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Winnie Hayes'

jig

Key signature: Adorian

Submitted on June 22nd 2002 by Josh Kane.

This tune has been added to 89 tunebooks.

Also known as Winnie Haye's, The Yellow Wattle.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

An Ceoltoir Fanach by Cathy Custy
Bosca Bideach by Micheal Darby O Fatharta
Buille by Buille
Cé by Cé
Dublin Banjos by Sully And John Keenan
Go For It by Deirin De
Homecoming by Steampacket
Hungry Grass by Hungry Grass
If The Cap Fits by Kevin Burke
In Concert by Gerry O'Connor And Gilles Le Bigot
Into The Night by Tulca Mor
Ireland's Whistling Ambassador by Micho Russell
John Williams by John Williams
Kitty Lie Over by Mick O'Brien And Caoimhin O'Raghallaigh
Live From The Katharine Cornell Theater Traditional Irish Music by Various Artists
Sugrú by Eilish O'Connor
The Hidden Note by Jacqueline McCarthy
The High Kings Of Tara by Planxty And Various Artists
The Long Notes by Brian Kelly, Jamie Smith, And Collette O'Leary
The Music Of What Happened by Nollaig Casey
The New Road by Charlie Piggot And Gerry Harrington
The Sanctuary Sessions by Various Artists
The Singing Kettle by Chulrua
The Smoky Chimney by Eoghan O'Sullivan, Gerry Harrington, Paul De Grae
Think Before You Think by Danu
Three's Company by Martin Meehan
Traditional Irish Music From County Clare by Micho Russell
Travel 'n Style by Martin Nolan
Up At The Crack Of Noon by Ciúnas
Whistle Stop by Brian Hughes
With A Lot Of Help From Their Friends by Mary Custy And Eoin O'Neill

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Also played in Emin

# Posted on January 10th 2004 by gian marco

Anyone know what key is 'standard' for this tune? Every time I hear it, it seems to be in a different key!

# Posted on May 19th 2005 by fiddletreegypsy

Winnie Hayes

Not very sure, but it's in Ador on many recordings. There's a very similar tune in G major, which is called The Old Tipperary: http://thesession.org/tunes/display.php/2599

As a mediocre whistle and flute player I personally prefer playing this tune in Edor. You can watch and listen to Mary Custy playing it in the flute-friendly key: http://www.custysmusic.com/mall/CustysTraditionalMusicShop/donal_lunny.htm

According to Dublin fiddler Kevin O'Reilly, Winnie Hayes was a concertina player from Co. Clare. Maybe related to Kitty Hayes.

# Posted on May 19th 2005 by slainte

It must have been meant to be in Edor, surely. Those high C's and D's would be a bit much on the fiddle wouldn't they?

# Posted on May 19th 2005 by Dow

It's nice in Ddor.

# Posted on May 19th 2005 by Dow

EMin Winnie Hayes'

I agree with you slainte...very nice in EMin.

X:1
T:Winnie Hayes'
M:6/8
R:jig
K:EMin
BAF ~E3|FED ~E3|BAF ~E3|FDD FGA|
BAF ~E3|FED ~E3|edB ABd|edB A^GA:||
B^cd ~e3|fed ~e3|Bee Bee|~f3 def|
~g3 ~f3|edB e2f|edB ABd|edB A^GA:||

# Posted on June 15th 2005 by sligo_mm

Who wrote this

dose anyone know who wrote this tune ?

# Posted on March 19th 2006 by ingramsounds

I play this in Ador too, but an octave lower on the B/C box.
I roll the Bs in the second and sixth measures instead of the As like here. Sounds good following "Coppers and Brass", or after "Cat in the Corner," or alone, as a nutritious snack.

# Posted on April 6th 2006 by Laitch

I recently found all the musicians who have recorded this tune in Edor cite Micho Russell as the source. Charlie Piggott informs us Winnie Hayes "lived to be the grand age of 100 years and died in 1980s...." It seems she was not related to Kitty Hayes. See: http://www.theyllbegoodyet.com/track_08.php

# Posted on July 18th 2006 by slainte

Who added "the Yellow Wattle" as an alternative title for this jig? Completely different tunes though they are both associated with Micho Russell.

# Posted on July 18th 2006 by slainte

I'm innocent...

# Posted on July 18th 2006 by ceolachan

~ but I'll form a posse with you if that's required... Are you deputizing?

# Posted on July 18th 2006 by ceolachan

Discussion: Yet another tune identification question

I've been trying to figure out where I know this tune from, its very familiar, and a great tune. The first of the two that Donal Lunny and Mary Custy play in this video:

http://www.custysmusic.com/mall/CustysTraditionalMusicShop/donal_lunny_hi_res.htm

# Posted on December 6th 2006 by Splendid Isolation

# Posted on December 6th 2006 by ceolachan

"Winnie Hayes' Jig" ~ Here's the transcription from Mary's playing

Cut-and-pasted from the above mentioned Discussion:

K: E Dorian
|: BAF E2 E | FEE E2 A | BAF E2 E | FDD FGA |
BAF ~E3 | FEE E2 e|edB AB/c/d| edB AFE :|
|: Bcd e2 e | fee efd | ~B3 efg | ef{a}f def |
g2 g fgf | edB e2 f | edB ABd | edB AFE :|

# Posted on December 6th 2006 by whoosis

# Posted on December 6th 2006 by ceolachan

Winnie Hayes was certainly not related directly to Kitty Hayes although they were from the same area. There is a connection though, one of the Russel's sisters was married to a fluteplayer who was a neighbour of Kitty when she was young. He learned the tune from WInnie Hayes and later gave it to Micho.
Kitty visited the Russells during hte early 40s but that's a different story again. Packie played at her wedding in 1948.

# Posted on December 6th 2006 by kilfarboy

Now you I like 'klfarboy'... (Is there danger in that?) I love seeing a bit of context... :-)

Uh oh, the expresso is espressing... If you're in the neighbourhood ~ but if you don't like strong coffee, there's tea too...

# Posted on December 6th 2006 by ceolachan

Thanks for the handy cut and paste C--nice to tie the transcription to the tune file.

# Posted on December 6th 2006 by Will CPT

Thank you for taking the effort to do it...valued ears... ;-) You produce good transcriptions...

# Posted on December 6th 2006 by ceolachan

wish I could play as well as I type.... :-/

# Posted on December 6th 2006 by Will CPT

Nice tune. I am just learning it on fiddle and box (C#/D)

As to typing, I wish my instruments had the musical equivalent of automatic spell-checking!

Dan

# Posted on December 8th 2006 by curamach

Yeah, me too...

# Posted on December 8th 2006 by ceolachan