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Greensleeves

jig

Key signature: Aminor

Submitted on November 12th 2007 by OsvaldoLaviosa.

This tune has been added to 24 tunebooks.

Also known as Bacca Pipes, Green Sleeves, Greensleeves & Yellow Lace, Little Bogtrotter.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

A Celtic Heritage by Marcille Wallis
A Cheste Of Fyne Jewells by Diabolus In Musica
A Drop Of Pure by Quilty
Ag Cur Na Samhradh by Samhradh
Bach To Ireland by Vivian Minden And Julia Shaw
Celtic Blessings by Celeste Howard
Celtic Harp II: From A Distant Time by Patrick Ball
Cnoc Bui by Conal Ó'Gráda
En El Bosque Sin Retorno by Tocando El Aire
English Fiddle Tunes by Pete Cooper
Feet, Don't Fail Me Now by Boldwood
Fiddles In The Cowshed by Lakeland Fiddlers
Morris On by Morris On
Rig-a-jig-jig: Dance Music Of The South Of England by Various Artists
Songs Of The Muse by Brobdingnagian Bards
Stepping Up: English Country Dance Music by Various Artists
Traditions by Maggie Sansone
Vol. 1 - Celtic Secrets by Greg Joy
Watkins Ale: Music Of The English Renaissance by Baltimore Consort

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Canadese in Circassian circle

A friend of mine taught me this jig that we usually play in our country as a basis for the Circassian Circle dance. He also called "Canadese" the set of tunes which includes this tune as 1st one. I look for the true tutle.

# Posted on November 12th 2007 by OsvaldoLaviosa

Very similar to The Bunch of Roses http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7959

But 'duplication' or 'cousin'? I'm not prepared to say. I'm all ears and no brain.

# Posted on November 13th 2007 by ragaman

You mean this? http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/709

# Posted on November 13th 2007 by slainte

Yeah, that's what I meant. I left schoiol at 27, so I never learnt to count properly.

# Posted on November 13th 2007 by ragaman

...or spel.

# Posted on November 13th 2007 by ragaman

Greensleeves & Yellow Lace

The tune here has a stronger similarity to "Greensleeves & Y L" than it has to "The Bunch of Roses" The 'B' music of this tune makes it different to "Bunch of Roses" sufficiently so in character & feel. This one is certainly un-Irish whereas, to me, the 'B' music of "Bunch of Roses" has an Irish feel.

"Greensleeves & Yellow Lace" is found in the Playford Dancing Master collection of 1721. English Courtly dances.

# Posted on November 13th 2007 by hetty

Greensleeves & Yellow Lace

M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: Jig
K: G min
|: A | B2B B>cd | cAF F>GA | B2B G>AB | A>G^F/^E/ D2A | B2B B>cd | cAF F>GA | B>AG A2^F | G3 G :||
|: ^e | f2f f>ed | cAF F2f | gab a2g | fdd d2^e | f2f f>ed | cAF F2A | B>AG A2^F | G3 G :||

I hope I've got the dotted triplets right. e.g. bar 1. B>cd
It is a very stately dance so the speed is steady and with plenty of emphasis on the dotted quavers in some of the triplets.

# Posted on November 13th 2007 by hetty

Greensleeves by O'Neill n.209

Thanks to hetty I found the same tune in "O'Neill: The Dance music of Ireland (1001 gems)" n.209. The first name is "Greensleeves" (and sounds very near to the famous air, but in 6/8 jig). O'Neill also calls it "Little bogtrotter" as you can find in the index book.

# Posted on November 15th 2007 by OsvaldoLaviosa

A Morris take

Here's a Morris take:
X:1
T:Bacca Pipes
R:Jig
C:
S:Bacon (MDT)
N:
A:Bampton
O:English
P:A.(AB)2.A
M:6/8
K:ADor
%P:A/2.(AB)$^2$.A
P:A
|: c3 B2 c | d2 B G3 | cdc A2 c | B2 G E3 |
c2 B c2 e | d2 B G2 B | c2 A B2 G | A3 A3 :|
P:B
|: g3 g2 e | d2 B B3 | g3 g2 g | a2 g e3 |
efg g2 e | d2 B G2 B | c2 A B2 G | A3 A3 :|

# Posted on November 19th 2007 by Alancorsini

More "Greensleeves" ~

Key signature: e minor
Submitted on April 17th 2003 by tufbo.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1598

# Posted on November 27th 2007 by ceolachan

"Christmas Comes But Once A Year"

Key signature: G Dorian
Submitted on October 19th 2006 by usedbullfrog.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/6270

# Posted on March 28th 2008 by ceolachan