The Ringing Harp

slip jig

Key signature: Adorian

Submitted on October 25th 2003 by violynnsey.

This tune has been added to 18 tunebooks.

X: 1
T: Ringing Harp, The
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
R: slip jig
K: Ador
EAB cBAB2G|EAB cBA GED|EAB cBAB2d|
[1gfe dBA BGD:|2gfe dBA Bcd||
e2a eaf ged|eaa bag edB|
[1e2a eaf ged|c2A BGG Bcd:|
[2eaa egg e2f|gfe dBA BGD||

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The Ringing Harp

I composed this tune after several hours at the harp. This tune seemed to grow out of the reverberations still in my head after all of that playing! Please feel free to give me any feedback and comments you might have on the tune. Thanks!

# Posted on October 25th 2003 by violynnsey

Outstanding Tune!

I've transcribed this for Mandolin / Mandola (CGDa) and it is both memorable and very playable. An absolute delight! A friend is a very competent Viola player and I can't wait to try a duet in the low register.

Thanks for the on going, memorable melody.

# Posted on October 27th 2003 by 2situla

Great Tune

Thanks for a great slip jig which takes its place very nicely with the existing accepted standards - there aren't too many of them around!

# Posted on November 13th 2003 by Bannerman

Thanks to you both for your kind words! I love writing tunes, and slip jigs are my absolute favorite to write. There will be more in the future! :-)

# Posted on February 16th 2004 by violynnsey

Nice slip jig.

I just tried your slip jig melody on the harp and am definitely intrigued. Do you have the left hand part worked out yet? Use standard slip jig speed or..? Who shall we say composed it...just "violynnsey"?

# Posted on February 17th 2004 by windybaer

I like to keep the left hand simple when I play this on the harp. Mostly keep to the open A and E sounds and while playing the G Major chord, it is nice sometimes to keep the A in the bass to give it that "drone" sound. I subscribe to the Grainne Hambly school of left hand accompaniment on the harp: not too much to interfere with the tune melody, but enough to enhance the contour of the melodic line.

For this tune, I find it sounds nice played at a slower slip jig tempo - i.e. a tempo any harper would most likely use to play a tune rather than a rip-roaring fiddle speed (which I am sometimes guilty of).

As to who composed this tune, you may say that Lynnsey Smith is the responsible party...

Thanks for all of the feedback!

# Posted on March 7th 2004 by violynnsey