The Wren's Nest

jig

Key signature: Edorian

Submitted on May 31st 2001 by Jeremy.

This tune has been added to 53 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