Jenny Dang The Weaver

reel

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on November 17th 2001 by granama.

This tune has been added to 120 tunebooks.

Also known as Gobha Bh'ann A Hogha Gearraidh, Horo Ghoid Thu Nighean, Jenny And The Weaver, Jenny Dang Da Weaver.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Beyond The Borders by Brandon Vance, Mark Minkler
• Braes Of Lochiel by Billy Ross And John Martin
• Callan Bridge by Niall And Cillian Vallely
• Cé by Cé
• Cherish The Ladies-Live by Cherish The Ladies
• Collectors' Items by Duncan Dyker And Friends
• Cornerstone by Celtic Spring
• Crosswinds by Capercaillie
• Cullen Bay by The Tannahill Weavers
• Dancing Fingers by Jennifer And Hazel Wrigley
• Fiddles In The Cowshed by Lakeland Fiddlers
• Fire And Grace by Alistair Fraser With Natalie Haas
• Fit As A Fiddle by Natalie MacMaster
• Gaelic Roots by Various Artists
• How Are We Getting Home? by Gaelic Storm
• Jock Tamson's Bairns by Jock Tamson's Bairns
• Live At Carnegie Hall by Boys Of The Lough
• Live From The Katharine Cornell Theater Traditional Irish Music by Various Artists
• Mar A Tha Mo Chridhe by Julie Fowlis
• Open Road by Boys Of The Lough
• Roaming Free by Colin MacLeod And Rory Sinclair
• Shetland Springs Fae Da Bonnie Isle by Gibbie Hutchison
• Suas E! by Mary Jane Lamond
• Sweet Rural Shade by Boys Of The Lough
• The Back Door by Cherish The Ladies
• The Bees Knees by Hamish Moore And Dick Lee
• The Branch Line by Jack And Charlie Coen
• The Gathering by Various Artists
• The Million Dollar Tip by Billy Goats Gruff
• The New Road by Charlie Piggot And Gerry Harrington
• The Pipers' Gathering 2005 by Various Artists
• The Steeplechase by Brendan Mulvihill And Donna Long
• Traditional Fiddle Music Of Cape Breton Volume 2: The Rovers Return by Various Artists
• Two Year Winter by Bill Jones
• Up In The Air by Jonny Hardie And Gavin Marwick With Davy Cattanach

X: 1
T: Jenny Dang The Weaver
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj

|:dA (3AAA AFAB | dA (3AAA f2ef | dB (3BBB BABd | ABde faef:|
|:d2fd efge | defd e2dB | d2fd efge | aA (3AAA f2ef:|

This tune is of Scottish origin. It is played by Donegal fiddlers, but probably seldom heard elswehere in Ireland. It is related to - probably an ancestor of - The Longford Tinker (which occasionally goes by the same name), posted earlier this week.

# Posted on November 17th 2001 by granama

Sorry, Jeremy. The EFE at the end of the 2nd part should be an 8ve higher.

# Posted on November 21st 2001 by granama

Niall and Cillican Vallely recorded this original Scottish setting.

# Posted on February 22nd 2003 by slainte

Horo Ghoid Thu Nighean

Cape Breton singer Mary Jane Lamond sings this tune.

Hò rò ghoid thu 'n nighean,
Hò rò shlaod thu i,
Hò rò ghoid thu 'n nighean,
Thug thu leat fo 'n aodach i.

Shiod agad mar ghoid thu 'n nighean,
Shiod agad mar shlaod thu i,
Shiod agad mar ghoid thu i,
Thug thu leat fo 'n aodach i.

It's Greek to me, too. For English translation and other details, see this page: http://www.maryjanelamond.com/songs/stepping_e.html

# Posted on May 24th 2003 by slainte

Jenny Dang The Weaver

Last time thru the B part I always go |abag faef|| - rounds the tune off nicely.

# Posted on October 2nd 2003 by Dow

Jenny Dang the Weaver

Here is a composite of various versions, including my own.

K: Dmaj
dA~A2 AFAB|dA~A2 f2ef|dBBA B2dB|ABde f2ef:|
d2fd efge|defd fgfe|d2fd efge|aA~A2 f2ef|
d2fd efge|defd fgfe|d2fd efge|abag fgef||

# Posted on December 22nd 2004 by slainte

Gobha Bh'ann A Hogha Gearraidh

Greatly sung (and played too) by Scottish singer Julie Fowlies. Called "Gobha Bh'ann A Hogha Gearraidh".
http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/1502

Gobha bh' ann a Hogha Gearraidh
B' fhoghainteach an sealgair e
Gobha bh' ann a Hogha Gearraidh
B' fhoghainteach an sealgair e
Gobha bh' ann a Hogha Gearraidh
B' fhoghainteach an sealgair e
Gobha bh' ann a Hogha Gearraidh
B' fhoghainteach an sealgair e

Mharbhadh e na feadagan
Is leagadh e na calmain
Mharbhadh e na feadagan
Is leagadh e na calmain
Mharbhadh e na feadagan
Is leagadh e na calmain
Mharbhadh e na feadagan
Is leagadh e na calmain

# Posted on January 24th 2007 by Pere

And translation:

The smith from Hougharry
Was a brave hunter

He would kill the plover
And he would slay the doves

# Posted on January 24th 2007 by Pere