Key signature: Edorian
Submitted on March 5th 2006 by slainte.
This tune has been added to 12 tunebooks.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Jim And Sylvia Barnes
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Edor
|:F|G2BG F2AF|GE~E2 B,EGE|FD~D2 DA,B,C|DBAF GFEF|
G2G/G/G F2F/F/F|Eeef edBd|BG~G2 AF~F2|EGFD E3:|
|:F|Ee~e2 e2ef|g2fg edBc|dF~F2 AFEF|DEFA Bgfd|
Be~e2 e2ef|g2fg edBd|BG~G2 AF~F2|EGFD E3:|
Jim and Sylvia Barnes (reel)
This is a slow reel penned by Jennifer Wrigley. Simple but beautiful.
# Posted on March 5th 2006 by slainte
That is a lovely tune. Probably best played on flute.
# Posted on March 5th 2006 by PaddyCmusic
Though it's not entirely impossible to play this tune on the flute,
you can't actually play the first part as written on the flute. I'll post a flute version tomorrow.
# Posted on March 5th 2006 by slainte
Jim & Sylvia
and 2 great people, and musicians, too. Jim, [RIP ], tragically, died last year, and Sylvia I heard has moved back to Scotland and is still singing. Both of them played with the Glasgow band "Kentigern" in the early 80s, and Sylvia was a member of "Battlefield Band" for a short time. They were also part of a trio called "Scotch Measure" who recorded 1 album. Sylvia's version of "The Handloom Weaver And The Factory Maid" on that recording is one of my favourites of all time.
# Posted on March 5th 2006 by Kenny
Thanks Kenny for the info. I should have researched who they are. You'll find some more info on their recordings on this page: http://www.nigelgatherer.com/perf/group1/kent.html
# Posted on March 6th 2006 by slainte
I tried to invent some variation on the first part for the flute and found the original setting works best. The notes below D are played one octave higher on the flute, but don't sound particularly odd. Hope Jennifer will write more flute-friendly tunes.
# Posted on March 6th 2006 by slainte
I forgot to add this tune goes nicely with Martin Wynne's No.1.
# Posted on March 6th 2006 by slainte