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 Theme code Index    1H53 113
 Also known as    Air (47), Cader Idris, Charming Young Widow (The) (2), Grace Darling, Jenny Jones, How Paddy Was Fooled, Widow on the Train (The)
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Wales
 Genre/Style    English, Morris, Welsh
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Waltz/Valse/Vals
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    3/4
 History    
 Structure    AB, AAB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:James S. Kerr
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Merry Melodies vol. 3
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 307, p. 33
 Year of publication/Date of MS    c. 1880's
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Sweet Jenny Jones

Played by: Andrew Campling
Source: Soundcloud
Image: Photo of John Parry, c. 1825 - commonly known by his bardic name Bardd Alaw
 Score   (1)   
Cader Idris




X:0 T:Jenny Jones O:No 216 Page 106 William Clarke of Feltwell Z:Transcribed by David Dolby 2010 M:3/4 L:1/4 N:The letters Sg in bar B16. Assume this is an indication to carry on - the bit of N:music between verses of this song. See note to No 214. K:G V:1 clef=treble name="0." [V:1] d|gd(B/A/)|GAB|ce(a/g/)|fdf|gdB|c>de|dgf|g2:| a/>a/|bgb|afd|e3/2(f/g/a/)|fda|bgb|afd| gfe|d2e/f/|gd(B/A/)|G>AB|ce(a/g/)|fdf|gdB| c>de|dgf|g2"Segue"d|gdB|c>de|(dgf)|g2|]


X: 1 T:Sweet Jenny Jones,aka. CAM2.[33] B:Anon MS#2, early 19thC, Northumbria, Cocks Coll. Z:Village Music Project 2016 Steve Mansfield M:3/4 L:1/8 Q:3/4=60 F:http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/Cocks2/Cocks2(2-10-2016).abc K:G V:1 clef=treble name="1." [V:1] d2 | g2 dcBA | (G3 ABG) | c2e2 (ag) | f3e d2 | g2 d2 B2 | c3d e2 | d2 g2 f2 | g4 :| |: g2 | b2 g2 b2 | a2 f2 d2 | g2e2 (ag) | f2 e2 d2 | b2 g2 b2 | a2 f2 d2 | g2 f2 e2 | d3 .e.f.d | (g2 dc)BA | G2 GABG | cBceab | f3e d2 | g2 d2 B2 | c3 c d2 | d2 g2 f2 | g4 :| |: d2 | gfgdBd | GFGBdB | cBceag | fefdef | gfgdBG | cBcdec | d^cdefd |"_next page missing" g4 :||:g2|zz]


X: 2 T:Jenny Jones TS.204 M:3/4 L:1/8 Q:3/4=50 B:Thomas Sands' MS,1810,Lincolnshire R:waltz O: Z:vmp.Ruairidh Greig, 2011 F:http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/Sands/Sands%20MS(12-4-16).abc K:C V:1 clef=treble name="2." [V:1] G2|c2G2ED|C3DE2|F2A2dc|B2G2B2|c2G2E2|F3GA2|G2c2B2|c4:| d>d|e2c2e2|d2B2G2|A3Bcd|B3AG2|e2c2e2|d2B2G2|c2B2A2|"D.C."G4|]


X:123 T:Jenny Jones M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Waltz S:Kerr - Merry Melodies, vol. 3, No. 307 (c. 1880's) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G V:1 clef=treble name="123." [V:1] d2 | g2d2B2 | G3AB2 | c2e2a2 | f2d2(ef) | g2d2B2 | c3de2 | d2g2f2 | g4d2 | g2d2B2 | G3AB2 | c2e2a2 | f2d2(ef) | g2d2B2 | c3de2 | d2g2f2 | g2z2 || g2 | b2g2b2 | a2f2a2 | g2e2a2 | f2d2g2 | b2g2b2 | a2f2a2 | g2f2e2 | d2e2f2 | g2d2B2 | G3AB2 | c2e2a2 | f2d2(ef) | g2d2B2 | c3de2 | d2g2f2 | g2z2 ||


X:4 T:Sweet Jenny Jones M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Waltz, Air K:D V:1 clef=treble name="4." [V:1] A2|d2A2F2|D3E F2|G2B2e2|d2A2c2|d2A2F2|G3AB2| A2d2c2|d4:||de|f2d2f2|e2c2A2|d2B2d2|c2A2 de| f2d2f2|e2c2A2|d2c2B2|A4 Bc|d2A2F2|D3E F2| G2B2e2|c2A2c2|d2A2F2|G3A B2|A2d2c2|d4||