Key signature: Gmajor
Submitted on November 15th 2009 by zoronic.
This tune has been added to 10 tunebooks.
Also known as Jolly Tars Of The Victory, The News Of The Victory, Tars Of The Victory, The Tars Of The Victory, Tars Of Victory, Weeping Willow Tree, The Weeping Willow Tree, Willow Tree.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: News Of The Victory
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Gmaj
|: d | d^cd d^cd | g2G G2B | ABc DEF |1 GBd d2 :|2 G2B G2 ||
|: g | fed d2c | Bcd G2B | ABc DEF |1 GBd d2 :|2 G2B G2 ||
The Willow Tree
This is a tune a recalling playing for the English Country dance of that name. The tune's name may be different. Anyone know another name for this tune?
# Posted on November 15th 2009 by zoronic
"News of the Victory"
http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/NE.htm#NEWS_OF_THE_VICTORY
# Posted on November 15th 2009 by ceolachan
News of the Victory
That's it.
Knowing the name I also found it here
http://www.banjolin.co.uk/banjolin12/music/tunes/abcs/newsofthevictory.abc
Looks to me Like News of the Victory should be the primary name. I'll try to remedy that. Thanks
# Posted on November 15th 2009 by zoronic
News of the Victory
I've played this tune for a while. I pair it with News from Portugal which starts the set. I imagine these tunes were made for those elegant Officers' Ball's of the early eighteenth century celebrating the military exploits of Nelson and Wellington. The women in elegant, empire line, Jane Austen dresses and the men resplendent in uniform! You probably have the same book of tunes I got them from. Cheers, Gemtrimmer
# Posted on November 16th 2009 by gemtrimmer
The dance
The dance that I played this for seemed more like the kind of dance that would have been done at Fezziwig's Christmas party - youthful Scrooge's employer... ie not really a high-brow kind of thing, but then that's just my imagining.
# Posted on November 16th 2009 by zoronic
News of the Victory
I pair this with "St. George's Day" - a tune so thoroughly English that I would hesitate to post it here as I might get a telling off.
# Posted on November 18th 2009 by spindizzy
Sponge Bob's Jig
I Hope one you folks check's out the jig I posted as Sponge Bob's. It is the tune that I used to play with this tune for Willow Tree. I'd like to give it a real name.
# Posted on November 22nd 2009 by zoronic