Jenny's Welcome To Charlie

This transcription comes from the Paddy Glackin/Paddy Keenan duet mentioned in the discussion thread. It bears a strong resemblence to the version in the Krassen edition of O'Neill's (page 142), though to me Glackin's holds together better (probably because Krassen tended to put too many variations into a single transcription). Kevin Burke also does a thoughtful version, but I can't recall if and where he's recorded it.

Pipers will find a version from Seamus Ennis in Breathnach's Vol 2 (#261) of Ceol Rince na hEireann.

This is a popular show piece for fiddlers, and has cycled in and out of being a standard at competitions.

# Posted on November 14th 2001 by Miss Lonelyhearts

oh yeah...25 years ago I heard Aly Bain play this piece with Boys of the Lough, but first, by way of introduction, Cathal MCConnell launched into one of his wonderful rambling dissertations about what a welcome that was. Somehow, without ever stooping to plain language, Cathal got it across that Jenny was both angry at and ravenous for poor old Charlie, who perhaps had been away from home for too long. As usual, Cathal's interpretation took longer to tell than Aly's four times through this four-part reel, and was just as entertaining.

# Posted on November 14th 2001 by Miss Lonelyhearts

Of that Seamus Ennis version - mighty piping.

# Posted on January 11th 2004 by Paddy

"Jenny's Welcome To Charlie" from Doublin' by Paddy Glackin And Paddy Keenan

T:Jenny's Welcome To Charlie
T:Jenny's Welcome Home To Charlie
M:4/4
L:1/8
S:Paddy Glackin & Paddy Keenan - doublin
Z: gian marco pietrasanta
R:reel
K:Ddor
|D3c AGED|Ec~c2 dc~c2 |D3c AGED|E2cE EDCE|
|D3c AGED|Ec~c2 d2cd|eddc AGEA|1 GEcE EDCE:|2 GEcE EDDg|
|:effA efed|cA AA cAGe|fedf edcd|eaag edde|
|~f2Af efed|cAAc c2cd|eddc AGEA|GEcE EDDg:|
|:ea~a2 age^f|~g2ag gedg|eaag gaag|eaag eddg|
|~a2ea age^f|~g2ag gedB|GA(3Bcd ecdc|1AGcG EGGg:|2AGcG EGGc|
|:Ad~d2 defc|Ac~c2 cAGc|Addc d2 cd|eaag eddc|
|~d2Ad dcAB|~c2Gc cAGE|DEFG Addc|1 AGcG EGGc:|2AGcG EGGE||

# Posted on April 17th 2005 by gian marco

Jenny's Welcome - Brian Conway version

Here's a transcription of fiddler Brian Conway's first trip through the tune, from his cd, First Through the Gate. Lots to digest here, and he makes it sound so easy. I think I'll go play easy tunes on my flute for a while....

X: 1
T: Jenny's Welcome To Charlie
D: Brian Conway, First Through the Gate
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Ddor
[D3D3] A AGEF|G/F/E cE dEcE|DAAc AGEG-|~G2 cG EDCE|
D3 A AGEF|G/F/E cE d2 cd|e/d/c dc AGEG-| ~G2 cG EDCE|
D3 A AGEF|G/F/E cE dEcE|DAAc AGEG|{A}GEcG EcGE|
D3 A AGEF|G~c3 d2 cd|e/d/c dc AGEG-|~G2 cG EDDe||
~f3d efed|cA (3AAA cAG2 |~f3d edcd|eaag edd2 |
e~f3 efed|cAAc G2 cd|e/d/c dc AGEG-|~G2 cG EDD2 |
e~f3 efed|B~c3 cAG2 |~f3d edcd|e/f/g ag ed[d2D2] |
~f3d efed|cAAc G2 cd|e/d/c dc AGEG-|~G2 cG EFGE||
Daag age^f|~g3a gedg|ea{b}ag abag|ea{b}ag edde|
a/b/a gb a2 e^f|~g3a gedB|[GG,]A B/c/d ecBc|AGcG EFGE|
[DA]~a3 age^f|ge f/g/a f-~g3|ea{b}ag a2 ag|ea{b}ag ed[dD]e|
a/b/a gb age^f||~g3a gedB|[GG,]A B/c/d ecBc|AGcG EFGE|
Dd{e}dc d2 ed|~c3d cAGc|Ad{e}dc d/e/d cd|ea{b}ag eddc|
d2 ce dcAB|[c3E3]B cAGE|[D2A2] FA d2 cB|A/B/A GF EFGE|
[DA]~d3 fded|cA B/c/d B~c3|Ad{e}dc d2 cd|ea{b}ag eddc|
dece (3ded AB|~c3d cAGE|D3 ^c- decB|A/B/A GF EcGE||

# Posted on August 17th 2005 by Miss Lonelyhearts

A bit more on the "Doublin'" version

I've set out below a more detailed look at Paddy Glackin's ornamentation in the third part, which is tricky to pick up. No disrespect intended to Gian Marco, who's transcription is excellent and very close to the original.

|:e~a3 {b}age^f|~g2ag {b}gedg|e~a3{b}ag ed|ea{b}ag eddg|
|(3agaea {b}age^f|~g2ag gedB|GA(3Bcd ecdc|1AGcG EGGg:|2AGcG EGGc|

# Posted on August 21st 2006 by Ger the Rigger

4th Part too

|:A~d3d efc|A~c3 cAGc|A~d2c (3ddd cd|ea{b}ag eddc-|
|cddA dcAB|~c2Gc cAGE|DEFG Addc|1 AGcG EGGc:|2AGcG EGGE||

# Posted on August 21st 2006 by Ger the Rigger

Jenny's Welcome to Charlie

Listen to Meath fiddler Mac Dara Ó Raghallaigh's unique version of the tune: http://dynamic.rte.ie/quickaxs/209-rte-ceilihouse-2008-01-19.smil (starts around 37:50)
From Ceili House Archive 2008: http://www.rte.ie/radio1/ceilihouse/1177834.html

# Posted on May 9th 2008 by slainte

Jenny's Welcome To Charlie version??

I was wondering what people would consider the most common version of "Jenny's welcome to Charlie", because I have heard other versions than the one that I play. I was told that a good few years ago someone made a recording of it that made it famous, but I can't remember who I was told recorded it. Does anyone know of this recording?
Can anyone help??

# Posted on February 12th 2009 by jlocky

Re: Jenny's Welcome To Charlie version??

Well, I have several recordings of it. Just looking through the recordings list on the page here for it, some recordings that might be considered "famous" would be:

Selected Jigs Reels And Songs - DeDannan
The Pipering of Willie Clancy Vol.2 - Willie Clancy
The Coleman Archive Vol. 2 - Various
Spirit of West Clare - Bobby Casey
Doublin' - Glackin & Keenan

etc.

It was DeDannan for me, though...

# Posted on February 12th 2009 by Reverend

Re: Jenny's Welcome To Charlie version??

The versions played by Seamus Ennis and Willie Clancy are great but not typical and pretty much inimitable on any instrument but the uilleann pipes. The Paddy Glackin version from Doublin' is the one I've encountered the most.

# Posted on February 12th 2009 by Seosamh Ui Sinan

Re: Jenny's Welcome To Charlie version??

My favourite version is definitely Paddy Glackins, accompanied by Donal Lunny.
I just got a record deck recently and have been enjoying all those old vinyl classics, scratches and all!...

# Posted on February 12th 2009 by banjoburger

Re: Jenny's Welcome To Charlie version??

Glackin on "Doublin'" gets my vote too. Also for Donal Lunny's accompaniment.

# Posted on February 12th 2009 by Kenny

Re: Jenny's Welcome To Charlie version??

Finbar Dwyer made a wonderful job on that tune on one of his recordings.

# Posted on February 12th 2009 by Free Reed

Re: Jenny's Welcome To Charlie version??

Kathleen Collins ... lovely.

# Posted on February 12th 2009 by Clear Drops

Re: Jenny's Welcome To Charlie version??

Zoe Conway's original

# Posted on February 13th 2009 by Shylock

Re: Jenny's Welcome To Charlie version??

The version printed in Matt Cranitch's Fiddle Book is unlike any recording
I've heard. The one I've learned is the Glackin version; I think Martin
Hayes also recorded one.

# Posted on February 13th 2009 by Hup

Re: Jenny's Welcome To Charlie version??

‘Most common’ and ‘popular’ only rarely coincide with ‘Good’ in Irish music these days. Why settle for the most common? The definitive version of “Jenny's welcome to Charlie” is, in my opinion, the version recorded by the great fiddler Hugh Gillespie from Ballybofey in North Donegal. Perhaps this is the famous recording of the tune you are referring to. A CD of Hugh Gillespie’s recordings called “Hugh Gillespie: Classic Recordings Of Irish Traditional Fiddle Music” is available, (compiled from his 78s from the 1930s) and it’s absolutely superb. Hugh Gillespie knew Michael Coleman in New York, and shared a flat with him I believe. In certain aspects of his playing he was certainly influenced by Coleman; and this (coupled with a narrow view of the musical Donegal tradition) has led to the current view among the ‘standard-bearers’ of Donegal fiddle playing that he is not at all representative of the Donegal style. In fact much of the playing in north and north-west Donegal at that time had a good deal more in common with other regional styles of Irish fiddling than did some of the south Donegal styles (which are quite idiosyncratic). Hugh Gillespie’s playing is quite recognizably in the Donegal style, and only a simpleton could mistake it for Michael Coleman’s style.
Martin Hayes recorded a characteristically slowish version of “Jenny's welcome to Charlie” on his latest CD ‘Welcome Here Again’, and in the sleeve-notes he refers to Hugh Gillespie’s recording.

# Posted on February 13th 2009 by whistleblower