Oliver Jack

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on January 31st 2008 by domnull.

This tune has been added to 6 tunebooks.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

Da Hömin by Kevin Henderson, Jenna Reid And Kevin Mackenzie
Le Soleil Est Vert by Tri Yann
O'er The Moor, Among The Heather by Deby Benton Grosjean
The Orkney Sessions From The Ayre Hotel by Various Artists

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Oliver Jack

I first heard this fine Shetland tune on a fiddle weekend in the Yorkshire Dales by Jenna Reid - she follows it nicely with 'Da Fashion O Da Delting Lasses' and 'Up and Doon da Harbour' on her CD 'Da Homin' (see Recordings link)

This is a Nigel Gatherer transcription that I found on JC Tunefinder:
X: 1
T:Oliver Jack
S:Dick Rutter, Edinburgh
Z:Nigel Gatherer
M:4/4
L:1/8
F:http://www.nigelgatherer.com/tunes/abc/tb17.abc 2008-01-31 10:07:59 UT

# Posted on January 31st 2008 by domnull

:-/ ~ there's absolutely no difference between your transcription and Nigels?

Nice little tune by the way, rings like a song. Are there lyrics?

# Posted on January 31st 2008 by ceolachan

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What I meant was that the transcription I've submitted was found on the JC site, where it is attributed to NigelG ! :-)

Don't know if there's an associated song. Nigel?

# Posted on January 31st 2008 by domnull

:-D ~ I had wondered... Good on you for crediting the source, one of our members and someone who has contributed a lot of useful information in this digital realm and also in the 'reel world'...

# Posted on January 31st 2008 by ceolachan

Oliver Jack

Never heard any words to this tune. I've always liked the tune.

# Posted on January 31st 2008 by nigelg

OJ

Thanks Nigel.

# Posted on February 1st 2008 by domnull

Reminds me of Billy Boy

Im not even saying its a variant, but it reminded me of Billy Boy. Here's Billy Boy in AA BB...

X: 1
T: The Billy Boy Stomp
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
Q:180
(3ABc |: d2 dd | g2 Bc | d2 de | dc Bc | d2 dd | g2 BB |1 BA z2 | z2 Bc :|2 BA z2 | z2 AB |
|: c2 BA | d2 cA | BA Bc | d2 (3gfe | d2 Bc | dc AF |1 AG z2 | z2 AB :|2 AG z2 |

# Posted on February 1st 2008 by The Merry Highlander

Maybe that's what was rolling around in the mud of my mind snorting nonsense syllables longing to join up into lyrics?

# Posted on February 1st 2008 by ceolachan