Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#929 (Jenny's Welcome to Charlie)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording HG (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 64 | AABBCCDD | D Mixolydian |
Jenny's Welcome to Charlie / Jenny's Welcome to Charley / Fáilte Shinéad roimh Chathal / Jenny and the Weaver / Jennie and the Weaver / Jennie and the Weazel / The Highway to Holburn (also singled, also parts in varying orders, also without 3rd part) (compare The Long Note #3080 and Jenny Picking Cockles #924)
Discography
Here are all recordings of this tune considering only the indexed recordings. I have discovered by careful listening that these sources are in fact musically the same tune, regardless of the tune titles they use, key changes, retuning, etc.
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to hear the first 12 seconds.| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Performers (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 5#1 | [HG] Hugh Gillespie. Classic Recordings of Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. Hugh Gillespie (fiddle). |
| ~1961 | 2.8#1 | [JV] John Vesey. Sligo Fiddler. John Vesey (fiddle). |
| 1971 | 1#1 | [DC1] The Drones and the Chanters. Irish Pipering. Séamus Ennis. |
| ~1971 | 4#1 | [BC 3] Bobby Casey. The Spirit of West Clare. Bobby Casey (fiddle, whistle). |
| 1973 | 24#1 | [WC 3] Willie Clancy. The Pipering of Willie Clancy. Volume 2. Willie Clancy (pipes, whistle). For this tune: (pipes). |
| ~1976 | 8#2 | [KClns 1] Kathleen Collins. Traditional Music of Ireland. Kathleen Collins (fiddle). |
| ~1978 | 6#1 | [Dbl] Paddy Glackin and Paddy Keenan. Doublin'. Paddy Glackin (fiddle, viola), Paddy Keenan (pipes). For this tune: Glackin (fiddle).. |
| ~1987 | 5#1 | [FT] John Whelan, Eileen Ivers. Fresh Takes. John Whelan (accordion), Eileen Ivers (fiddle). |
| 2000 | 11#1 | [NR] Charlie Piggott and Gerry Harrington. The New Road. Charlie Piggott (accordion), Gerry Harrington (fiddle). |
| ~2002 | 10#1 | [BCw 1] Brian Conway. First through the Gate. Brian Conway (fiddle). |
| ~2007 | 8#1 | [MH 5] Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill. Welcome Here Again. Martin Hayes (fiddle, viola), Dennis Cahill (guitar, mandolin, bass). |
Bibliography
Here are all transcriptions of this tune considering only the indexed books, listed in chronological order. I have discovered by careful comparison that these are very similar to this tune as played on the recordings listed above.
| As tune #1456 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #687 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #261 in [CRE 2] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2. |
| As tune #144 in [WC] Pat Mitchell. The Dance Music of Willie Clancy. |
| On page 142 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| On page 124 of [TOC] Tomás Ó Canainn. Traditional Music in Ireland. |
| As tune #45 in [LPF] Eithne and Brian Vallely. Learn to Play the Fiddle with Armagh Pipers Club. |
| On page 146 of [FF] David Brody. The Fiddler's Fakebook. |
| As reel #144 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| As tune #81 in [Cr] Matt Cranitch. The Irish Fiddle Book. |
| On page 33 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition. |
| On page 55 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As reel #150 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #180 in [FT] Randy Miller. The Fiddler's Throne. |
If you are considering using the above transcriptions to help you learn this tune, I invite you to check these practical Tips for Learning Irish Traditional Music. See also: So why do you bother indexing books and abc?
Year of the oldest source for this tune, considering the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1903