The Wren's Nest

jig

Key signature: Edorian

Submitted on May 31st 2001 by Jeremy.

This tune has been added to 61 tunebooks.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Anthem by De Danann
• Irlande by Frankie Gavin, Arty Mc Glynn And Aidan Coffey
• Three Around The Table by Poljez Trio
• Zoe Conway by Zoe Conway

X: 1
T: Wren's Nest, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Edor
|:GAB ded|cAA A2c|BGE EFG|AFD AFD|GAB ded|cAA A2c|
BGE AFD|GEE E2D:|E2e d2B|cBA B2A|GAB ded|cAA BAG|
E2e d2B|cBA B2A|GAB cAB|GEE FED:|B,EE GED|B,EE E2D|
B,EE GAB|AFD AFD|B,EE GED|B,EE E2D|GAB cAB|GEE FED:|

This tune was written and recorded by Frankie Gavin of De Danann.

I find that this tune doesn't need much ornamentation; it's hard enough to play as it is. Start playing this at a slow pace until you've got the tune stuck in your head. Then you can start picking up the pace a bit. I suppose it's only to be expected that a tune written by a fiddle virtuoso like Frankie Gavin isn't going to be easy to play. Still, it's worth the effort.

# Posted on June 2nd 2001 by Jeremy

There is a Seaside spot in Norn Iron called BallyWhisken: "The Wren's Nest". It has the smallest bathe-able beach I've ever seen.

# Posted on November 14th 2005 by Innocent Bystander

This is a transcription of the tune as first recorded by De Danann on the album 'Anthem'. The B part is very tricky on the fiddle, less so on whistle.

|: D | GAB ded | cAA A2c | BGE EFG | AFD AFD |
GAB ded | cAA ABc | BGE AFD | GEE E2D :|
EGe deB | cAA ~B2A | GAB ded | cAA BGD |
EGe deB | cAA ~B2A | GAB cAB | GEE FED :|
|: B,DE GED | B,EE E2D | B,DE GAB | AFD FED |
B,DE GED | B,EE E2F | GAB cAB | GEE E2 :|

# Posted on December 19th 2006 by Robert Ryan

The Wrens Nest

I learned this tune many years ago from Fraser Howitt, a fiddler from Yorkshire. He played the 'C' section first, then the 'A', then the 'B'. It was not a much-heard tune, which is a pity, because it's an excellent jig.

We used to follow it with "Cut the File"

# Posted on July 25th 2008 by mike the box

@Robert Ryan :

Your timing is incorrect..

The fixed version of yours :

X: 1
T: The Wren's Nest
C: Frankie Gavin
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Edor
|:D|GAB ded |cAA A2c |BGE EFG |AFD AFD |
GAB ded |cAA ABc |BGE AFD |GEE E2 :|
|:D|EGe deB |cAA ~B2A|GAB ded |cAA BGD |
EGe deB |cAA ~B2A|GAB cAB |GEE FE :|
|:D|B,DE GED|B,EE E2D|B,DE GAB|AFD FED |
B,DE GED|B,EE E2F|GAB cAB |GEE E2 :|

A lovely jig anyway. Easy to play on the whistle in Ador (well, a lot of C...). But Edor is definitely more 'violinistic' (not sure is such a word in English).

# Posted on November 11th 2008 by Emmanuel Delahaye