michael sam wild Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Has anyone any info as to who 'Jenny' was in all the tune titles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Rogers Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 I expect it was this lovely lady: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Greenteeth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael sam wild Posted July 25, 2009 Author Share Posted July 25, 2009 I've been looking at info on that great site Fiddler's Companion. Under jenny's Welcome to Charlie it says Gearoid O h'Allmhurain reckons it could be Jean Cameron, supposed mistress to Bonnie Prince Charlie. As for Jenny Picking Cockles in O'Neill I read somewhere that he got it from James O'Brien, a Mayo piper living in Chicago who 'died of conviviality'! The Flanagan Brothers made the earliest recording in the 20s and Neilidh Boyle made a 78 in 1937. Apparently the tune is related to an earlier 18th century Scottish tune Johhnies Gone to France and I like mesing about with it as a pipe reel or a Strathspey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 Jenny Picking Cockles? Wasn't she one of the wholesalers who supplied Molly Malone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Drinkwater Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 Jenny Picking Cockles? Wasn't she one of the wholesalers who supplied Molly Malone? Unlikely. She was only the picker. They would have been sold to a wholesaler and it would be from him/her that Molly bought her supplies. Unless, of course, Molly picked them herself. BTW, when Jenny wasn't picking cockles, she was plucking pears. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 BTW, when Jenny wasn't picking cockles, she was plucking pears. Or danging the weaver? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelenM Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 Jenny Picking Cockles? Wasn't she one of the wholesalers who supplied Molly Malone? Unlikely. She was only the picker. They would have been sold to a wholesaler and it would be from him/her that Molly bought her supplies. Unless, of course, Molly picked them herself. BTW, when Jenny wasn't picking cockles, she was plucking pears. Chris With all that hard work it's no wonder poor Jenny sits a weeping, she was far too exhausted to get up and find her true love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tootler Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 Here it is played on English Concertina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael sam wild Posted July 27, 2009 Author Share Posted July 27, 2009 Here it is played on English Concertina Nice music and a link to his other stuff on Youtube. Just shows, as Geoff Wright said on another thread, EC is fine for ITM, in the right hands. And they are cheaper now! I still like the bounce of the AC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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