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

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

 

 

 

JR’S PROUD FATHER. Canadian, Jig. Canada, Cape Breton. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by the fiddler and composer Jerry Holland (1955-2009, Inverness, Cape Breton). Cranford (Jerry Holland’s), 1995; No. 274, pg. 79. Fiddlesticks cass., Jerry Holland - “Fathers and Sons” (1992).

                       

J'SU' PAS A BLAMER (I'm Not to Blame). Cajun, Waltz. USA, southwestern Louisiana. G Major. Standard tuning. One part. Source for notated version: Rodney LeJeune (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 387-388. Crazy Cajun Records, Rodney LeJeune.

                       

J’SUIS PAS BLAMER. Cajun, Waltz. Swallow SW-6131, Tracy Schwarz Trio - “Mes Amis!”

                       

JUANITA [1]. AKA and see “Pushee’s Hornpipe.” American, Hornpipe. B Flat Major (Cole, Ryan): A Major (Miller). Standard tuning. AABB. Don Meade points out there is a Juniata County in Pennsylvania. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 103. Miller (Fiddler’s Throne), 2004; No. 293, pg. 174. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 139.

X:1

T:Juniata [1]

M:2/4

L:1/8

R:Hornpipe

S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:B_

F | .B B/c/ .dc/B/ | B/d/f/g/ .fd/f/ | b/f/d/f/ g/f/d/B/ | c/B/c/d/ c/e/d/c/ |

.BB/c/ .dc/B/ | B/d/f/g/ .fd/f/ | g/b/f/d/ c/B/c/d/ | BdB :|

|: B/A/ | .G({A}G/)^F/ .G({A}G/)^F/ | .GG/A/ .BB/c/ | .d({e}d/)^c/ .d({e}d/)^c/ |

d/=c/B/d/ .fB/d/ | f/g/f/d/ .fd/f/ | g/^f/g/a/ .gb/g/ | f/d/B/d/ c/e/d/c/ | BdB :|

 

JUANITA [2]. Canadian, Jig. Canada, Cape Breton.

           

JUBA CLARK’S ARMY. American. The tune appears in minstrel Dan Emmett’s Fife Instructor, named in honor of his drum instructor.  Emmett wrote: “I practiced the drum incessantly under the tuition of John J. Clark (better known as ‘Juba’), and make myself master of the ‘Duty’ and every known ‘side beat’ then in use.” Emmett came into contact with Clark at Newport Barracks, Kentucky, where he was first stationed after joining the army as a teenager in 1834 (Hans Nathan, Dan Emmett and Negro Minstrelsy, Univ. of Oklahoma Press, 1962, pg. 107).

           

JUBILEE, THE. English, Country Dance Tune (2/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Aird (Selections of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs), vol. II, 1785; No. 91, pg. 33. Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 2), 1765; pg. 88. Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 3), 1773; No. 30.

X:1

T:Jubilee, The

M:2/4

L:1/8

S:Aird, vol. II (1785)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

fd2 c/d/ | e A2 B/c/ | dc/B/ AG | FDFD | fd2 c/d/ | e A2 e | f/e/d/c/ e/d/c/B/ | A2A2 :|

|: A/B/c/d/ ee | F d2f | A/B/c/d/ eg | fdec | f d2 c/d/ | e A2G | FE/D/ F/E/D/[C/E/] | D2D2 :||

X:2

T:Jubilee, The

M:2/4

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:D

f d2 c/d/|e A2 B/c/|dBAG|FEFD|f d2 c/d/|eAfd|cB/A/ BA/^G/|(A2 A2):|
|:A/B/c/d/ ce|A d2 f|A e2 g|fe/d/ cB/A/|f d2 c/B/|eABG|FdEc|d2 D2:||

                                   

JUBILEE DANCE, THE. English, Morris Dance Tune (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning. AB. Collected in the village of Ilmington, Warwickshire, in England's Cotswolds. Bacon (The Morris Ring), 1974; pg. 210.

                       

JUBILLER. AKA and see "Year of (the) Jubilo."

                       

JUBILO. AKA and see "Year of (the) Jubilo."

                       

JUDE’S BUSH. AKA and see “St. Ruth’s Bush.” Irish, Reel. Ireland, northern Ireland. A Dorian. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: fiddler John Loughran [Feldman & O’Doherty]. Feldman & O’Doherty (The Northern Fiddler), 1979; pg. 238.

                       

JUDE’S FAREWELL. AKA and see “The Boys from the West,” “Hexham Races,” “I Will if I Can [1],” “Kenmore Lads,” "Land of the West" “Pins and Needles.” Irish, Jig. The melody was recorded under this title on a Dublin LP by the Kilfenora Ceili Band.

 

JUDE'S LAST TUNE. AKA and see "Timber Ridge Breakdown." Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA, West Virginia. The tune was the last composition before he died in 1974 of West Virginia fiddler Uncle Jude Whitaker, who entitled the tune "Timber Ridge Breakdown." The tune was renamed by Mike Kline after his death. June Appal 003, John McCutcheon ‑ "How Can I Keep from Singing" (1975).

                       

JUDGE PARKER. AKA – “Old Judge Parker.” AKA and see “Take the Shackles Off,” “Take Your Shackles Off of Me.” Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA, Oklahoma. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB (Thede): AA’BB’ (Beisswenger & McCann). Marion Thede (1967) relates the story of the infamous "Hanging Judge," Isaac Charles Parker, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, who, in the twenty-one years between 1875 and 1896 sentenced 164 men to the gallows. A United States District Judge for part of Arkansas and about 70,000 square miles of untamed land to the west (at that time including the Indian Territory which later became the state of Oklahoma), his was the sole court for the region until 1889, when it became possible to appeal to the United States Supreme Court. Sources for notated versions: Billy Foust (Woodward County, Oklahoma) [Thede]; Missouri fiddler Lymon Enloe (1921-1997) [Beisswenger & McCann]. Beisswenger & McCann (Ozarks Fiddle Tunes), 2008; pg. 29 (appears as “Old Judge Parker”). Thede (The Fiddle Book), 1967; pg. 103. Copper Creek CCCD-0196, Tom, Brad & Alice – “We’ll Die in the Pig Pen Fighting.” County 762, Lymon Enloe – “Fiddle Tunes I Recall.” Rounder 0437, Noel Scott  – “Traditional Fiddle Music of the Ozarks, vol. 3: Down in the Border Counties.”

See also listings at:

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

X:1

T:Old Judge Parker

M:2/4

L:1/8

S:Frank Maloy, Devil’s Box, vol. 22, No. 3, Fall 1988, pg. 15.

K:G

[G,/G/][G,/E/]|[G,D][B,D] E/F/G/A/|[G/A/]B[G/A/] [GB>][GA] |

[GB] e/d/ B/A/G/B/|A/G/G/A/ G[G,/G/][G,/E/] |

[G,D][B,D] E/F/G/A/| [G/A/]B[G/A/] [GB>][GA] | Be/d/ B/A/G/B/ |

A/G/G/A/ GG/E/| DD E/F/G/A/|A/BA/ B>A|Be/d/ B/A/G/B/| A/G/G/A/ GG/E/|

DD E/F/G/A/|A/BA/ B>A|Be/d/ B/A/G/B/|A/G/G Be/f/|

gg/a/ g/e/d/g/|e/ge/ ge/f/|g/f/g/a/ g/e/d/c/|B/A/G/A/ Be/f/|

g/f/g/a/ g/e/d/g/|e/d/d/g/ g>A|Be/d/ B/A/G/B/|A/BA/ B(g|

g)g/a/ g/e/d/g/|e/ge/ ge/f/|g/f/g/a/ g/e/d/c/|B/A/G/A/ Be/f/|

g/f/g/a/ g/e/d/g/|e/d/d/g/ g>A|Be/d/ B/A/G/B/ | [G/A/][GB][G/A/] [GB] ||


                       

JUDGE’S DILEMMA, THE. Scottish, Jig. A Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AABBCCDD. Composed by Pipe Major D. MacLeod. Martin (Ceol na Fidhle, vol. 3), 1988; pg. 29.

                       

JUDIQUE FLYER, THE. Canadian, Hornpipe/Polka. G Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB’. The “Judique Flyer” was a train which served eastern Cape Breton, including the town of Judique, according to Paul Cranford. Source for notated version: Angus Chisholm (Margaree Forks, Cape Breton) via Arthur Muise (Cheticamp, Inverness County, Cape Breton) via Howie MacDonald [Dunlay & Greenberg]. Dunlay & Greenberg (Traditional Celtic Violin Music from Cape Breton), 1996; pg. 103. ACC-4925, Tara Lynne Touesnard - “Heritage” (1988). SAR-A-017, ATL 0193, Howie MacDonald - “And His Cape Breton Fiddle” (1985. Appears as “Cheticamp Reel”).

 

JUDIQUE JIG [1], THE. Canadian, Jig. Canada, Cape Breton. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by Cape Breton fiddler Winston Fitzgerald (1914-1987). Source for notated version: Winston Fitzgerald [Cranford]. Cranford (Winston Fitzgerald), 1997; No. 179, pg. 71. RC2000, George Wilson – “Royal Circus” (2,000). WMT002, Wendy MacIsaac – “That’s What You Get” (1998?).

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T:Judique Jig [1]
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
K:A
c2d|"A"efec2d|"A"|efe cAc|"D"dcd BGE|"Bm"d3 "E7"dcd| "A"efe "A7"ce=g|

"D" fef "Bm"dfa|"E"gbg "E7"gfg"A"| "A" a3 :|
|a2e|"A"agf edc|"Bm"Bcd "E7"f2d|"A"cde "F#"a2e|"Bm"d2e"E7" fdg |

"A"agf edc|"Bm"Bcd fga|"E"efe dcB|"A"A3:||

 

JUDIQUE JIG [2], THE. AKA and see “The Way to Judique.”

                       

JUDIQUE PIANO SUMMIT. Canadian, Jig. Canada, Cape Breton. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB’. Composed by Cape Breton pianist Doug MacPhee, in honor of a 1999 performance with six other Cape Breton pianists. Cranford (Jerry Holland: The Second Collection), 2000; No. 264, pg. 95. Jerry Holland – “Crystal Clear” (2000).

 

JUDIQUE REEL, THE. Canadian, Reel. Canada; Cape Breton, Prince Edward Island. Named for the town of Judique, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Source for notated version: Wilfred Bernard (b. 1919, Souris Line Road, North-East Kings County, Prince Edward Island) [Perlman]. Perlman (The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island), 1996; pg. 163.

                       

JUDITH’S WALTZ. American, Waltz. D Major. Standard tuning. AA’B. Composed by Brooklyn, N.Y., concertina and sax player Jody Kruskal, member of the groups Jaybird and Grand Picnic, among others. The title honors one Judith Kahn, his dancing partner in the 1980s at the Duane Hall, NYC, Saturday night contra dances.

X:1

T:Judith’s Waltz

M:3/4

L:1/8

R:Waltz

C:Jody Kruskal

N:©2002, Jody Kruskal, ASCAP. Used with permission of the composer.

B:”Feet in the Clouds: 50 Dance Tunes by Jody Kruskal.”

N:Contact Jody Kruskal, 359 16th St., Brooklyn, NY, 11215
N:jody@kruskal.net

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
A de |: "D"f2a2A2 | "G"B3 d cB | "A"A4E2 | "D"FA Bc de |
f2a2A2 | "G"B2 ga fg | "Em"ef ed cB | "A"A3 c de | "D" f2a2A2 |
"G"B3 d cB | "A"A4 E2 | "Bm"F2G2A2 | "G"B2ga fg | "Em"e>f ed cB |
"A"AB AG FE |1 "D"D3 A de :|2 "D"D4 DE ||: "D"FD EF "G"G2 |
"A"A3Bc2 | "Bm"dA Bc d2 | "A" e4 de | "D"f2a2A2 | "G"B2 ga fg |
"Em"ef ed cB | "A"A4DE | "D"FD EF "G"G2 | "A"A3Bc2 | "Bm"dA Bc d2 |
"G"e4 de | "D"f2a2A2 | "G"B2ga fg | "A"e>f ed c2 |1 "D"d4 DE :|2 "D"d3 ||

                       

JUDY AND JIM'S WEDDING. American, Waltz. USA, Massachusetts. D Major. Standard tuning. AB (Matthiesen): AAB (Phillips). A modern waltz composed by Larry Unger (Lincoln, Mass.) in 1988 for the wedding of some friends. Source for notated version: Amy Richardson with Uncle Gizmo [Phillips]. Matthiesen (The Waltz Book), 1992; pg. 30. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 2, 1995; pg. 269. Bo Bradham and Mary Cay Brass ‑ "The Belle of Brattleboro."

                       

JUDY BRALLAGHAN. AKA and see "Greenfields of America [1]," "Judy Brannagan," "Charming Molly Brannigan." Irish, Reel. G Major (Kerr, vol. 1): A Major (Kerr, vol. 3). Standard tuning. AB (Kerr, vol. 1): AABB (Kerr, vol. 3). Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 1; pg. 41. Kerr (Merry Melodies) vol. 3; No. 384, pg. 42.

X:1

T:Judy Brallaghan

M:2/4

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 3, No. 384  (c. 1880’s)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

c|df/d/ ce/c/|BB/c/ (B/A/)F/G/|A/B/A/F/ E/F/A/c/|B/A/B/c/ B/A/F/A/|

df/d/ ce/c/|BB/c/ (B/A/)F/G/|A/B/A/F/ E/F/A/c/|B/A/B/c/ A:|

|:E|A/B/c/d/ e(f/g/)|a(a/f/) e/c/A/c/|df/d/ ce/c/|BB/c/ B/A/F|

a/g/a/f/ e/c/A/c/|B/A/B/c/ B/A/F/G/|A/B/A/F/ E/F/A/c/|B/A/B/c/ A:|

                       

JUDY BRANNAGAN. AKA and see "The Greenfields of America [1]," "Charming/Purty Judy/Molly/Mollie Brallaghan," "Jimmy O'Brien's Jig," "Cossey's Jig," "Garanta Glasa Mheiricea."

                       

JUDY CALLAGHAN’S JIG. AKA and see “The Night Cap [1].”

                       

JUDY FLANNAGAN. AKA and see "The Humors of Limerick [1]."

                       

JUDY HYNES. AKA and see "Nancy Hynes." Irish, Jig. The melody was recorded under this title by piper Jimmie McLaughlin on a 78 RPM for the Gennet label (No. 5356), accompanied by Federic D. Wood on the piano. Chicago piper Tom Ennis also recorded the tune but called it “Nancy Hynes.”

                       

JUDY MALEY [1].  Irish, Air (6/8 time). F Major. Standard tuning. One part. Howe (1000 Jigs and Reels), c. 1867; pg. 94.

X:1

T:Judy Maley [1]

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Air

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F

d | c2F AGF | A2A B2B | c2c dcB | c3 fzd | c2F AGF | A2A d2e | f2d e2^c |

d3d2=c | d2B d2B | c2A c2A | A2G F2E | D3 D2E | F2G ABc | d2e fzd |

c2A c2A | G3F2z | f3F2F | G2G Ad2 | f2d e2^c | d3D2 ||

 

JUDY MALLEY'S [2]. American, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AB. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 4. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 26.

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T:Judy Malley’s

M:

L:1/8

R:Reel

K:D

AF | {G}F2 ED e3d | {d/e/}f2 e>d dcBA | {c}B3A F>EFA | B>c “tr”c2 {B/c/}d2 A>G |

GFED d3e | {g}f2 ed dcBA | B>cde fedc | ~B3c d2 || e>d | dcB>A A2f2 |

e<c ”tr”B>c A2 E>G | A3B A>BAF | A3B/c/ {e}d3c | B>Acd {c}B2AF |

AF(AB/c/) d3e | {d/e/}f>edB (AB/c/) dG | F2 E>D D2 ||

                       

JUDY McFADDEN'S. AKA and see “Humors of Castle Lyon(s)/Castlelyons,” “Killashandra Lasses.” Irish; Slide or Jig. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The tune appears under the titles “Humours of Castle Lyons” and “Killiashandra Lasses” in O’Neill’s collections. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 74. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883. White’s Unique Collection, 1896; No. 12, pg. 3. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 106.

X:1

T:Judy McFadden’s

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:White’s Unique Collection  (1896)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

E | A3 c>BA | e>cA c>BA | (B2.c) (d2.e) | (f<a)f ecB | A3 c>BA | (e<c)A c>BA |

(B2.c) d>cB | (cA)F F2 :: A | A>FE EFA | B>AF (d2f) | e>dc cBA | BAF (F2A) |

A>FE EFA | B>AF (d2f) | e>dc BAB | (cA)A A3 :|

 

JUDY’S JIG.  American, Jig. C Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by Vermont fiddler Pete Sutherland. Sutherland (Bareface), 1984; pg. 9.

 


JUDY'S REEL. AKA and see “The Barmaid,” "The Green Mountain [2]," "The Haymaker (Reel) [1]," “Indy’s Favorite,” "The Maid Behind the Bar [1],” “The Maids of Castlebar." Irish, New England; Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. As the  “Maid Behind the Bar” this tune is a staple at Irish music sessions. Ryan’s/Cole’s also prints the tune as “Indy’s Favorite.” New York researcher, writer and musician Don Meade points out “Judy’s Reel” was the title Boston button accordion player Jerry O’Brien used on his old Copley recording. Source for notated version: Cathie Whitesides [Silberberg]. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 4. Jarman (Old Time Fiddlin Tunes); No. or pg. 22. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No. 224, pg. 25. Miller & Perron (New England Fiddlers Repertoire), 1983; No. 113. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 25. Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern), 2002; pg. 77.

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T:Judy’s Reel

M:C|

L:1/8

K:D

FA AB AF ED | FA AB AB de | fB BA Bc de | f2ef ed BA |

FA AB AF ED | FA AB AB de | fB BA Bc dB | AF EF D4 :|

|: fg ab af de | fd ad bd fd | ef ga bg ef | ge be ge eg | fg af bf af |

de fd ef de | fB BA Bc dB | AF EF D4 :|

 

JUG AND IT FULL, THE (An Crusigin Agus E Lan). Irish, Slow Air (3/4 time). D Major/Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AB. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 293, pg. 51.

X:1

T:Jug and It Full, The

M:3/4

L:1/8

N:”Slow”

R:Air

S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 293

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

F>G | (A2f2) (ef) | d2 (cA) (Bc) |d3 (efd) | (dc) A2 (AG) | {D/F/}E2 D2 D2 |

D4 (F>G) | (A2f2) (ef) | d2 (cA) (AB/c/) | d3 (efd) | (dc) A>B AG | {D/F/}E2 D2D2 |

D4 || (DE) | F2G2 (AB) | =c2 (dc) (AG) | F2D2 DE | (.F.G.A.B) (cA) | dc A2A2 |

A3 (.G.F.G) | (A2f2) (ef) | d2 (cA) (Bc) | d3 (efd) | dc A2 AG | {D/F/}E2 D2D2 | D4 ||

 

JUG OF BROWN ALE, THE. AKA and see "The Ball (Humours) of Ballynafeidh," "The Banks of Lough Gowna," "The Clare Jig [1]," "Delaney's Drummers," “John Naughton’s (Jig),” "The Kitten and the Frog," "Kitty in the Fog," “The Mug of Brown Ale [2],” “Old Man Dillon,” "One Bottle More [2]," "Paddy in London [2]," "Paddy O'Brien's Jig [3],” “The Raffle Jig,” "The Rambler From Clare," "The Stonecutter's Jig," "Tom Billy's {Jig} [1]," “Winter Apples [2],” "Young Tom Ennis."

 

JUG OF PUNCH [1] (Cruisgin/Cruiscin an Dige). Irish, Reel. D Aeolian (Brody): D Dorian (Mulvihill, O'Neill/Krassen): D Dorian/Mixolydian (Armagh Pipers): D Major/Mixolydian (O'Neill/1850 & 1001). Standard tuning. AABB. The word ‘punch', first recorded in English in 1669, derives from a Hindi word, panch, meaning ‘five’, because of its five ingredients: spirits, water, lemon-juice, sugar and spices. Sources for notated versions: Kathleen Collins [Brody]; Brendan Mulvihill (Baltimore, Md.) [Mulvihill]. Armagh Piper’s Club (Play 50 Reels), 1982; No. 11, pg. 7. Brody (Fiddler’s Fakebook), 1983; pg. 153. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 78, pg. 21. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 160. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1542, pg. 285. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 758, pg. 132. Vallely (Play Fifty Reels with the Armagh Pipers Club), 1982; 11. Cló Iar-Chonnachta, CICD 148, Mick Conneely – “Selkie” (2001). FFS 002, Pete Cooper - "The Wounded Hussar." Nimbus NI 5320, Tommy Peoples - “Fiddle Sticks: Irish Traditional Music from Donegal” (1991). Ossian OSS, John Rea - "Traditional Music on the Hammered Dulcimer." Shanachie 29002, "Kathleen Collins" (1976). Shanachie 34017, Paddy Carty - "Traditional Music of Ireland." Shanachie 79067, The Boys of the Lough - "Farewell and Remember Me." Front Hall 09, How To Change a Flat Tire‑ "A Point of Departure." Paddy Glackin & J. Jackson - "The Hidden Ground." Jimmy Power - "Irish Fiddle Player."

See also listings at:

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

Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info

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T:Jug of Punch [1]

L:1/8

M:C|
R:Reel

S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 758

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

A,DDC DEFG|ABGB ABGA|EA,A,B, CDEF|G2 AG FDEC|A,DDE FDDE|

F2 ED CD E2|d2 ed cAGE|FDEC D2D2||Adde f2 fd|e2 ed cAAB|AGAB cBcd|

eaag ed d2|Adde f2 fd|e2 ed cAAB|=c2 BA GEAG|FDEC D2D2||

X:2

T:Jug of Punch, The [1]

R:reel

H:Also in Edor, #538

Z:id:hn-reel-235

Z:transcribed by henrik.norbeck@mailbox.swipnet.se

L:1/8

M:C|

K:Ddor

A,DDC DEFG|AG~G2 AcGF|EA,A,G, A,2EF|G2AG FDEC|

A,DDE FDDE|FDED CDEG | cded cAGE|1 FGEF D2DC:|2

FGEF D2 (3EFG||:Adde ~f3d|efed cAGc|AGAB ~c3d|eaag edcA|

~d3e f2fd|efed cAAB|~c3A B2AG|1 FDEC D2 (3EFG:|2 FDEC D2DC||

 

JUG OF PUNCH [2]. AKA and see "Bearna 'N Aonaig," "The Custom Gap,”Mills are Grinding [1],” “Porthole of the Kelp,” “Tuttle’s Reel.” Irish, Reel. The appearance of the tune under this title in Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from Ireland), 1976, vol. 4, No. 29, is thought to be a mistake.

 

JUG OF PUNCH [3]. Irish, Reel. A Minor/Dorian. Standard tuning. AB. No apparent relationship between this and versions #1 or #2. Source for notated version: “From P. Carew’s MSS” [Stanford/Petrie]. Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 352, pg. 89.

X:1

X:1

T:Jug of Punch, The [3]

M:C

L:1/8

R:Reel

B:Stanford/Petrie, No. 352  (1905)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A Minor

A/G/|A2 ed cdef|gfgd BGGB|A2 ed cdef|gedB cA A||e|

A2 e^g a2 ef|g2 d^f g2 e^g|a2 e^g a2 ef|gedB cA Ae|

agag aeef|gfgf gefg|aged cde^f|gedB cA A||

 

JUG OF PUNCH [4]. Irish, Air (9/8 time). B Flat Major. Standard tuning. One part. “An air formed on that called Brigid astore” (Stanford/Petrie).

***

I spied a thrush on yonder bush,

And the song she samg was a jug of punch.

***

Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 353, pg. 89.

X:1

T:Jug of Punch, The [4]

M:9/8

L:1/8

R:Air

B:Stanford/Petrie, No. 353  (1905)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Bb

B A2F|B2c d2e f2d|B3 B2B A2F|A3 B2G F2F|(F3 F2) d/e/ f2f|

f2d e2f g2e|d3 d2e d2B|d2e c2A B2B|(B3 B2)||

 

JUG OF PUNCH [5]. AKA and see "Bobbing for Eels," “The Bottle of Punch,” “The Bowl of Punch,” "The Butchers of Bristol [1]," “Dairymaid [6],” "Fishing for Eels," “The Glens of Mayo,” “Groom,” "The Humours of Milltown [2],” "Ioc an Reicneail,” "Jackson's Bottle/Jug of Punch," “Jackson’s Jug of Punch,” “Larry Grogan,” "The Old Man's Jig,” “Pay the Reckoning.”  Irish, Jig.

See also listing at:

Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info

Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index

                       

JUGGLER, THE.  Canadian, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by Cape Breton fiddler and lighthouse-keeper Paul Stewart Cranford. Miller (Fiddler’s Throne), 2004; No. 63, pg. 48.

 

JUGGLERS, THE. English, Jig. A Major. Standard tuning. AB. The melody appears in Hodsoll’s Collection of Popular Dances No. 24, an undated manuscript containing tunes with Napoleonic-era titles and simple dance instructions for each melody.

X:1

T:Jugglers, The

M:6/8

L:1/8

S:Hodsoll’s Collection of Popular Dances No. 24

K:A

c|e2c f2d|ecA a2f|a2f ecA|GBB B2B|e2c f2d|ecA a2f|a2f ecA|dBG A2||

c|d2B b2g|aec A2c|d2B b2g|aec A2e|f2d afd|e2c aec|d2B GEG|A2c A2:|

                       

JUICE OF BARLEY [1]. AKA and see “Oil of Barley,” "Stingo," "Cold andRaw" and "Lulle Me Beyond Thee." English, Country Dance Tune (6/8 time). A Minor. Standard tuning. ABB. ‘Juice of Barley’ = beer. As “Stingo” or “Oil of Barley,” the melody first appears in John Playford’s first edition of his English Dancing Master (1651), however, by the time of his 1695 edition it appeared as “Juice of Barley.” See notes under alternate titles for more. Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes), 1986. Johnson (The Kitchen Musician No. 14: Songs, Airs and Dances of the 18th Century), 1997; pg. 9. Sharp (Country Dance Tunes), 1909/1994; pg. 55. Varrick C‑VR‑013, Bare Necessities ‑ "English Country Dances" (1987).

X:1

T:Juice of Barley [1]

M:6/8

L:1/8

S:Sharp – Country Dance Tunes  (1909)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Amin

A2A e2d|efg G2G|A2A e2c|A3 c3|A2A e2d|efg G2G|A2A e2c|A3 c3||

|:c2c c2 B/c/|d2d d2d|e2e a2g|e3 g3|c2c c2 B/c/|d2d d>ef|e.dc BcG|A3 e3:|

 


JUICE OF THE BARLEY [2], THE. Irish, Air (4/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning. One part. Source for notated version: “F. T. MacMahon” [Stanford/Petrie]. Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 589, pg. 148.

X:1

T: Juice of the Barley, The [2]

M:C

L:1/8

S:Stanford/Petrie (1905), No. 589

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K: G

BG AE G2 ED | D>E GG G3z | cB cd e2 ce | d>e dB A2 GB | cB cd e>f ge |

de dB c2 de | dA BG AG ED | D>E G{B}A G3 z ||

 

JULAYDA. American. Folkways FA 2381, "The Hammered Dulcimer as played by Chet Parker" (1966).

 

JULIA CLIFFORD’S FAVORITE. See “Julia Clifford’s (Jig) [2].”

 

JULIA CLIFFORD’S HORNPIPE. AKA and see “Freddy Kimmel’s.” Irish, Hornpipe. AABBCC. Topic 12T211/Ossian, John & Julia Clifford - “The Humours of Lisheen” (learned from Sliabh Luachra fiddler Padraig O’Keeffe. The title on the record, “Freddy Kimmel’s”, according to Alan Ward, probably refers to Brooklyn accordion player John Kimmel, who recorded in the early 20th century, though the tune does not appear on any extent recording of his).

 

JULIA CLIFFORD’S (JIG) [1]. Irish, Jig. D Major/A Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AA’BB’. Source for notated vesion: accordion player Johnny O’Leary (Sliabh Luachra region of the Cork-Kerry border) [Moylan]. Moylan (Johnny O’Leary), 1994; No. 252, pg. 145.

 

JULIA CLIFFORD’S (JIG) [2]. AKA and see “The Cordal Jig,” “Padraig O’Keeffe’s (Jig) [2],” “Tom Billy’s (Jig) [4],” “Wren’s Nest [2].” Irish, Jig. B Minor/D Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB’. A sleeker version of O’Neill’s ten-part “Morgan Rattler.” Treoir. Tara Records, Liam O’Flynn – “The Piper’s Call.”

X:1

T:Julia Clifford's (Jig) [2]

R:jig

D:Liam O'Flynn:  The Piper's Call

Z:Bill Reeder

M:6/8

L:1/8

K:D

BAF ~E3|FEF DFA|BAF DFA|B2A Bcd|BAF ~E3|!

FEF DFA|d2f edc|1 B2A Bcd:|2 B2A BcA||!

d2e fed|cBc ecA|dcd fed|f2e fga|d2e fed|!

cBc ecA|ded (3Bcd c|1 B2A BcA:|2 B2A Bcd||"end"BAF ~E3|D6||

X: 2

T: Julia Clifford's (Jig) [2]

S: Treoir

M: 6/8

L: 1/8

Q: 325

Z: Transcribed by Bill Black

R: jig

K: D

BAF E3 | FEF DFA | BAF DFA | B2 A Bcd |

BAF EDE | FEF DFA | d2 f edc | B2 A Bcd :|

dcd fed | cBc ecA | dcd fed | f2 e fga |

d3 fed | cBc fed | ded Bc/d/c | B2 A Bcd :|

 

JULIA CLIFFORD’S (POLKA) [1] (Síle Uí Chlúmháin). Irish, Polka. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB’. Source for notated version: melodeon player Denis O’Keeffe (Rathmore, County Kerry) [Breathnach]. Breathnach (CRÉ V), 1999; No. 101, pg. 51. Gael-Linn CEFC 123, Brendan Begley – “Sean Choirce.”

X:1

T:Julia Clifford's

M:2/4

L:1/8

K:D

Ad f/e/d/c/|dF A>d|cE G/B/G/B/|AD DF|Ad f/e/d/c/|dF A>d|cA GE|ED D2:|

|:ad d/e/d/B/|cb b>c'|bc c/B/c/B/|Aa a/b/a/f/| ad d/e/d/B/|cb b>c'|bc

cB/c/|1 ed d/e/f/g/:|2 ed d>B||

 

JULIA CLIFFORD’S (POLKA) [2]. Irish, Polka. A Major. Standard tuning.

X:1

T:Julia Clifford's

C:Trad.

R:polka

L:1/8

K:A

c4 c3B|G2F2 F2E2|F2B2 B2cB|[1 A2F2 F2E2:|[2 A4 A2B2||

c2B2 B2A2|c2B2 B2A2|B4 B2cB|[1 A2F2 F2E2:|[2 A4 A2B2||

 

JULIA CLIFFORD’S (POLKA) [3]. AKA and see “Din Tarrant’s [8]."

 

JULIA CLIFFORD’S (POLKA) [4]. Irish, Polka. D Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB’CC. Mallinson (100 Polkas), 1997; No. 99, pg. 39.

 

JULIA CLIFFORD’S (REEL). AKA and see “Anything for John Joe,” “Anything When You Die.”

 

JULIA CLIFFORD’S SLIDE [1]. AKA and see “The Dark Girl (Dressed) in Blue [4],” “Denis Murphy’s Slide [1],” “The Girl in the Dress,” “The Gleanntán (Slide),” “Napoleon Crossing the Alps [2],” “Pádraig O’Keeffe’s Slide [1].” Irish, Slide (12/8 time). Ireland, Sliabh Luachra region of the Cork-Kerry border. D Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB’. The tune is named for east Kerry fiddler Julia Clifford (d. 1997), sister of fiddler Denis Murphy and daughter of Tom Billy Murphy (1879-1944). See also note for “Flax in Bloom” for more on this tune family. Source for notated version: accordion player Johnny O’Leary (Sliabh Luachra region), recorded in recital at Na Piobairi Uilleann, February, 1981 [Moylan]. Breathnach (CRÉ III); No. 50 (appears as “The Dark Girl in Blue”). Ceol, vol. 5, No. 1. Moylan (Johnny O’Leary), 1994; No. 133, pg. 78. Treoir, vol. III, No. 1 (appears untitled). Globestyle Irish CDORBD 085, Julia Clifford - “The Rushy Mountain” (1994. A reissue CD of Topic recordings from Sliabh Luachra musicians).

X:1

T:Julia Clifford’s Slide [1]

M:12/8

L:1/8
R:Slide

S:Moylan – Johnny O’Leary of Sliabh Luachra (1994), No. 133.

K:D

dB|A2D FED F2A A2f|gfe fed e2e Bad|A2D FED F2A A2e|1 faf ege d3 {f}d2B:|2

faf ege ded||ABc|:d2e f2f gfe f2f|gfe fed e2d {d}B2A|

d2e fdf gfe f2f|1faf ege d3 d3:|2 faf ege d3 d2B||

 

JULIA CLIFFORD’S SLIDE [2]. Irish, Slide. E Dorian. Standard tuning. AA’B. Taylor (Music for the Sets: Blue Book), 1995; pg. 15.

 


JULIA DELANEY [1] ("Sigile Ni Delainaig" or "Siuban Ni Dublainge"). AKA and see “Glenloe,” “La reel de la sorciere,” “Maude Millar’s Highland." Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AA'B. Capatin Francis O’Neill named the tune in honor of his sister-in-law, wife of uilleann piper Bernard (“Barney”) Delaney. Julia was the sister of O’Neill’s wife Anna, both hailing from Feakle, County Clare. The Delaneys received much assistance over the years from O’Neill, who may even have introduced the couple to each other. Barney had a job on the Chicago police force, courtesy of the Captain, and was guided in profitable real estate investments by him. Barney and Julia retired to Ocean Springs, Maryland, however Julia died a few years later. Barney subsequently moved to Havana, Cuba, but eventually feel ill and returned to Chicago where he died in July, 1923. O’Neill apparently greatly admired Bernard Delaney’s music, but considered him ungrateful for all the help he had given him; the piper would not, for example, teach students or record cylinders for O’Neill on demand. Delaney is buried alone in Mt. Olivet cemetery about 100 yards from the O’Neill mausoleum. Joyce (1909) prints a version of the tune as “Glenloe,” in the dorian mode with a different turn. Indeed, O’Neill’s version seems hardly playable in either major (as written) or dorian modes. O’Neill himself printed another version in his Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody under the title “The Groves of Mount Talbot” (No. 324) collected from a John Kelly of San Francisco. A minor key version of the reel may be “Sporting Molly.” Donegal fiddler Con Cassidy played a version of the tune as “Maude Millar’s Highland.” Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from Ireland), 1976, vol. 4, No. 4. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 132. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1401, pg. 260. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 643, pg. 116. Gael-Linn CEF060, “Paddy Glackin.” Green Linnet GLCD 3009, Kevin Burke - "If the Cap Fits" (1978). Green Linnet SIF 1139 – “Eileen Ivers” (1994). Wild Asparagus 003, Wild Asparagus - "Tone Roads" (1990).

X:1

T:Julia Delaney [1]

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 643

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

dcAG (3EFG DE|G2 {B}AG EG G2|dcAG (3EFG DG|1 Addc defe:|2 Addc d2d2||

cdef g2 fg|agef g2 ed|cdef g2 AG|Addc dfed|

cdef g2 fg|(3agf ef g2 fg|(3agf (3gfe fd ec|d2 dc defe||

 

JULIA DELANEY [2]. Irish, Reel. D Minor/Dorian. Standard tuning. AB (Silberberg): AABB’ (Songer). A variant of “Julia Delaney [1]”; apart from the key change, there is more similar in the ‘A’ parts of the versions, with diverging ‘B’ parts. This is the popular session version. Source for notated version: George Penk (Portland, Oregon) [Songer]; Cathie Whitesides [Silberberg]. Cranford (Jerry Holland: The Second Collection), 2000; No. 113, pg. 44. Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern), 2002; pg. 78. Songer (Portland Collection), 1997; pg. 115.

X:1

T:Julia Delaney [2]

M:C|

L:1/8

S:Mary Kate's Pub session, Granite Springs, NY, 2001

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Dmin

dcAG ~F2 DF|~E2 CE FED^c|dcAG ~F2 DF|Add^c defe|dcAG ~F2 DF|

~E2 CE FED^c|dcAG ~F2DF|1Ad{e/}d^c d4:|2 Ad{e/}d^c d^cde||

|:f2 fe fagf|ecgc acgc|fede fagf|ed^ce d2 de|f2 fe fagf|

ecgc acgc|fede fdcA|1 Add^c d2 de:|2 Ad{e/}d^c d4||

 

JULIA McMAHON (Digile/Suiban Ni Mic-Matgamna). AKA and see Farewell to Ballinahula.” Irish, Double Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB'. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 26. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 805, pg. 150. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 76, pg. 29.

X:1

T:Julia McMahon

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 76

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

D|G>AG GAB|dBd g2d|B>AG GAB|dBG FGA|

G>AG GAB|dBd g2d|B>Cd ecA|G>AG G2:|

|:d|g>ag fed|efe d2d|g>dB GAB|dBG FGA|1 g>ag fed|def g2d|

Bcd ecA|G>AG G2:|2 B>AB c>Bc|d>cd g2d|B>cd ecA|G>AG G2||

                       

JULIAN JOHNSON. AKA and see "Julianne Johnson."

 

JULIANA.  English, Jig. G Major (Miller): C Major (Barnes): A Major (Kennedy). Standard tuning. AAB (Kennedy, Miller): AABBCC (Barnes). The melody appears in dancing master Thomas Wilson’s Companion to the Ball Room (London, 1816). A version of the tune also appears in Edward Riley’s Flute Melodies (New York, 1814-1816) and in the music manuscript collection of Frank Johnson, inscribed “Presented to Mrs. A. Rush by Frank Johnson, a Black Musician” (Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia). Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes, vol. 2), 2005; pg. 68. Kennedy (Jigs & Quicksteps, Trips & Humours), 1997; No. 90, pg. 22. Miller (Fiddler’s Throne), 2004; No. 65, pg. 49.

X:1

T:Juliana

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:Riley’s Flute Melodies

K:G

“Intro”

ded g2b|baf g2B|d2 e dBG|cAF G2G||!

|:DED G2B|BAF GBc|d2e dcB|cBc A2D|DED G2B|cAF GBd|

cge dBG|cAF G2G::A2d edc|Bdc BAG|Add d^cd|BdB GBd|

ecg gec|dBg gdB|ecA dBG|FGA D2d::B2A c2B|BAG E2G|

D2G A2B|dcB ABc|B2A c2B|BAG E2G|D2B dcB|A3 G3:|

                       

JULIANNE FLANAGAN. AKA and see “Cotton Baggin.” “Old Sharon,” “Sharon,” “Shear ‘Em,” “Shear the Sheep, Bobbie,” “Shear My Sheep, Stephen.” Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA, north Georgia. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Recorded by Lowe Stokes (North Ga.) for Columbia in 1930, but the side was not issued. It was recorded by one of Stokes’ band, The Skillet Lickers, under the title “Cotton Baggin’”, although that title may have been original with them. Kerry Blech finds a tune by the name of “Old Sharon,” recorded by Sidney Robertson in 1936 for the Library of Congress from the playing of a Ligonier, (western) Pennsylvania, fiddler named Harry “Tink” Queer, is a close cognate. Fiddler Queer was one of Prof. Samuel Bayard’s informants. Blech has also pieced together that another 1936 Library of Congress recording made in Florida by Margaret Valiant of the playing of fiddler Russell “Tiny” Wise (whom Blech thinks may have been the famous bluegrass fiddler “Chubby” Wise) is also a variant, with the title “Sharon.” A variant of the latter title called “Shear ‘Em” is the one by which the tune is known by older north Florida fiddlers. Gus Meade adds another tune to this family, called “Shear ‘Em, a title echoed in “Shear My Sheep, Stephen,” a tune name that was recorded by the Troy Herald of July 6, 1926, as having been played at a fiddlers' convention at the Pike County (Alabama) Fairgrounds. “Shear the Sheep, Bobbie” is another variant of that name. Mark Wilson believes “Smoke Behind the Clouds” is a melodic relative.

***

The melody was also used as the vehicle for several songs. The Leake County Revelers song “Old Hat” (actually a version of “Lynchburg Town”) is one variant, and Bob Wills’ song “Take Me Back To Tulsa” also employs the melody.

***

Source for notated version: James Bryan (Ga.) [Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1), 1994; pg. 129. Rounder 0215, James Bryan ‑ "The First of May."

                       

JULIANNE JOHNSON [1]. AKA ‑ "Julie Ann Johnson," "Julian Johnson." Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA; Virginia. D Major. ADae or Standard tunings. AB (Silberberg): AABB (Phillips, Songer). Source for notated version: Ted Erhard with Footloose [Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 1, 1994; pg. 129. Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern), 2002; pg. 78. Songer (Portland Collection), 1997; pg. 116. Greasy Strings Productions 101C, Ray Bierl - “Cowboy Dancing: Songs and Fiddle Tunes.” Jim Martin Productions JMP201, Gerry Milnes (et al) – “Gandydancer.”

 

JULIANNE JOHNSON [2]. AKA – “Julie Ann Johnson.” Old-time, Breakdown. D Major. ADae tuning. Galax, Virginia, area fiddler Emmett Lundy (born in 1864) recorded this tune (a different version than “Julianne Johnson” [1]), one of the few he made. “It has no ‘G’ chord in it.”

X:1

T:Julie Ann Johnson

M:C
L:1/8

S:Bruce Molsky, based on Emmett Lundy’s playing

N:ADae tuning

N:ABC’s from a transcription by John Lamancusa, by permission. See http://www.mne.psu.edu/lamancusa/tunes.htm

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

(e |: f)efe dBAA | Bcd[D(d] d2) de | fa2(b a2)b2 | a3(b a3) (e |

f)afe dBAA | BcdA Bdeg | fdef d2 (Bd) |1 A3(B A3)(e :|2 A3(B A3) (A ||

|: B)d2(B dB)AA | (Bc)dd fded | Bd2(e d2) Bd | A3(B A3) (A |

B)d2(B dB)AA | (Bc)d[D(d] d2) eg | fdef d2(Bd)|1 A3(B A3)(A:|2 (A4A4)||

 

JULIE ANN JOHNSON [3]. Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, “coastal” North Carolina. A distant variant of “Julianne Johnson [1]," with only a faint resemblance to Emmett Lundy’s version.

                       

JULIA'S WEDDING (Banais Suibain). AKA and see "Kiss Me Joe." Irish, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. O'Neill (O’Neill’s Irish Music), 1915/1987; No. 345, pg. 169. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 192. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 885, pg. 152.

X:1

T:Julia’s Wedding

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Hornpipe

S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 885

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

d>c|B>Gc>A B>GA>F|{A}G>FG>A B>de>f|{a}g>fg>e d>BA>c|B>GA>F G>DE>F|

~G2 B>G A>GE>F|{A}G>FG>A B>de>f|{a}g>fg>e d>BG>B|A>DE>F G2:|

|:B>c|d>BG>B e>cA>c|{a}g>fg>a g>dB>d|b>ag>b a>gf>a|g>fg>e d>cB>c|

d>BG>B e>cA>c|{a}g>fg>a g>dB>d|b>ag>b a>gf>a|f>de>f g2:|

 

JULIE ANN JOHNSON. See "Julianne Johnson."

 

JULIE GIRL. AKA and see "Saro," "Cow in the Cabbage Patch," "Caro in the Cabbage Patch."

 

JULIETTE. French, Mazurka (3/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning. AABBCC. Stevens (Massif Central), 1988; No. 77.

X:1

T: Juliette
B: The Massif Central Tune Book No 2 #80
K:G
M:3/4
L:1/8
GA|BABdGA|BABdGB|AGAcFA|B2 G2 GA|BABdGA|BABdGB|AGAcFA|G4||
3(FEF)|A2 DFdc|c2 B2 EF|GEFGcB|a4 3(FEF)|A2 DFdc|c2 B2 EF|GFGABc|d4||
Bd|GBDGBd|c2 A2 AC|FADFAc|B2 G2 Bd|GBDGBd|c2 a2 Ac|FADFAF|g4||

 

JUMP AND BUCK. AKA and see "Jumping Buck." Old‑Time. The title appears in a list of traditional Ozark Mountain fiddle tunes compiled by musicologist/folklorist Vance Randolph, published in 1954.

 


JUMP AT THE SUN. English, Jig. G Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed in 1989 by English melodeon player John Kirkpatrick of Shropshire, England. Kirkpatrick communicated to Susan Songer (1997) that he later heard the opening four notes in the dream sequence of Walt Disney’s Dumbo, though he denies a conscious connection. The tune was very popular in Australia and New Zealand after an influential recording of it by the band The Bushwackers. Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes, vol. 2), 2005; pg. 77 (appears as “Look Both Ways”, the name of a dance by Rich Jackson set to the tune). Songer (Portland Collection), 1997; pg. 116. Wild Asparagus - “In Season” (1985). Cathy Custy (appears as “The South of France” and listed as ‘traditional’).

X:1

T:Jump at the Sun

C:John Kirkpatrick, World Copyright © Squeezer Music

B:Opus Pocus - The John Kirkpatrick and Sue Harris Tune Book

R:Jig

M:6/8

L:1/8

K:Gm

GBd ^c2 d | GBd ^c2 d | gdd gdd | dcB A3 |

GBd ^c2 d | GBd ^c2 d | gdd edc | BcA G3 :|

|: gdd bag  | add c'ba | bag bag | a^fd e2 d |

gdd bag | add c'ba | gdd edc | BcA G3 :|

 

JUMP FINGERS. Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA; Nebraska, Missouri. C Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The tune was one of  ‘100 essential Missouri tunes’ listed by Missouri fiddler Charlie Walden. Described as a “parlor novelty piece” by Mark Wilson. Composition credit is claimed by George “Jeffie” Pounds, who was playing the tune in a barber shop that happened at the same time to be patronized by Nebraska fiddler Bob Walters. Walters listened to it a few times, then played it expertly himself, causing the exasperated Pounds to rush out of the shop (see liner notes to Rounder CD0375). Sources for notated versions: George Pounds via Bob Walters (both Burt County, Nebraska, fiddlers) [Christeson]; Lonnie Robertson (1908-1981, Springfield, Mo.), learned from Bob Walters  [Beisswenger & McCann]. Beisswenger & McCann (Ozark Fiddle Music), 2008; pg. 117. R.P. Christeson (Old Time Fiddlers Repertory, vol. 1), 1973; pg. 41. Marimac 9054, The Ill-Mo Boys - "Fine as Frog Hair" (1995). Missouri State Old Time Fiddlers' Association, Uncle Bob Walters - "Old Time Fiddler's Repertory" (1976). Rounder CD 0375, Lonnie Robertson – “Lonnie’s Breakdown” (2008. Originally recorded 1978).

 

JUMP IN THE WELL PRETTY LITTLE MISS. Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, Missouri. A Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AAB. Source for notated version: Geoff Seitz with the Ill-Mo Boys (Mo.) [Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 1, 1994; pg. 129. Marimac 9054, The Ill-Mo Boys - "Fine as Frog Hair" (1995).

 

JUMP JIM CROW. Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, West Virginia. D Major. Standard tuning. AB (Silberberg): AABB (Phillips). The name of this old minstrel tune appears in a list of traditional Ozark Mountain fiddle tunes compiled by musicologist/folklorist Vance Randolph, published in 1954. The set of lyrics below is from "Sketches and Eccentricities of Col. David Crockett of W. Tennessee," 1833, by J.S. French  {quoted by Charles Wolfe, The Devil's Box, Sept. 1982, pg. 38}.

***

My old misses she don't like me,

Because I don't eat the blackeyed pea. (x2)

***

My old misses long time ago,

She took me down de hill side to jump Jim Crow.

First upon the heel tap, then upon the toe,

Every Monday morning I jump Jim Crow.

***

Oh, Lord, ladies don't you know,

You never get to heaven till you jump Jim Crow.

Repeat beginning strain of song).

***

African-American collector Thomas Talley printed a version in his book Negro Folk Rhymes (reprinted in 1991, edited by Charles Wolfe), which goes:
***

 

Git fus upon yo heel,

An’ den upon yo toe;

An ebry time you tu’n ‘round,

You jump Jim Crow.
***

Now fall upon yo knees,

Junp up an’ bow low;

An’ ebry time you tu’n ‘round,

You jump Jim Crow.

***

Put yo han’s upon yo hips,

Bow low to yo beau;

An’ ebry time you tu’n ‘round,

You jump Jim Crow

 

 

Jim Crow, c. 1832

***

In the 1960’s Braxton County, W.Va., fiddler Melvin Wine (1909-2003) returned to fiddling after a 20 year hiatus and was ‘discovered’ by young revival fiddlers, eager to learn authentic tunes.  “’One song I played, Jump Jim Crow, the young people just hungered for that one,’ Melvin says. ‘I played it so many time at (the West Virginia State Folk Festival at) Glenville, I wore the feathers off the crow’” (Mountains of Music, John Lilly ed., 1999, pg. 11). Sources for notated versions: Melvin Wine (West Virginia) [Phillips]; Tony Mates [Silberberg]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), Vol. 1, 1994; pg. 129. Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern), 2002; pg. 78. CD, Alan Jabbour, James Reed, Bertram Levy – “A Henry Reed Reunion” (2002).

 

JUMP UP TROUBLE. Old‑Time. The title appears in a list of traditional Ozark Mountain fiddle tunes compiled by musicologist/folklorist Vance Randolph, published in 1954.

 

JUMPERS. Scottish, Hornpipe. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. Composed by the famous Scottish late 18th century/early 20th century violinist James Scott Skinner. Gatherer (Gatherer’s Musical Museum), 1987; pg. 39. Skinner, Miller O' Hirn Collection (1881)

 


JUMPING BUCK. AKA and see "Jump and Buck." Old‑Time. The title appears in a list of traditional Ozark Mountain fiddle tunes compiled by musicologist/folklorist Vance Randolph, published in 1954.

 

JUMPING CACTUS.  AKA and see “Angleworm Wiggle.”

 

JUMPING GEORDIE. AKA and see "Templeglantine Reel [1]," "The Prince of Wales' Fancy," "The Pope's Toe." Scottish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. See also the related “Kilwinning’s Steeple.” Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No. 68, pg. 9.

X:1

T:Jumping Geordie

Z:Nigel Gatherer

M:4/4

L:1/8

K:G

d|g2 dB g2 dB|g2 dB cA A2|g2 dB g2 dB|cedc BG G:|]

d|BGdG eGdG|BGdB cA A2|BGdG eGdG|cedc BG G:|]

 

JUMPING JOAN. AKA and see "Jumping John."

 

JUMPING JOHN. AKA and see "Jumping Joan," "Joan's Placket (is Torn)," "Cock o' the North [1]," "Jean Qui Saut."  English, Scottish, Shetlands; Reel. Shetland, Whalsay. England, Northumberland. A Major. Standard tuning. AA'B. Title appears in Henry Robson's list of popular Northumbrian song and dance tunes ("The Northern Minstrel's Budget"), which he published c. 1800. It is one of the "missing tunes" of William Vickers' 1770 Northumbrian manuscript. Popular in mainland Scotland in the early 18th century, and imported to the Shetland Islands. The melody was published in Playford's Dancing Master (1674) as "Jumping Joan," and by Oswald in this tenth collection in Scotland (in A Flat Major) and by Feuillet in his Recueil de Contredanses (1706) in Paris. "It was also prescribed by Burns for the song 'Her Daddie forbad and her Minnie forbad' in Johnson's Musical Museum and under another name, 'Cock o' the North', it is a popular Scottish jig or 6/8 march" (Cooke, 1986). Samuel Bayard (1981) dates the tune from the 1600's. Under the title "Joan's Placket Is Torn" the tune was mentioned in Pepys' diary for June 1667, and it was printed in Playford's Dancing Master from the edition of 1686 and all later ones. There is an unsubstantiated story that a trumpet version of the tune was played at the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots, in 1587. See also the related tune “When I Followed a Lass” printed in Glasgow in 1782 by James Aird. Source for notated version: Andrew Poleson (Whalsay, Shetland) [Cooke]. Callcott. Cooke (The Fiddle Tradition of the Shetland Isles), 1986; Ex. 20, pg. 70. Johnson (Musical Museum), 1787‑1803, Vol. 2; No. 138. Johnson‑Stenhouse, 1853; pg. 129. Oswald (The Caledonian Pocket Companion), 1750?, Vol. 2; pg. 72. Smith (Scottish Minstrel), 1820‑24, Vol. 2; pg. 54.

                       

JUMPING JUDY. Old‑Time. The title appears in a list of traditional Ozark Mountain fiddle tunes compiled by musicologist/folklorist Vance Randolph, published in 1954.

                       

JUMPING TOOTHACHE [1]. Old‑Time, Reel. USA; Michigan, Indiana. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. This version is distinguished by raps in the 2nd and 6th measures of the 'B' part, meant to represent, says Johnson, "those little spots in your teeth." Source for notated version: Bob Hubbach [Johnson]. Johnson (The Kitchen Musician's No. 7: Michigan Tunes), Vol. 7, 1986‑87; pg. 7.

 

JUMPING TOOTHACHE [2]. American, Country Rag. C Major.

                       

JUMPY JIG. Canadian, Jig. WMT002, Wendy MacIsaac – “That’s What You Get” (1998?).

 


JUNE APPLE [1]. Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA, Virginia. A Mixolydian. Standard or AEae (Tommy Jarrell) tunings. AB (Silberberg): AABB (most versions). A June apple is an early ripening variety of apple, maturing in the spring in the southern United States. It tends to be smaller and more tart then later-ripening apples. Most versions are in the mixolydian mode, although Benton Flippen (b. 1920, Surry Country, N.C.) plays it in A major. The late Mt. Airy, North Carolina, fiddler Tommy Jarrell (b. 1901) sang these words to the 'B' part:

***

Wish I was a June Apple
Hanging on a tree
Every time my true love passed
She'd take a little bite of me

***
Going across the mountain
I'm Going in a swing
When I get on the other side
I'm gonna hear my woman sing

***
Don't you hear that banjo saying
I wish that gal was mine
Can't you hear that banjo saying
I wish that gal was mine

***
Charlie he's a nice young man
Charlie he's a dandy
Charlie he's a nice young
He feeds the gals on candy

***
Over the river to feed my sheep
Over the river Charlie
Over the river to feed my sheep
Feed them on barley

***

Wish I had some sticks and poles
Build my chimney higher
Ever time it rains or snows
Puts out all my fire

***

Joel Shimberg points out that the lyrics to “Train on the Island” scan for the “June Apple” melody and are sometimes sung to it as ‘floating verses.’ Sources for notated versions: Red Clay Ramblers (N.C.) [Brody]; Uncle Charlie Higgins (Galax, Va.) [Krassen]; Allan Block and Andy May [Spandaro]; W.B. Reid/M. Gaponoff [Silberberg]; Carthy Sisco [Silberberg]; Benton Flippen (Surry Co., N.C.) via Jody Stecher [Fiddler Magazine]. Brody (Fiddler’s Fakebook), 1983; pg. 153. Fiddler Magazine, Winter 2008/09, vol. 15, No. 4; pg. 8. Johnson (Kitchen Musician No. 2: Old‑Timey Fiddle Tunes for Hammer Dulcimer, Fiddle, etc), 1982 (revised 1988, 2003); pg. 6. Krassen (Appalachian Fiddle), 1973; pg. 34‑35. Phillips (Fiddlecase Tunebook), 1989; pg. 24. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), 1994; pg. 130. Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern), 2002; pg. 79 (two versions). Spandaro (10 Cents a Dance), 1980; pg. 37. Chubby Dragon CD1008, Brad Leftwich, Bruce Molsky et al – “Mountairy.usa” (2001). County 713, Cockerham, Jarrell, and Jenkins‑ "Down to the Cider Mill" (Tommy Jarrell learned the tune from his father, Ben Jarrell). Folkways FTS 331038, Roger Sprung and Hal Wylie‑ "Bluegrass Blast." Heritage 054, Smokey Valley Boys ‑ "Brandywine '83: Music of French America" (1984). Marimac AHS #3, Glen Smith – “Say Old Man” (1990. Learned from Tommy Jarrell). Marimac 9000, Dan Gellert & Shoofly ‑ "Forked Deer" (1986. Learned from Tommy Jarrell). Tennvale 002, Red Clay Ramblers‑ "Galax '73."

X:1

T:June Apple

L:1/8

M:4/4

K:Amix

eg | ageg ageg | agec A2ef | g2gf g2ef | gagf e2eg |

ageg ageg | agec A2cd | eaag aged | cAAG A2 :|

|: e2 | ecB2 A3A | c2d2 e3A | G2GG GBd2 | g4 f4 |

ecB2 A3A | c2d2 e3A | G2GG BAG2 | A6 :|

                       

JUNE BUG ON THE BARBED WIRE. American, Texas Style. G Major. From the playing of Texas fiddler Major Franklin. Gary Lee Moore says Franklin would play the piece slightly out-of-tune, partly in homage to and partly in mockery of ‘old-time’ fiddling.

                       

JUNE IN BALLINODE. Irish, Air. The title appears in a list of tunes in his repertoire brought by Philip Goodman, the last professional and traditional piper in Farney, Louth, to the Feis Ceoil in Belfast in 1898 (Breathnach, 1997). While mostly traditional in his repertoire, Goodman regularly played several novelty or ‘popular’ tunes.

                       

JUNE ROSE WALTZ. Old‑Time, Waltz. USA, Alabama. County 401, "The Stripling Brothers". Vocalion 5468, Stripling Brothers (Alabama) {1929}.

                       

JUNIATA. AKA and see “Pushee’s Hornpipe.” American, Hornpipe. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 103. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 139.

X:1

T:Juniata

M:2/4

L:1/8

R:Hornpipe

S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Bb

F|.BB/c/ .dc/B/|B/d/f/g/ .fd/f/|b/f/d/f/ g/f/d/B/|c/B/c/d/ c/e/d/c/|.BB/c/ .dc/B/|

B/d/f/g/ .fd/f/|g/b/f/d/ c/B/c/d/|BdB::B/A/|.G{A}G/^F/ .G{A}G/^F/|.GG/A/ .BB/c/|

.d{e}d/^c/ .d{e}d/c/|d/=c/B/d/ .fB/d/|f/g/f/d/ .fd/f/|g/^f/g/a/ .gb/g/|f/d/B/d/ c/e/d/c/|BdB:|

                       

JUNIOR CREHAN’S (FAVORITE). AKA and see “Bangor Reel,” “Bridie Morley’s,” “Cronin’s (Reel) [2]," “Indian on the Rock,” “The Knotted Cord [1],” “The Knot in/on the Cord.” Irish, Reel. The tune was recorded in the 1930s on a Decca 78 by John McKenna and Eddie Meehan contained in a medley called "Bridie Morley's.” The title honors Martin “Junior” Crehan (1908-1998) the late great fiddler, concertina player, composer, singer, and storyteller of Mullagh, Co. Clare, originally from Ballynakea, near Quilty, Co. Clare. Green Linnet SIF 1162, Kevin Crawford - “The D Flute Album.”

X:1

T:Junior Crehan’s Favorite

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

K:Ador

~A3B AE~E2|A2Bd edBA|~G3A GEDE|G2BG dGBG|

~A3B AE~E2|A2Bd edBA|G2 (3B^cd efge|1 dBGA BAAG:|2 dBGA BAA2||

|:ea~a2 ea~a2|eaab aged|eg~g2 eg~g2|egga gedg|

ea~a2 ea~a2|eaab aged|~B3d gaba|1 gedB BA~A2:|2 gedB BAGB||

           

JUNIOR’S SNARE DRUM. Canadian, Jig. Canada, Cape Breton. A Minor. Standard tuning. AABB’. Composed by the late Cape Breton fiddler and composer Jerry Holland (1955-2009). Cranford (Jerry Holland: The Second Collection), 2000; No. 237, pg. 87.

           

JUNIOR’S WALTZ. American, Waltz. Composed by New Mexican Texas-style fiddler Junior Daugherty. Green Linnet GLCD 3105, Aly Bain - “Lonely Bird” (1996. Learned from Junior Daugherty).

                       

JUNIPER HALL. American, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The melody was published in George P. Knauff’s Virginia Reels, vol. III (Baltimore, 1839).

X:1

T:Juniper Hall

M:2/4

L:1/8

R:reel

B:George P. Knauff – Virginia Reels, vol. III (Baltimore, 1839)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

dd/f/ (a/f/a/f/)|(b/g/b/g/) (a/f/a/f)|(g/f/g/e/) (f/e/f/d/)|(c/d/e/f/) e/c/A|dd/f/ (a/f/a/f/)|

(b/g/b/g/) (a/f/a/f/)|(g/f/g/e/) (f/e/f/d/)|(c/d/e/f/) dz::ee/c/ (A/c/e/a/)|(g/f/e/d/) (c/d/e/c/)|

(d/f/a/f/) (b/g/a/f/)|(g/e/f/d/) e/c/A|dd/f/ (a/f/a/f/)|(b/g/b/g/) (a/f/a/f/)|(g/f/g/e/) (f/e/f/d/)|(c/d/e/f/) dz:||

 

JUNIPER HILL.  English, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The melody was published in Charles and Samuel Thompson’s Compleat Collection of 200 Country Dances, vol. 4 (London, 1780, pg. 99). It also appears in the music manuscripts of John Moore (Ironbridge, Shropshire, 1820), Joshua Jackson (Harrogate, north Yorkshire, 1798) and William Vickers (Northumberland, 1770). Callaghan (Hardcore English), 2007; pg. 60.

X:1

T:Juniper Hill

M:6/8

L:1/8

S:Joshua Jackson MS

Z:C.G.P.

K:G

|:B>c|dBG cAF|GBd g2f|edc BAG|FAA ABc|dBG cAF|!

GBd g2b|agf ed^c|d3 d::f>g|afd dfg|afd g2B|cec BdB|!

cAA ABc|dBd ede|fdf gfe|dcB AGF|G3 G:|

 

JUNIPER JIG. Canadian, Jig. Canada, Cape Breton. Composed by Charles F. Sherrit. Canadian Broadcasting Corp. NMAS1972, Natalie MacMaster - "Fit as a Fiddle" (1993).

                       

JUNO AND PALLAS. English, Country Dance Tune (6/8 time). G Minor. Standard tuning. AA'. The tune dates to c. 1727. Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes), 1986.

                       

JUPES FENDUES. French, Bourree a 2 Temps (2/4 time). D Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by Ph. Prieur. Stevens (Massif Central), 1988; No. 85.

                       

JUST A DREAM. AKA and see "Juste un Reve."

                       

JUST A-GOING. English, Reel. England, Northumberland. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Seattle (William Vickers), 1987, Part 2; No. 352.

                       

JUST AS I WAS IN THE MORNING. Scottish, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. John Glen (1891) finds the earliest appearance of the tune in print in Robert Bremner's 1757 collection. Aird (Selection), vol. II, 1782; No. 58, pg. 21. Bremner (Scots Reels), 1757; pg. 64.

X:1

T:Just as I was in the Morning

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:Aird, Vol. II (1782)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

(f/e/) | d2 D FED | EFE cBc | d2D F/G/AF | A3d3 :|

|: A | dfa afd | cea ecA | ded fed | f3 a2b | afa geg |

fdf ece | d2D FAF | A3 d3 :|

X:2

T:Just as I was in the Morning

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:Bremner - Scots Reels (1757)

Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion

K:D

(f/e/) | d2 D (F/G/A)F | EFE "tr"(c>Bc) | d2D (F/G/A)F | A3d2 :|

|: A | dfa afd | cde ecA | ded fdg | "tr"f3 a2b | afa geg |

fdf ece | {B/c/}d2D (F/G/A)F | A3 d2 :|

                       

JUST AS SHE WAS IN THE MORNING. English, Jig. England, Northumberland. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. It is perhaps "Just as I was in the Morning"?? Seattle (William Vickers), 1987, Part 3; No. 413.

                       

JUST AS THE TIDE WAS FLOWING.  AKA and see “Poor Soldier.” English, Air.

 

JUST AT/IN THE HEIGHT OF HER BLOOM. AKA and see "An Seanduine Coileailte," "The Silly Old Man," "Girls take care how you marry," "The Swaggering Jig [1]," "The Noggin of Cream," "Tiggit along the Room," "The old woman's Consort," "Welcome the Piper," "The Drunken Gauger [1]," "The Munster Rake." Irish, Slip Jig. G Major. Standard. ABC. "There was a song to this air, supposed to be sung by a young man who got married to a pretty girl with a high education, but who turns out a very bad housekeeper. The only part I remember is the chorus:‑‑

***

So beware of those boarding‑school lasses,

And never by beauty be led:

The girl that all others surpasses

Is one that can work for her bread." (Joyce).

***

Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Song), 1909; No. 122, pgs. 61‑62.

                       

JUST BECAUSE. AKA ‑ "Because, Just Because." American, Song and Dance Tune (2/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning. ABB. The song was popular throughout North America in the early part of the 20th century and entered a number of traditions.

***

Just Because you think you're so pretty

Just Because you think you're so hot

Just Because you think you got something

That nobody else has got

***

Well you caused me to spend all my money

You laughed and called me old Santa Claus...

Well I'm telling you honey I'm through with you

Well Because, now, now, Just Because....

***

Source for notated version: transplanted French-Canadian fiddler Omer Marcoux {1898-1982} (Concord, N.H.), who learned the tune in Canada [Miskoe & Paul]. Miskoe & Paul (Omer Marcoux), 1994; pg. 38. Alcazar Dance Series ALC‑202, Sandy Bradley ‑ "Potluck and Dance Tonite!" (1979).

                       

JUST CRUISING. Canadian, Reel. Canada, Cape Breton. D Major. Standard tuning. AA’B. Composed by fiddler Jerry Holland (Invervess, Cape Breton). Cranford (Jerry Holland’s), 1995; No. 117, pg. 34. Odyssey ORCS 1051, Jerry Holland – “Fiddler’s Choice” (1999). WS 031703, Wendy MacIsaac – “Timeline” (2003).

                       

JUST FRIENDS. Old-Time, Waltz. D Minor ('A' and 'B' parts) & F Major ('C' part). Standard tuning. AA'BBC. Source for notated version: Bob Wills (Texas) [Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 2, 1995; pg. 270.

                       


JUST FROM THE FOUNTAIN. AKA and see "Back to the Fountain." Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, Missouri. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: Art Galbraith (Springfield, Mo.) [Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 2, 1995; pg. 70. Rounder 0157, Art Galbraith - "Simple Pleasures."

 

JUST IN THE HEIGHT OF HER BLOOM. AKA and see “The Swaggering Jig.” Irish, Air (9/8 time). D Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AB. Joyce thought the song to be about a man who married a girl with a good education who turned out to be a very bad housekeeper, but only remembered the chorus:
***

So beware of those boarding-school lasses,

And never by beauty be led;

The girl that all others surpasses

Is one that can work for her bread.

***

The tune for the song is the familiar slip jig “The Swaggering Jig,” also known by the titles “An Seanduine Coileáilte” (Breathnach - CRÉ II, 98), “McDonnell's Rant” (O'Farrell - NIM p 23), “The Virgin Queen,” “Jockey has got a wife,” “The Drunken Gauger,” “Pol ruadh,” “Táim in arrears,” and “In debt in the public house.”

Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Songs), 1909; No. 122, pgs. 61-62.

X:1

T:Just in the height of her bloom

M:9/8

L:1/8

R:Air

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Dmix

d/c/|BAG GEG GEG|BAG EFG A2c|BAG GAG GAB|cBA BGE D2||

c|Bcd ded dBG|Bcd edB A2c|Bcd ded dBG|cBA BGE D2||d/c/|

BAG GEG GEG|BAG EFG A2c|BAG GEG GAB|cBA BGE D2||

 

JUST THE THING. English, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AB. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 120.

 

JUSTE UN REVE (Just a Dream). Cajun, Waltz. USA, southwestern Louisiana. D Major. Standard tuning. One part. Source for notated version: accordion player Belton Richard (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille Chère!), 1990; pgs. 392-393. Swallow Records SW-LP6010, Belton Richard.

 

JUSTICE BALANCE.  English, Country Dance Tune (4/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The melody was first printed in London publisher Charles and Samuel Thompson’s Compleat Collection of 200 Country Dances, vol. 4 (1780, pgs. 3 & 100). It also can be found in the John Fife music manuscript copybook of 1780-1804 (?). Fife was from Perthshire, Scotland, who may have been a seaman for a time. Justice Balance is a character in George Farquhar’s play The Recruiting Officer (1706), a gentle and affectionate satire on provincial life and the human nature of national heroes. Balance is the father of Silvia, who will inherit his fortune when he dies. Interestingly, Farquhar had firsthand knowledge recruiting, for at the time he was writing his play he was a Grenadier Officer who actually spent some time recruiting in Shrewsbury. The first two bars (repeated in measure 5 & 6) are identical to Turlough O’Carolan’s air “Carolan’s Draught.” Callaghan (Hardcore English), 2007; pg. 40.

 

JUSTICE GUTTLE.  English, Jig. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The music also appears in the 1786 commonplace book of American flute player Henry Beck. Justice Guttle was a gluttonous character from the British farce The Lying Vallet, by actor and producer David Garrick, who staged it in 1740 at Drury Lane. Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1), 1757; No. 144.

X:1

T:Justice Guttle

M:6/8

L:1/8

B:Thompson’s Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1 (London, 1757)

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

Z:abc’s:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

E|Ace fga|ecA fdB|Ace fga|ecA f2a|Ace fga|ecA fdB|ecA BGE|cdB A2:|

|:f/g/|aec fdB|ecA BGE|aec fdB|ecA f2 f/g/|aec fdB|ecA BGE|cea fdB|cdB A2:||

 

J'VEUX M' MARIER (I Want to Marry). Cajun, Two-Step (4/4 time). USA, southwestern Louisiana. C Major. Standard tuning. AA(Vocal)BAA(Vocal)BA(Vocal)A(Vocal)AA(Vocal)BAB(Vocal)B(Vocal)BA(Vocal)BAAA. Roy Fusilier thought Cajun fiddler Leo Soileau and Mayuse LaFleur wrote the song. Source for notated version: fiddler Leo Soileau & Moise Robin (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille Chère!), 1990; pgs. 172-174. Old Timey Records OT-108, Leo Soileau.

 

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