The Goldenrod

slide

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on December 17th 2006 by ceolachan.

This tune has been added to 8 tunebooks.

Also known as Golden Rod, The Golden Rod, Goldenrod.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Fiddle Music 101 by Ashley And Dave MacIsaac
• Judique On The Floor by Buddy MacMaster
• Laments And Merry Melodies From Cape Breton Island by Theresa Morrison
• Mike MacDougall's Tape For Father Hector by Mike MacDougall
• Shane Cook by Shane Cook

X: 1
T: Goldenrod, The
M: 12/8
L: 1/8
R: slide
K: Dmaj
ag |
f3 fce dAF DFA | dcd bfa g3 gef | g3 gec Ace g3 | fc/d/e dAG F3- FAd |
f3 fce dAF D2 A | dcd bfa g3 Bcd | e3 edf eBd c2 B | Ace gec d3- d ||
FG |
A3 AFA dfd A2 F | DFA ded c3 E2 F | G3 GFG e2 f e2 d | cBc dAG F3 DFG |
A2 A AFA d2 d AFE | DFA dc=c B3 B2 ^c | ded dcB Ad/e/f a3 | gec ABc d3- d ||

"The Goldenrod Jig" ~ by Wilfred Gillis

Willfred Gillis, R.I.P. ~ Airisaig - Anitgonish County - Cape Breton Island - Nova Scotia & Ottawa, aside from some fine compositions in circulation, composer and fiddler, was also amongst the core group that set up and became known as 'The Cape Breton Symphony' ~ that core group of founders and early lights included Bobby Brown, John Donald Cameron, Angus Chisholm, Joe Cormier, Winston "Scotty" Fitzgerald, Jerry Holland and Sandy MacIntyre...

As I understand it, Dan R. MacDonald did the transcribing of this jig as Wilfred played / composed it...

# Posted on December 17th 2006 by ceolachan

I should learn this one just for the title. I grew up in Alabama, where the state flower used to be the goldenrod, which made perfect sense, since they grow all over the state like weeds (oh wait, they ARE weeds). Then some snooty busybodies came along and got it changed to the camelia. It still annoys me in my anal moods.

# Posted on December 23rd 2006 by Bob himself

Yeah, I love dandelions...

# Posted on December 23rd 2006 by ceolachan