Key signature: Dmajor
Submitted on July 28th 2005 by ceolachan.
This tune has been added to 9 tunebooks.
Also known as Kerry's Welcome To The Dene.
X: 1
T: Wee Kerry's Welcome To The Dene
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
R: Quickstep
C: Willy Taylor
|: ag |
f3 fga | Add def | g2 B Bed | cba gec |
d2 a fga | Add ded | cAa gec | d3- d :|
|: ag |
f3 Adf | gec ege | c3 Ace | afe dag |
f3 Adf | gee e2 d | Aca gec | d3- d :|
|: ag |
f2 A fdd | gBB B2 d | cde ABc | dfa ABc |
d2 A fed| gBB e2 d | cAa gec | d3- d :|
| za |
faf dfd | gBB B2 g | cde Abc | dfa ABc |
daf dfd | gBB Bed | cAa cea | d3- dag |
faf dfd | gBB B2 g | ege cea | baa a2 g |
faf dfd | Bef ged | cAa gec | d3- d2 ||
|: A/d/ |
f3 f>ga | A>dd d>ef | g2 B B>ed | c>BA g>ec |
f2 A f>ga | A>dd d2 e | c<Aa g>ec | d3 d2 :|
|: a/g/ |
f3 A>df | g>ee e>ge | c3 A>ce | A>fe d>ag |
f3 A>df | g>ee e2 c | c<Aa g>ec | d3 d2 :|
|: A/d/ |
f3 f>dd | G>BB B2 d | c>de A>Bc | d>fa g>fe |
f>Ad f>ed | G>BB B2 d | c<Aa g>ec | d3 d2 :|
|: a |
f<af d>fd | G>BB B2 g | e<ge c>ea | B>AA A2 a |
f<af d>fd |
[1 G>BB B>ed | c<Aa g>ec | d3 d2 :|
[2 B>ef g>ed | c<Aa g>ec | d3- d2 ||
"Wee Kerry's Welcome to the Dene" ~ quickstep by Willy Taylor
This is another great tune by Willy Taylor inspired by the birth of his granddaughter 'Kerry'...
I love every tune I've ever heard of his, this one included. I've given it first 'straight', but the pervailing feel for each beat of three notes ( 'N' ) for this quickstep is | N>NN N>NN |, as predominates the second take on it... I also like to use a jig 'snap' in it too, or N*NN...
* = the less than sign, or 'SNAP!', which doesn't work in the 'yellow' here as the software reads it as an HTML command and deletes everything after it intil you add '>'...
# Posted on July 28th 2005 by ceolachan
Willy Taylor
I don't have a recording of Willy playing this but first learned it from his playing. 'Dow / Mark' has a recording and has 'promised' to transcribe it direct and add it to the 'Comments' later...
This is the one I screwed the spelling up on when having difficulty reading me own scrawl / shorthand - taking it as the name for the 'march' rendition of another of Willy Taylor's grea tunes ~ "The Pearl Wedding", my misspelling being ~ "Wee Carrie's Welcome to the Dean", duh!? It's a great tune however you spell it...
Here are just a few more of the man's superb works:
Farewell to the Dene
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3249
The Pearl Wedding
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1190
Shirley's Reel
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1188
Tich's Reel
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1192
Snowy Monday
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1222
Willy Taylor's Polka
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3470
The Shining Pool Hornpipe
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/4593
# Posted on July 28th 2005 by ceolachan
Willy Taylor ~ another source for midi & dots, & a choice quote:
" Willy Taylor was never a fast and flashy fiddler. In fact, the tempo of many of his tunes might be thought by some to be a bit on the slow side. But Willy had learned from many years of playing for dancing and his playing gave the perfect 'lift' to the tunes."
http://www.btinternet.com/~radical/thefolkmag/
http://www.btinternet.com/~radical/thefolkmag/willy.htm
# Posted on July 28th 2005 by ceolachan
More Willies
I have just added The Roman Wall jig by Willie, and we mustn't forget The Lemonville Jig, allegedly Canadian, but Northumbrianised and popularised by Willie.
# Posted on July 31st 2005 by geoffwright
Wee Kerry / Carrie
I know this as "Kerry's welcome to the dene" . The "Wee" bit coms as a bit of a twee shock. Is it the proper tile or a later addition.
Noel
# Posted on August 1st 2005 by noelbats
I'd never heard the wee either...
# Posted on August 1st 2005 by Dow
Wee kerry's Welcome to the Dene
I know it as Wee Kerry's Welcome etc direct from Willy, Kerry's daddy Neil, and also Aly Anderson.
When we played it we all called it Wee Kerry's Welcome!
Willy was one of my favourite musicians when I was playing in the North East.
Brianx
# Posted on September 2nd 2005 by briantheflute
Geoff Wright ~ links to the tunes and comments
~ favourite tunes from Willie's repertoire though not his compositions:
The Eavesdropper / The Roman Wall Jig
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/389
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/4802
The Lemonville Jig
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3323
# Posted on September 19th 2005 by ceolachan
Willy Taylor tunes ~
"Snowy Monday" ~ jig
Key signature: D Major
Submitted on December 17th 2002 by Dow.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1222
"Nancy Taylor's" ~ reel
Key signature: G Gajor
Submitted on December 15th 2005 by alexboydell.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/5313
# Posted on December 16th 2005 by ceolachan
"Christine Taylor's Jig" ~ another by Willy Taylor
Key signature: G Major
Submitted on February 8th 2007 by JACKB.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/6775
# Posted on February 9th 2007 by ceolachan