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Welcome Home Grainne

jig

Key signature: Amixolydian

Submitted on March 11th 2004 by errik.

This tune has been added to 77 tunebooks.

Also known as Grainne's Welcome, Grainne's Welcome Home, Grainne’s Welcome, Grania's Welcome Home, Johnny The Jumper, Welcome Home, Graniu.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

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X: 1
T: Welcome Home Grainne
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Amix
|:eAA cBA|eAA f^ga|eAA c2 e|dBG Bcd|
eAA cBA|ed=c B2 A|GBd gfe|dBG Bcd:|
|:cBA a^ga|ecA Bcd|cBA gfg|dBG Bcd|
cBA agf|gfe ~f3|dfa gfe|dBG Bcd:|

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Welcome Home Grainne sheetmusic
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Played by Altan

On one of their recordings--sorry can't remember which one...

# Posted on April 14th 2005 by pchaffee

Paul McGrattan also recorded a very imaginative version of the tune on flute. The notes suggest it was in the repertoire of John Doherty. Thank you for reminding me. Now I have to learn it!

# Posted on April 14th 2005 by slainte

"Grania's Welcome Home" (The Jig) / "Welcome Home Grainne" ~ duplication rescued

Key signature: A Mixolydian
Submitted on November 19th 2007 by Guidus.
~ /tunes/display/7984

X: 2
T: Grania's Welcome Home (The Jig)
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Amix
|: eAA cBA | eAA ~f3 | eAA cde | dBG Bcd |
eAA cBA | ed=c ~B2 A | GBd gfe | dBG Bcd :|
|: cBA a3 | ecA Bcd | cBA ~g3 | dBG Bcd |
cBA aAA | gAA ~f3 | def gfe | dBG Bcd :|

This is part 2 (The Jig) of Grania's Welcome Home set. Please see part 1 (The March) for details. (?)

# Posted on November 19th 2007 by Guidus

# Posted on November 19th 2007 by ceolachan

Now compare this tune with the first and third part of Langstrom's Pony ?

# Posted on November 7th 2009 by Free Reed

"The Northern Fiddler: Music and Musicians of Donegal and Tyrone"

Allen Feldman: general text & music editor
&
Eamonn O'Doherty: introduction, drawings and photographs
Blackstaff Press, 1979, Belfast, Northern Ireland
ISBN: 0-85640-155-2

Page 86 ~ "Grania's Welcome Home" (March, Jig and Reel) Johnny Doherty

# Posted on November 8th 2009 by ceolachan

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