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Tune ID#929 (Jenny's Welcome to Charlie)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Jenny's Welcome to Charlie about these two bars
These 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).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel64AABBCCDDD Mixolydian
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Jenny's Welcome to Charlie / Jenny's Welcome to Charley / Fáilte Shinéad roimh Chathal / Fáilte Shinéad Roimh Tharlach / 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)
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Discography cd

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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Year
Recorded
Track
#Tune?
[Album code] Artist. Title (Link to Album Info page). Performers (instruments).
19395#1
[HG] Hugh Gillespie. Classic Recordings of Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. Hugh Gillespie (fiddle).
~19592.12#1
[WC 4] Willie Clancy. The Gold Ring. Willie Clancy (pipes, whistle). For this tune: (pipes).
~19618#3
[SE 7] Séamus Ennis. Ceol, Scéalta agus Amhráin. Séamus Ennis (pipes, whistle, vocals). For this tune: (C# pipes).
~19612.8#1
[JV] John Vesey. Sligo Fiddler. John Vesey (fiddle).
~19672#1
[SprklDwn] Hughie Gillespie and Frank Kelly. The Sparkling Dawn. Hughie Gillespie (fiddle), Frank Kelly (fiddle).
19711#1
~19714#1
[BC 3] Bobby Casey. The Spirit of West Clare. Bobby Casey (fiddle, whistle).
197324#1
[WC 3] Willie Clancy. The Pipering of Willie Clancy. Volume 2. Willie Clancy (pipes, whistle). For this tune: (pipes).
~19742#1
[CmA 2] The Coleman Archive Vol. 2: The Home Place. Andy Davey (fiddle).
~19768#2
[KClns 1] Kathleen Collins. Traditional Music of Ireland. Kathleen Collins (fiddle).
~19761.3#2
[DD 2] De Danann. Selected Jigs Reels and Songs. Frankie Gavin (fiddle, flute, whistle), Charlie Piggot (banjo, melodeon, mandolin, whistle, bouzouki), Johnny Moynihan (vocals, bouzouki, mandolin, whistle, harmonica), Alec Finn (bouzouki), Johnny 'Ringo' McDonagh (bodhrán, bones).
~19786#1
[Dbl] Paddy Glackin and Paddy Keenan. Doublin'. Paddy Glackin (fiddle, viola), Paddy Keenan (pipes). For this tune: Glackin (fiddle).
~19875#1
[FT] John Whelan, Eileen Ivers. Fresh Takes. John Whelan (accordion), Eileen Ivers (fiddle). For this tune: Eileen (fiddle).
~19941#2
[SetFree] Tola Custy and Cyril O'Donoghue. Setting Free. Tola Custy (fiddle), Cyril O'Donoghue (vocals, bouzouki, guitar).
19961#1
[FkKelly] Frank Kelly. Memories of Hughie Gillespie. Frank Kelly (fiddle).
200011#1
[NR] Charlie Piggott and Gerry Harrington. The New Road. Charlie Piggott (accordion), Gerry Harrington (fiddle).
~200210#1
[BCw 1] Brian Conway. First through the Gate. Brian Conway (fiddle).
~20078#1
[MH 5] Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill. Welcome Here Again. Martin Hayes (fiddle, viola), Dennis Cahill (guitar, mandolin, bass).
~20086#1
[FScahl 1] Fergal Scahill. The Dusty Bridge. Fergal Scahill (fiddle, guitar, bodhrán).
20114#1
[MDORlgh] MacDara Ó Raghallaigh. Ego Trip. MacDara Ó Raghallaigh (fiddle).
201213#1
[Yanks 1] The Yanks. The Yanks. Isaac Alderson (flute, pipes), Dylan Foley (fiddle), Dan Gurney (accordion), Sean Earnest (guitar, bouzouki). For this tune: Isaac (pipes).
201312#1
[Friel1] The Friel Sisters. The Friel Sisters. Anna Friel (flute, whistle, vocals), Sheila Friel (pipes, flute, whistle, vocals), Clare Friel (fiddle, whistle, mouth organ, vocals). For this tune: Clare (fiddle).
201612#1
[NaMny] Na Mooneys. Na Mooneys. Ciarán Ó Maonaigh (fiddle), Anna Ní Mhaonaigh (whistle, vocals), Gearóid Ó Maonaigh (guitar), Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh (fiddle, vocals). For this tune: Mairéad (fiddle), Ciarán (fiddle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Broken Pledge
DD 2, SetFree
Lord Gordon's
SE 7
Ireland We Knew
KClns 1
Played beforeOn Albums
My Love Is in America
BC 3
Father Francis Cameron
FT
Rakish Paddy
FkKelly
Hand Me Down the Tackle
BCw 1
Sailor's Bonnet
CmA 2
College Groves
MDORlgh
Lady on the Island
Yanks 1
Star of Munster
Friel1

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 musical matches to this tune as played on the recordings listed above.

Listing of published transcriptions of this tune.
As tune #1456 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #687 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
As tune #261 in [CRE 2] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2. [available]
As tune #144 in [WC] Pat Mitchell. The Dance Music of Willie Clancy. [available]
On page 142 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [available]
On page 124 of [TOC] Tomás Ó Canainn. Traditional Music in Ireland. [available]
As tune #45 in [LPF] Eithne and Brian Vallely. Learn to Play the Fiddle with Armagh Pipers Club. [available]
On page 146 of [FF] David Brody. The Fiddler's Fakebook. [available]
As reel #144 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music.
As tune #81 in [Cr] Matt Cranitch. The Irish Fiddle Book. [available]
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. [available]
As tune #180 in [FT] Randy Miller. The Fiddler's Throne. [available]

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 only the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1903