. Composed by Bear River, Kings County, PEI, fiddler Peter Chaisson, Jr. (b. 1942). Source for notated version: Johnny Joe & Foncey Chaisson (b. 1918 & 1929, Souris, North-East Kings County, Prince Edward Island) [Perlman]. Perlman (The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island), 1996; pg. 175.

                       

JOSEPH BANK. Irish. Green Linnet GLCD 1128, Brendan Mulvihill & Donna Long - “The Morning Dew” (1993).

                       

JOSEPH BOUCHARD’S REEL. French-Canadian, Reel. A Minor. Standard tuning. AA’BB’CC’. Bouchard is an outstanding button accordion player from Québec. Source for notated version: fiddler Dawson Girdwood (Perth, Ottawa Valley, Ontario) [Begin]. Begin (Fiddle Music from the Ottawa Valley: Dawson Girdwood), 1985; No. 60, pg. 69.

                       

JOSEPH HUME. Scottish, Strathspey. F Major. Standard tuning. AABB'. Joseph Hume (1777-1855) was born in Montrose, Angus, Scotland. He studied medicine and joined the army, moving to India in 1797 where he acquired native languages and worked as commissary general. He made a fortune in India and on his return entered politics, in which arena he spent the rest of his life. He initially voted as a Tory, and was particularly known for his careful scrutiny of government expenditures and the public purse in general. As time went on, however, he was identified with more liberal causes, including Catholic Emancipation and the extension of voting rights. The common man found an ally in Hume for his positions against flogging in the army and impressments of sailors, and against imprisonment for debt. The English coin called a groat (originally worth four pence) was popularly known as a ‘Joey’ in honor of Hume, who recommended the small coin as a convenience for short cab-rides and such (Hawkins, History of the Silver Coinage of England). Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No. 153, pg. 18.

X:1

T:Joseph Hume

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 3, No. 153  (c. 1880’s)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F

E/|F<F F>G A>G F<f|F<F F>G A/G/F/E/ D>E|F<F F>G A<F f>c|d<f c>A B/A/G/F/ (DD/):|

|:E/|F<f f>g a>g f>c|A<f f>a g>ab>g|1 a<f e<g f<d c<f|d<f c>A B/A/G/F/ (DD/):|2

(3agf (3efg (3ged (3cde|f<a c>A B/A/G/F/ (DD/)||

                       

JOSEPH MACDONALD'S JIG. Scottish, Jig. This traditional bagpipe jig is named for a 18th century music compiler.

                       

JOSEPH WON THE COATED FIDDLE. Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA, Missouri. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The tune was one of  ‘100 essential Missouri tunes’ listed by Missouri fiddler Charlie Walden. Source for notated version: Cyril Stinnett (Oregon, Missouri) [Christeson]. R.P. Christeson (Old Time Fiddlers Repertory, vol. 2), 1984; pg. 65.

                       

JOSEPHINE. English, Country Dance Tune (4/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning. AABB’. A dance and tune composed by Naomi Alexander. Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes, vol. 2), 2005; pg. 67.

 

JOSEPHINE KEEGAN’S. Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AB. The tune was recorded by the all-woman Irish group Macalla as “Connie (O’)Connell’s” and by Kevin Griffin (on the Ossian compilation "Farewell to Lissycasey") as “Josephine Keegan’s.” O’Connell thought his version may have come from the playing of fiddler Lad O’Beirne. The tune appears to be a reel version of melodic material that appears in several South-West Donegal highlands, some of which are quite similar, says Mick Brown, in both the keys of G and A. “It seems to be a version of the old Scottish tune known in Ireland as "The Moneymusk" (best known in A)”, states Brown, “An elaborate version was played in Teelin (in G), where it was particularly associated with Jimmy Lyons.” Green Linnet SIF 3085, Four Men and a Dog – “Barking Mad.”

X:1

T:Josephine Keegan’s

T:Connie (O’)Connell’s

R:Reel

S:Terry Bingham, Comber,Down (Concertina)

D:Session tape - Cushendall 1993

Z:Bernie Stocks

M:4/4

L:1/8

K:G

d2BG dGBG | dcBc ADD2 | d2BG dBGB | cBAg fage | d2BG dGBG | dcBc ADD2 |\

d2BG dBGB | cBAB cdef || gdBd edBd | g3b agef | gdBd edBG |\

cBAB cdef | gdBd edBd | g3b agef | gefd ecdB | cBAg fage ||

X: 2

T: Josephine Keegan's

S: "Barking Mad" - 4 Men and a Dog

Z: transcribed by B.Black

M: 4/4

L: 1/8

K: G

E | DGBG dGBG | cBcd efga | bg (3gfg agef | gedB AGEG |

DGBG dGBG | cBcd efga | bg (3gfg ageg | dBAB G3 :|

g/a/ | bg (3gfg agef | gedB AGEG | DB, (3B,A,B, DEGA | Bdgb ageg |

bg (3gfg agef | gedB AGEG | DB, (3B,A,B, DEGA | dBAB G3 :|

                       

JOSEPHINE'S WALTZ. AKA and see "Valse de Josephine."

                       

JOSEPH’S FROLICK. English (?), Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Aird (Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs), vol. II, 1785; No. 42, pg. 16.

X:1

T:Joseph’s Frolick

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:Aird, vol. II (1785)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

F/G/ | A3 Bdc | BAG FGA | Bcd AGF | GEE EFG | A3 Bdc |

BAG FGA | Bcd cBc | dDD D2 :: d/e/ | fef def | ede cde | dcB ABc |

GEE E2 f/g/ | agf bag | fed cBA | (B/c/d)B (c/d/e)c | dDD D2 :|

                       

JOSH AND I. Old-Time, Breakdown. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: Clark Kessinger (1896-1975, Kanawha County, W.Va.) [Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1), 1994; pg. 128.

                       

JOSH CAMPBELL'S HORNPIPE. Scottish, Hornpipe. A Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AABBCC'DD. Composed by Scottish born highland piper Ian Crane, now living in West Valley City, Utah. Crane states the tune was supposed to have been the first in a series named after friends, though upon reflection says, "I don't know why I named it after him, because we never did get along very well." Cook (Night in the Kitchen Collection), 1996; pg. 31.

                       

JOSH FINE WALTZ. Old‑Time, Waltz. The tune was recorded for the Library of Congress by musicologist/folklorist Vance Randolph from Ozark Mountain fiddlers in the early 1940's.

                       


JOSHUA GRAY. AKA and see "The Swallow's Tail Reel," "The Steeple Chase [1]," "Take your Hand Away," "The Pigeon on the Gate [1]," "The Pride of the Ball," "McKenna's Reel," "The Queen's Wedding," "Mollie's Bonnet," "Molloy's Night Cap," "The Family Estate," "The Village Reel," "Miss Wright's Reel," "The Girl with the Handsome Face."

                       

JOSIE GIRL. AKA – “Josie Gal.” Old-Time, Breakdown. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. From the repertoire of Charlie Acuff, learned from his grandfather. Similarities to “Barlow Knife.”

See also listing at:

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

((())) Charlie Acuff (b. 1919)

“The Josie Girl”

                       

JOSIE MACARTHUR'S JIG. Canadian, Jig. Canada, Cape Breton. C Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. Composed by Cape Breton piano player and accompanist Margaret MacPhee (b. 1913, Broad Cove Banks, Inverness County). Cook (Night in the Kitchen Collection), 1996; pg. 39.

                       

JOSIE MACARTHUR’S STRATHSPEY. AKA and see “Angus Ranald/Ronald’s Big Tune Strathspey.”

                       

JOSIE McDERMOTT'S REEL [1] (Ríl Sheosaimh Mhic Dhiarmada). AKA and see “Trip to Birmingham.” Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by flute player Josie McDermott. Source for notated version: flutist Matt Molloy (Ireland) [Breathnach]. Breathnach (CRÉ III), 1985; No. 169, pg. 77. Mulligan Records LUN 004, "Matt Molloy" (1976).

 

JOSIE McDERMOTT'S [2]. AKA and see “Fox on the Prowl.”

 

JOSIE McDERMOTT’S REEL [3].  AKA and see “Darby’s Farewell to London.” Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by flute player Josie McDermott. Source for notated version: fiddler Brendan Mulvihill (Baltimore, MD) [Mulvihill]. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 66, pg. 17.

                       

JOSIE SHUCK HER PANTS DOWN. Old‑Time. The title appears in a list of traditional Ozark Mountain fiddle tunes compiled by musicologist/folklorist Vance Randolph, published in 1954.

                       

JOSIE-O. Standard tuning. County CO-CD-2729, Art Stamper – “Goodbye Girls, I’m Going to Boston” (2000).

                       

JOUR D'ETE. French, Scottish (2/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. Composed by Frederic Paris. Stevens (Massif Central), vol.1, 1987; No. 12.

                       

JOURNEY BY TRAIN. Irish. A composition of fiddle player Joe Liddy, at one time associated with the Kincora Ceili Band and a member of the Bellhavel Trio (with his brother Tom on accordion and piper Ned O’Gorman).

                       

JOURNEY TO THE MOON.  Canadian. Composed by Sarnia, southwestern Ontario, fiddler John(ny) Durocher (1934-1989); one of several tunes he composed in honor of the c. 60’s-70’s space program. Durocher was born the youngest of sixteen children, to a modest family of few resources. He quit school in his young teens to help make family ends meet and remained a factory worker for most of his life, not even possessing a drivers license. John came to fiddling when he found a broken fiddle in the trash one day and asked the owner for permission to retrieve it; with some repair work he had his first instrument. A few lessons from a local teacher (which served to teach him how to read and write music), were all the formal music education John received. He was a prolific composer of fiddle tunes, however, and named them for sports and current events, family and friends and topics of his day, explains Ritchie. Durocher’s music was picked up by radio fiddler Don Messer, who included many of his tunes in his broadcasts and printed collections, helping Durocher to become quite influential in the Ontario scene for his over 400 compositions. [For more see Ron Ritchie, “John Durocher: A Gifted Composer,” Fiddler Magazine, vol. 12, No. 2, Summer 2005, pgs. 25-27].

 

JOVIAL BEGGARS, THE. AKA and see "The Jovial Crew," "May Hill," "Restoration of King Charles," "Twenty Ninth of May." English, Country Dance Tune (6/8 time). B Flat Major. Standard. AABB. The tune appears under this title in the second part of the 1698 edition of The English Dancing Master. Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes) 1986.

                       

JOVIAL CREW, THE. AKA and see "Twenty Ninth of May", "May Hill," "Restoration of King Charles," "The Jovial Beggars." The tune appears under this name in Apollo's Banquet for the Treble Violin. That the tune was used early for dances is attested to by a reference in Roxburghe Ballads (7, pgs. 342-44):

***

The Piper he stuck up and Merrily he did play,

The shakeing of the sheets, and eke the Irish hay

Then up with Aley, Aley, Up with Priss and Prue;

In came wanton Willy, amongst the jovial crew.

***

To a merry Scotch tune, or Up with Aley, Aley, & c. 

***

 

JOVIAL DANCERS, THE.  English, Jig. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The melody is unique to London publisher Charles and Samuel Thompson’s 1765 country dance collection. Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 2), 1765; No. 96.

X:1

T:Jovial Dancers, The

M:6/8

L:1/8

B:Thompson’s Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 2 (London, 1765)

Z:Transcribed and edited by Flynn Titford-Mock, 2007

Z:abc’s:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

e|{d}cBA faf|ecA A2e|(f/g/a)f ecA|(G/A/B)B B2e|{d}cBA faf|

ecA A2f|(g/a/b)g af^d|e(G/A/B) E2::E|EGB gbg|af^d eBG|

EGB gbg|af^d e2c|=dfc dBd|cec dBd|cea cdB|A2 [A,A] [A,2A2]:||

           

JOVIAL FELLOW, THE.  English, Country Dance Tune (whole time). C Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The melody is unique to Charles and Samuel Thompson’s Compleat Collection, vol. 3 (London, 1773). Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 3), 1773; No. 132.

X:1

T:Jovial Fellow, The

M:C

L:1/8

B:Thompson’s Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 3 (London, 1773)

Z:Transcribed and edited by Flynn Titford-Mock, 2007

Z:abc’s:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:C

G|cGEG F(B/c/d)F|E(A/B/c)E D[B,B][G.G]G|cGEG F(B/c/d)F|EcDB c3:|
|:A|G/G/G BG dBfd|gedc BdBG|c/c/c ec ge c’a|gfed c3:||

 

JOVIAL JOURNALIST, THE. Canadian, Reel. Canada, Cape Breton. Composed by fiddler, composer, compiler and editor Paul Stewart Cranford – who is also a lighthouse keeper! – for a member of his family. Odyssey ORCS 1051, Jerry Holland – “Fiddler’s Choice” (1998).

                       

JOVIAL TINKER. AKA and see “Tom a Bedlam.”

                       

JOY AMONG THE DARKIES. Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA, Missouri. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: African-American fiddler Bill Katon {or Caton} (Tebbetts, Missouri) [Christeson]. R.P. Christeson (Old Time Fiddlers Repertory, vol. 2), 1984; pg. 66‑67.


                       

JOY BE WITH YOU (Lutgair Leatsa). Irish, March (6/8 time). Ireland, Connaught. C Major (Stanford/Petrie): D Major (O’Neill). Standard tuning. AB (Stanford/Petrie): AABB (O’Neill). Petrie (1855) remarks this is “an ancient Connaught March for ‘breaking up.’” 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 (Krassen), 1976; pg. 41. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 910, pg. 169. Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 995, pg. 254.

X:1

T:Joy Be With You

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:March

S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 910.

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

f2B ABd | f2B ABd | f2a e2f | dBA ABd | f2B ABd | fdB ABd | f2a e2f | dBA ABd :|

|: faa eaa | fdB ABd | faa eff | dBA ABd | faa eaa | faa eaa | fga bge | fdB ABd :|

                       

JOY GAE WI’ MY LOVE. AKA – “Joy gae wee my love,” “Joy be wi’ my love.” Scottish, Jig. A Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AABB. "A very old Highland tune" (Gow). John Glen (1891) finds the earliest printing of the tune in Neil Stewart's 1761 collection (pg. 24). However, it appears earlier in the McFarlan manuscript of c. 1740 under the same title. See also the possible Northumbrian descendent “Felton Lonnin.” Carlin (Gow Collection), 1986; No. 337. Gow (Complete Repository), Part 2, 1802; pg. 5.

X:1

T:Joy gae wi’ my Love

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:Gow – 2nd Repository  (1802)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

=g|(g<f)A (Ae)A|(ed)B Bd=g|(g<f)A (Ae)A|(e<d)A (Ae)=g|(g<f)A (A<e)A|

(ed)B Bd=g|(gf)d (fe)B|d2A A2:: =g|f>=ga aeg | f>ed Bd=g | f>=ga aeg |

f>=ga aAg | f>=ga aeg | f>ed Bd=g | (gf)d (fe)B|d2A A2 :|

X:2

T:Joy be wi’ my love

M:6/8

L:1/8

S:McFarlan MS (c. 1740)

K:A Mix

f2B BdB|c2A Ace|fdf ece|d2B Bde:||f>ga ede|”tr”c2A Ace|fga ece|

d2B Bde|fga ede|”tr”c2A Ace|fdf ece|d2B Bde|| 

                       

JOY GO DOWN YE LANE WE(/WI' YE). Northumbrian. One of the "missing tunes" from Vickers' 1770 manuscript.

                       

JOY GO WITH MY LOVE.  See "Joy Gae Wee My Love."

                       

JOY(S) OF MY LIFE, THE (Lutgair Mo Beata). AKA and see "The Boys from the Lough," “Corovoth Jig,” “Donnybrook Fair [1],” "Humors of Donnybrook," "The Joys of Life," “The Joys of Youth [2],” “Oh! Irishmen Never Forget,” “Our Own Little Isle.” Irish, Double Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AAB (O'Neill/1915, Taylor): AABB (O'Neill/Krassen): AABB' (O'Neill/1850 & 1001).  O’Neill found this as an unnamed and unpublished tune, and said it was a favorite with his contemporary Chicago musicians Delaney, Early and McFadden. In Irish Folk Music he says: “A German bandmaster from Troy, New York, ws so pleased with its rhythm that it fills a favorite place in his repertoire. To impress a German leader favorably iss high honor indeed for an Irish jig.” David Taylor (1992) notes that his is the modern version of the tune, and that other printed sources have a different variation of the final four bars. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1987; No. 21, pg. 123 (appears as “The Joys of Youth”). O'Neill (O’Neill’s Irish Music), 1915/1987; No. 138, pg. 80. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 26. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 808, pg. 150. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 79, pg. 29. Taylor (Through the Half‑door), 1992; No. 51, pg. 36. Shaskeen ‑ "The Joys of Life." John Vesey – “Sligo Fiddler” (1958). Wild Asparagus WA 003, Wild Asparagus - "Tone Roads" (1990).

X:1

T:Joy of My Life, The

T:Donnybrook Fair

R:Jig

M:6/8

L:1/8

K:G

|:D|~G3 AGA|Bee dBA|~B3 GAB|AGE E2D|

~G3 AGA|Bee dBA|BAB GAB|AGF G2::

f|gfe fed|ege dBA|Bee dBA|Bee e2 f|

~g3 fed|ege dBA|BAB GAB|AGF G2 :|

                       

JOY OF THE DANCE. AKA and see "Quadrille Joyeux." New England, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. One part. Sannella, Balance and Swing (CDSS).

                       

JOY RAG. Old‑Time. Carryon Records 002, "Ace Weems & the Fat Meat Boys."

                       

JOY STREET JIG. English, Jig. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by the late New England dance caller Ralph Page. Page (Ralph Page Book of Contras), 1969; pg. 11.

                       

JOY TO GREAT CAESAR. AKA and see "Farinell's Ground," "The King's Health [1]," "The Loyal Health." English, Scottish, Irish; Air (3/4 time). D Minor. Standard tuning. ABCCD. "'By Jackson' (?). Written in MS. half minor, half major, but it should evidently be minor" (Joyce). The melody appears in the Gillespie Manuscript of Perth (1768), and was previously also published by John Gay in his The Beggar's Opera (1729), and in Pills to Purge Melancholy, Vol. II (1719). Joyce obtained the melody from the Pigot collection. Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Songs), 1909; No. 727, pg. 361. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 69.

X:1

T:Joy to Great Caesar

M:3/4

L:1/8

R:Air

S:Joyce – Old Irish Folk Music and Songs, No. 727  (1909)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D Minor

A|d2 d3e|c2 c3A|d2 d2(3def|e2e2A2|f2 f3g|e2e2 fg|aefdec|

d2 d3||e|fedfdf|edcece|fedfdf|gfgeg|

agfafa|gfefge|aefdec|d2 d3::A|d2D2d2|c2C2c2|

d2D2f2|e2C2e2|e2C2e2|dcdfed|c2 ABcA|d2D2d2|

c2 ABcA|d2D2f2|e2 cdec|fefagf|gfgabg|aefdec|

d2 d3::e|fe/f/ dfdf|ec/e/ cece|fe/f/dfdf|

g/a/g/f/ egeg|a/b/a/g/fafa|gfgabg|aefdec|d2 d3||


                       

JOYCEAN GREETING, THE. AKA and see “Speic Seoigheach.”

                       

JOYCE'S JIG. Irish, Jig. E Dorian. Standard tuning. AABBCC. Carlin (Master Collection), 1984; No. 245, pg. 142.

                       

JOYEUSES QUEBECOISES, LES. AKA and see "Joys of Québec."

                       

JOYFUL DAYS IS COMING. AKA and see "Durham Old Woman." English, Jig (9/8 time). England, Northumberland. D Major (Vickers): G Major (Stokoe). Standard tuning. AABB. Stokoe & Bruce, Northumbrian Minstrelsy; pg. 47 (appears as "Durham Old Woman"). Seattle (William Vickers), 1987, Part 3; No. 404.

                       

JOYFUL HOUR, THE. Irish, Reel. F Major. Standard tuning. AAB. O’Neill (Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody), 1922; No. 234

X:1

T:Joyful Hour, The

M:4/4

L:1/8

S:Capt. F. O'Neill

Z:Paul Kinder

R:Reel

K:F

ABAG FGAB|cdcA BdcB|ABAG FGAg|f"tr"de^c Ad d2:||

defg a"tr"fg"tr"e|f"tr"dcA FGAc|defg a"tr"fg"tr"e|f"tr"de"tr"^c Ad d2|

defg a2 g"tr"e|(3fga g"tr"e f2 df|a"tr"fg"tr"e abag|

f"tr"de"tr"^c Ad d2||

                       

JOYOUS WALTZ. AKA ‑ "La Valse Joyeuse." French‑Canadian, Waltz. D Major. Standard tuning. AA'BCD. Composed by Willy Ringuette, according to Jean Carignan, who recorded it for both the Columbia and Starr lables in the 1930's. Source for notated version: Jean Carignan (Montreal, Canada) [Brody]. Brody (Fiddler’s Fakebook), 1983; pg. 151‑152. Philo 2001, "Jean Carignan." Voyager 320‑S, Frank Ferrel‑ "Fiddle Tunes."

                       

JOYS OF (MY) LIFE, THE. See “Boys from the Lough,” “Corovoth Jig,” “Donnybrook Fair [1],” "Humors of Donnybrook," “Joy of My Life,” “Oh! Irishmen Never Forget,” “Our Own Little Isle.”

                       

JOYS OF MABOU COAL MINES REEL. Canadian, Reel. Canada; Cape Breton, Prince Edward Island. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by Mabou Coal Mines, Cape Breton, fiddler Donald Angus Beaton (1912-1982), a great dance fiddler. Source for notated version: Charlie Sheehan (b. 1907, Bear River, North-East Kings County, Prince Edward Island) [Perlman]. Perlman (The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island), 1996; pg. 55. Odyssey ORCS 1051, Jerry Holland – “Fiddler’s Choice” (1999). Rounder 7011, "The Beatons of Mabou: Scottish Violin Music from Cape Breton" (1978). Smithsonian Folkways Records, SFW CD 40507, The Beaton Family of Mabou – “Cape Breton Fiddle and Piano Music” (2004). 

                       

JOYS OF QUÉBEC (Les Joyeuses Quebecoises). French‑Canadian, Reel or Polka. A Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB' (Brody): AA'BB'C (Phillips). The reel is said to be the composition of influential Saint-Sauveur, Québec, fiddler Fortunat Malouin, who recorded in the 1920's for the Starr and Columbia lables. The third section is rarely played. Sources for notated versions: Yankee Ingenuity (Mass.) [Brody]; Pete Sutherland (Vermont) [Phillips]. Brody (Fiddler’s Fakebook), 1983; pg. 150. Miller & Perron (101 Polkas), 1978; No. 77. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 1, 1994; pg. 128. Arhoolie C‑334, Joe Cormier (Cape Breton/Mass.) ‑ "Masters of the Folk Violin" (1989). Fretless 200A, Yankee Ingenuity‑ "Kitchen Junket" (1977). Gusto 104, Jerry Rivers‑ "30 Fiddler's Greatest Hits."

                       


JOYS OF SUMMER, THE (Taitneam Na Samrad). AKA and see "All Through the Night [1]." Irish, Air (4/4 time). B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AB. This is the famous Welsh air known most familiarly as "All Through the Night.” 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), 1903/1979; No. 230, pg. 40.

X:1

T:Joys of Summer, The

M:C

L:1/8

R:Air

N:”Moderate”

S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 230

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:B_

F2|B3A G2 AB|c3 B A2F2|G4 A4|B4 z2F2|B3A G2 AB|c3B A2F2|G4 A4|B6||

d2|e2d2e2f2|g2f2e2 zd|e2d2c2B2|d2c2B2A2|B3A G2 AB|c3B A2F2|G4 A4|B6||

                       

JOYS OF WEDLOCK [1], THE. AKA and see "The New Married Couple." Irish (originally), Canadian, American; Double Jig. Ireland, Limerick. Canada; Maritimes. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Learned by Irish collector P.W. Joyce as a child in Co. Limerick during the 1840’s. The earliest appearance of the tune in print is in Church of Ireland cleric James Goodman’s mid-19th century music manuscripts. Goodman (1828-1896) was an uilleann piper, and an Irish speaker who collected locally in County Cork and elsewhere in Munster. He also obtained tunes from manuscripts and printed collections, and, in fact Goodman’s setting is nearly identical to Joyce’s. O’Neill prints the tune as “The New Married Couple.” Source for notated version: Reuben Smith (b. 1931, Blooming Point, Queens County, Prince Edward Island) [Perlman]. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 60. Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Song), 1909; No. 130, pg. 66. Messer (Way Down East), 1948; No. 81. Messer (Anthology of Favorite Fiddle Tunes), 1980; No. 139, pg. 89. Miller & Perron (New England Fiddlers Repertoire), 1983; No. 19. Perlman (The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island), 1996; pg. 127. Roche Collection, 1983, vol. 1; No. 119, pg. 50. Shields/Goodman (Tunes of the Munster Pipers), 1998; No. 171, pg. 72. Sweet (Fifer’s Delight), 1964/1981; pg. 37.

X:1

T:Joys of Wedlock

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:Joyce – Old Irish Folk Music and Songs (1909)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

D|G>AG GBd|gfe d2c|Bdg dBG|FAA A2B|G>AG GBd|gfe d2c|B3 cAF|AGG G2:|

c|Bdg dBG|Bdg d2c|Bdg dBG|FAA A2c|Bdg dcB|c/B/c/d/e/g/ d2c|B3 cAF|AGG G2:|

 

JOYS OF WEDLOCK [2], THE. Irish. A floating title. DeVille, No. 43. Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Song), 1909, No. 200 (appears as "Fire On the Mountains").

                       

JOYS OF YOUTH [1], THE. AKA and see “Colonel Rogers,” “Happy Days of Youth,” “John McKenna’s,” “McKenna’s [1] (Reels),” “Seán McKenna’s [1].” Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AB. Source for notated version: Gus Collins (Bronx, New York) [Mulvihill]. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 116, pg. 31.

 

JOYS OF YOUTH [2], THE. AKA and see "The Boys from the Lough," “Corovoth Jig,” “Donnybrook Fair [1],” "Humors of Donnybrook," “The Joy(s) of My Life,” "The Joys of Life," “Oh! Irishmen Never Forget,” “Our Own Little Isle.” Irish, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 21, pg. 123.

 

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