The Long Note

reel

Key signature: Dmixolydian

Submitted on February 9th 2003 by swisspiper.

This tune has been added to 48 tunebooks.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Festival Of Traditional Irish Music by Various Artists
• Foinn Seisiun 1 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
• Hidden Ground by Paddy Glackin, Jolyon Jackson
• In Tandem by Kevin Burke And Ged Foley
• Micheal O Suilleabhain by Micheal O Suilleabhain
• Sligo Ceili by Seamus Tansey
• Sweeney's Dream by Kevin Burke
• The High Kings Of Tara by Planxty And Various Artists
• The Long Long Note by Deiseal
• The World Turned Upside Down by Patti O'Doors
• Traditional Irish Accordion by Tony MacMahon

X: 1
T: Long Note, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmix
|:D3A AGEF|GE~E2 cEGE|~D3A AGEG|1 A2GA EAAE:|2 A2GE EDD2||
d2dB cAdB|cAdB cAG2|d2dB cA (3Bcd|eaag eddc|
d2dB cAdB|cAdB cAGE|DEFG AddB|cAGE EDD2||
|:~a3b afdf|~g3a ge^ce|eaag aged|eaag eddf|
~a3b afdf|g2fg ed^cB|AB^cd e2dB|1 A2GE FDD2:|2 (3ABA GA EAGE||
"variations"
|:D3A AGEF|GE~E2 cABG|~D3A AGEG|1 AEGE EAGE:|2 A2GA EDD2||
d2de cAde|ecde cAGE|Aded cA (3Bcd|eaag (3ege dc|
d2de cAde|cded cAGE|DEFG Add^c|A2GE EDD2||
|:~a3b afdf|~g3a ge^ce|a2fa afdf|eaag (3ege df|
defa afdf|g2fd ed^cB|AB^cd e2d^c|1 A2GE FDD2:|2 (3ABA GA EDDE||

I've just stolen this abc from Henrik Norbeck's collection - missing is the jazzy impro of Deiseal, but that's not a session part anyhow...
Urs

# Posted on February 9th 2003 by swisspiper

Single Jig

This tune is actually a single jig but it seems to be common now to play it like a barndance or like a slow reel. The only time I've heard it played to actually sound like a single jig was on an old recording of Leo Rowsome. It is of course closely related tunes like "Jenny's Welcome to Charley", "Jenny Picking Cockles".

# Posted on February 9th 2003 by milesnagopaleen

I think this actually *is* Jenny's Welcome to Charlie

That's what the tune's called now days anyway--would like to know if it started out with a different name. But the setting given here is missing the fourth part.

# Posted on February 10th 2003 by pchaffee

Missing Links

IMHO traditional music at least if not fixed (like here) is evolutionary. The key of tunes is changed, it's adapted to another instrument, other variations get fashionable and so on. I like all three tunes mentioned, they are part of different styles, aren't they? Where is the missing link between them or the common ancestor?

# Posted on February 10th 2003 by swisspiper

Not Jenny's Welcome

This is considered to be a different tune to Jenny's Welcome (although nearly identical notes) as it's supposed to be a single jig. I don't know why Henrik has it listed as a reel!

# Posted on February 13th 2003 by milesnagopaleen

The Long Note as a jig

http://tinyurl.com/nnrnkn

# Posted on August 27th 2009 by cocus