Greensleeves

jig

Key signature: Aminor

Submitted on November 12th 2007 by OsvaldoLaviosa.

This tune has been added to 41 tunebooks.

Also known as Bacca Pipes, Green Sleeves, Greensleeves & Yellow Lace, Little Bogtrotter.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Celtic Heritage by Marcille Wallis
• A Cheste Of Fyne Jewells by Diabolus In Musica
• A Drop Of Pure by Quilty
• Ag Cur Na Samhradh by Samhradh
• Bach To Ireland by Vivian Minden And Julia Shaw
• Beltaine: Celtic Harp by Jennifer Van Der Harten
• Celtic Blessings by Celeste Howard
• Celtic Harp II: From A Distant Time by Patrick Ball
• Cnoc Bui by Conal Ó'Gráda
• En El Bosque Sin Retorno by Tocando El Aire
• En Passant by Queen's Gambit
• English Country Dances: Apollo's Banquet by Andrew Lawrence-King, David Douglas, Paul O'Dette
• English Fiddle Tunes by Pete Cooper
• Feet, Don't Fail Me Now by Boldwood
• Fiddles In The Cowshed by Lakeland Fiddlers
• Morris On by Morris On
• One Big Fiddle by Lakeland Fiddlers
• Rig-a-jig-jig: Dance Music Of The South Of England by Various Artists
• Sheepskins by John Kirkpatrick
• Songs Of The Muse by Brobdingnagian Bards
• Stepping Up: English Country Dance Music by Various Artists
• Traditions by Maggie Sansone
• Vol. 1 - Celtic Secrets by Greg Joy
• Watkins Ale: Music Of The English Renaissance by Baltimore Consort

X: 1
T: Greensleeves
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Amin
|:AB|c2 c cde|dGG GAB|cAA ABc|BEE EAB|
c2 c cde|dGG GAB|cAA BcB|A3 A:|
|:ce|g2 g gfe|dGG G2 d|a2 a aba|gee eef|
gag gfe|dGG GAB|cAA BcB|A3 A:|

Canadese in Circassian circle

A friend of mine taught me this jig that we usually play in our country as a basis for the Circassian Circle dance. He also called "Canadese" the set of tunes which includes this tune as 1st one. I look for the true tutle.

# Posted on November 12th 2007 by OsvaldoLaviosa

Very similar to The Bunch of Roses http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7959


But 'duplication' or 'cousin'? I'm not prepared to say. I'm all ears and no brain.

# Posted on November 13th 2007 by CreadurMawnOrganig

You mean this? http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/709

# Posted on November 13th 2007 by slainte

Yeah, that's what I meant. I left schoiol at 27, so I never learnt to count properly.

# Posted on November 13th 2007 by CreadurMawnOrganig

...or spel.

# Posted on November 13th 2007 by CreadurMawnOrganig

Greensleeves & Yellow Lace

The tune here has a stronger similarity to "Greensleeves & Y L" than it has to "The Bunch of Roses" The 'B' music of this tune makes it different to "Bunch of Roses" sufficiently so in character & feel. This one is certainly un-Irish whereas, to me, the 'B' music of "Bunch of Roses" has an Irish feel.

"Greensleeves & Yellow Lace" is found in the Playford Dancing Master collection of 1721. English Courtly dances.

# Posted on November 13th 2007 by hetty

Greensleeves & Yellow Lace

M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: Jig
K: G min
|: A | B2B B>cd | cAF F>GA | B2B G>AB | A>G^F/^E/ D2A | B2B B>cd | cAF F>GA | B>AG A2^F | G3 G :||
|: ^e | f2f f>ed | cAF F2f | gab a2g | fdd d2^e | f2f f>ed | cAF F2A | B>AG A2^F | G3 G :||

I hope I've got the dotted triplets right. e.g. bar 1. B>cd
It is a very stately dance so the speed is steady and with plenty of emphasis on the dotted quavers in some of the triplets.

# Posted on November 13th 2007 by hetty

Greensleeves by O'Neill n.209

Thanks to hetty I found the same tune in "O'Neill: The Dance music of Ireland (1001 gems)" n.209. The first name is "Greensleeves" (and sounds very near to the famous air, but in 6/8 jig). O'Neill also calls it "Little bogtrotter" as you can find in the index book.

# Posted on November 15th 2007 by OsvaldoLaviosa

A Morris take

Here's a Morris take:
X:1
T:Bacca Pipes
R:Jig
C:
S:Bacon (MDT)
N:
A:Bampton
O:English
P:A.(AB)2.A
M:6/8
K:ADor
%P:A/2.(AB)$^2$.A
P:A
|: c3 B2 c | d2 B G3 | cdc A2 c | B2 G E3 |
c2 B c2 e | d2 B G2 B | c2 A B2 G | A3 A3 :|
P:B
|: g3 g2 e | d2 B B3 | g3 g2 g | a2 g e3 |
efg g2 e | d2 B G2 B | c2 A B2 G | A3 A3 :|

# Posted on November 19th 2007 by Alancorsini

More "Greensleeves" ~

Key signature: e minor
Submitted on April 17th 2003 by tufbo.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1598

# Posted on November 27th 2007 by ceolachan

"Christmas Comes But Once A Year"

Key signature: G Dorian
Submitted on October 19th 2006 by usedbullfrog.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/6270

# Posted on March 28th 2008 by ceolachan