Johnny Henry's

jig

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on August 22nd 2006 by slainte.

This tune has been added to 22 tunebooks.

Also known as John Henry's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Ar An Bhfidil by Oisin MacDiarmada
• As I Carelessly Did Stray... by Harry Bradley
• Caise Ceoil by Various Artists
• Driven by Donall Donnelly And Brian Hanlon
• Evergreen by Becky Tracy
• Hives Of Honeyed Sound by Padraic Mac Mathuna
• Lucky In Love by Charlie Lennon And Mick O'Connor
• Memories From The Holla by Peter Carberry, Angelina Carberry And John Blake
• Mirth-Making Heroes by At The Racket
• O' Bheal Go Beal by Marcas O'Murchu
• Soltré by Soltré
• Sunshine Dance by Deiseal
• The Family Album by The McCarthys
• The Kitchen Recordings by Sean O'Driscoll And Larry Egan
• The Mountain Road by Various Artists
• The Natural Bridge by Ben Lennon And Friends
• The Story So Far by John Creavan
• The Wind Among The Reeds by Tommy Keane And Jaqueline McCarthy
• Traditional Flute Music In The Sligo-Roscommon Style by Catherine McEvoy With Felix Dolan
• Two Miles To Tulla by Larry Gavin, Micheál O'Rourke And Charlie Lennon

X: 1
T: Johnny Henry's
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
|:B|AFA BAF|Adf a2f|gag ~f3|egf edB|
~A3 BAF|Adf a2f|gag ~f3|efe d2:|
B|Adf ~a3|baf a2f|gag ~f3|egf edB|
Adf ~a3|baf a2f|gag ~f3|efe d2B|
Adf ~a3|baf a2f|gag ~f3|egf edB|
~A3 BAF|Adf a2f|gag ~f3|efe d2||

Johnny Henry's (jig)

This simple little jig appears on a couple of flute recordings: John Creaven "The Story So Far" and Marcas O'Murchu "O Bheal go Beal." They cite different sources but inform it's originally from the playing of the Mayo fiddler Johnny Henry. Not sure if it's his composition.

# Posted on August 22nd 2006 by slainte

Lark in the Morning

Does anyone else see similarities here?

# Posted on December 15th 2006 by JollyTinker

(Old) Lark In The Morning?

Yes, I think it's probably just another setting of the 2-part tune http://thesession.org/tunes/display/1578. I'm surprised slainte hasn't already pointed out the similarities between this and his posting in the comments of the other tune. He'd usually do so. Maybe he's been on the sake

# Posted on December 15th 2006 by Dow

Having said that, I think it's different enough to deserve a posting of its own.

# Posted on December 15th 2006 by Dow

Hey slainte I just found your website! See you for tunes in Tokyo at the end of the month...

# Posted on December 15th 2006 by Dow

I didn't notice that simply because they aren't similar enough!

# Posted on December 15th 2006 by slainte

P.S. Please be patient, NB. I never forget you're coming here, but not sure yet exactly when the session happens. I'll let you know anyway.

# Posted on December 15th 2006 by slainte

わかりました。さっき深江さんにメール送りました。返事を待ってま～す。

# Posted on December 15th 2006 by Dow

LOL, Mark!

# Posted on December 15th 2006 by slainte

"John Henry's" ~ Tony Hinnigan's take on it (minus the ornaments)

http://www.tonyhinnigan.com/
http://www.tonyhinnigan.com/whistles.php
http://www.tonyhinnigan.com/movie.php?pageName=tony2.mov

X: 2
T: John Henry's
S: Tony Hinnigan
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
|: AFA BGB | Adf a2 f | geg fdf | e/f/gf dcB |
AFA BGB | Adf a2 f | geg fdf | gec d3 :|
|: Adf a2 f | baf a2 f | geg fdf | e/f/gf dcB |
AFA BGB | Adf a2 f | geg fdf | gec d3 :|

# Posted on February 8th 2008 by ceolachan