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Johnny Jay

Thought I'd update my profile again(May 2011)

East Central Scotland....... Very fond of Scots, Irish, and Scandinavian tunes.

Mandolin, fiddle, and "similar" stringy things.
I'm now also learning to play the piano accordion as I've been finding musical instruments too difficult. :-)

Also, I've now purchased a harp and I'm trying to justify the purchase by "suggesting" that the principle is the same(or can be) as that of the piano accordion (which I'm also learning for good or ill), i.e. you can play the melody with the right hand and the basses, chords, etc with the left. Of course, there's much more to it than that.

Generally, I'm more likely to prefer frequenting Scottish leaning sessions or those with a "good mix"....... not to be confused with a free for all.
Having said that, I love Irish music sessions too although I only take part if I know a decent number of the tunes on the night.


Tunes in Johnny Jay's tunebook: 40

Details History Tunebook

Number of tunes submitted: 57

Newest Tunes submitted:

Angels From The Ashes waltz April 9th 2012
JJ's reel February 7th 2012
The Gentle Light That Wakes Me reel January 17th 2012
Lucy Cassidy reel July 13th 2011
Cutty Sark reel May 21st 2007

Number of tunes requested: 1

Newest Tunes requested:

Murdo Of The Moon April 5th 2011

Number of recordings submitted: 34

Newest Recordings submitted:

Single Track Road Trip Carol Anderson And Martin Macdonald July 21st 2010
Dan Sullivan's Shamrock Band Dan Sullivan's Shamrock Band November 7th 2008
Frozen River Dagger Gordon November 26th 2005
Obadeea Hom Bru August 2nd 2005
An Darna Umhail Dochas August 1st 2005

Number of links submitted: 3

Newest Links submitted:

Mandolin.org.uk August 8th 2005
Celtic Connections January 11th 2004
Fiddle 2003 November 4th 2003

Number of sessions submitted: 0

Number of events submitted: 26

Newest events submitted:

The Long Notes October 6th 2011
Andy Irvine At Edinburgh Folk Club October 8th 2010
Claire Mann And Aaron Jones June 30th 2010
Newcastleton Traditional Music Festival June 28th 2010
Eamonn Coyne And Friend(s) March 4th 2010

Number of discussions submitted: 248

Newest Discussions submitted:

Am I hearing right? April 18th 2012
Ptarmigan on the telly now... April 8th 2012
Watching your fingers...... March 8th 2012
So called "Celtic Music" on guitar. What's the point? March 3rd 2012
How much should you pay for a musical instrument? February 9th 2012

Number of comments submitted: 5274

Newest comments submitted:

Discussions Re: Minced, mashed and fannied about with May 26th 2012
Discussions Re: Minced, mashed and fannied about with May 26th 2012
Discussions Re: The Irish Get All the Breaks May 24th 2012
Discussions Re: Trad Bands May 22nd 2012
Discussions Re: The Irish Get All the Breaks May 22nd 2012
Details History Tunebook

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Name Type Key
The Linen Cap reel Amajor
Jig In A jig Amajor
Cathkin Braes strathspey Amajor
The Pumpkin's Fancy reel Amajor
Maggie Shanley's slide Amajor
The Irish hornpipe Aminor
Poll Ha'Penny hornpipe Amixolydian
The Sleeping Tune reel Bminor
Drunken Duck waltz Bmixolydian
Thursday Night In The Caley jig Cmajor
The Newmarket polka Dmajor
Crested Hens waltz Dmajor
Spórt jig Dmajor
Jeg Ser Deg Sote Lam waltz Dmajor
The Famous Baravan jig Dmajor
The Copenhagen reel Dmajor
John Carty's reel Dmajor
Tommy Hill's Favourite hornpipe Dmajor
The Trip To The Market reel Dmajor
Lucy Cassidy reel Dmajor
Four Filskettes In A Fiesta reel Dmajor
The Gentle Light That Wakes Me reel Dmajor
Angels From The Ashes waltz Dmajor
The Humours Of Ballyloughlin jig Dmixolydian
Poll Ha'penny hornpipe Dmixolydian
The Golden Keyboard reel Edorian
The Hills Of Glenorchy jig Edorian
Contentment Is Wealth jig Edorian
The Nine Points Of Knavery reel Edorian
Each Little Thing jig Emajor
John Naughton's reel Gmajor
The Road To Errogie reel Gmajor
Dick Glasgow's Toup strathspey Gmajor
Johnny Sunshine reel Gmajor
Cutty Sark reel Gmajor
Lark In The Clear Air waltz Gmajor
Shove The Pig's Foot A Little Closer To The Fire reel Gmajor
The Farting Badger jig Gmajor
JJ's reel Gmajor
The Dirty Bee reel Gminor

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