The Job Of Journeywork reel

Also known as A Job Of Journeywork, Job Of Journey Work, The Job Of Journey Work, Job Of Journeywork.

There are 32 recordings of a tune by this name.

The Job Of Journeywork has been added to 138 tunebooks.

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Four settings

X: 1
T: The Job Of Journeywork
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
fe|:d=cAG FGAB|=cAAG ~A2(3gfe|defd ecAF|GA(3GFE DEFG|
~A3F G2FE|~D2DE ~F2~G2|~A2df edce|[1~d2dc d2(3gfe:|[2~d2dc d3e:||
|:~f2ef gfec|dedc ~A3e|fA(3def gfef|Addc defg|~a3f gfef|
dcde ~f3e|d=cAG FGAB|(3cBA(3BAG Ad(3gfe|d=cAG FGAF|BF(3AGF DEFG|
ABAF GFEF|~D3E FEFG|~A2 dA (3Bcd ef|~d2dc d4:||
X: 2
T: The Job Of Journeywork
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
fe |: dcAG FGAB | (3=cBA BG A2fe | (3ded cA (3Bcd AF | GBAF D2FG | (3ABA GA FAEA |
DCDE FEFG | A2d2 (3Bcd ec |1 d2{e}dc d2fe :|2 d2{e}dc d2de |: f2ef gfef | dcAG A2de |
(3fgf ef gfec | d2{e}dc defg | (3agf (3gfe ~f2fe | dcde f2fe | dcAG FGAB |
=c2{d}cB c2Bc | (3d=cB (3cBA BGAF | GBAF [D2A,2]FG | (3ABA GA FAEA | DCDE FEFG |
A2d2 (3Bcd ec |1 d2{e}dc d2de :|2 d2{e}dc d2 ||
X: 3
T: The Job Of Journeywork
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
|:(3gfe|dcAG FGAB|=cA (3BAG A2 (3gfe|d2 (3gfe dcAF|(3GAB AF DEFG|
A<dFA GFEF|D2DE (3FED (3GFE|(3AGF dA (3def (3edc|d2dc d2:|
|:ag|fgef gfef|dedc A2de|fede gfec|A<ddc defg|
a2 (3agf gfef|dcde fAfe|dcAG FGAB|=cA BG A2 (3gfe|d2 (3gfe dcAF|
(3GAB AF DEFG|~A2 (3AGF GFEF|D2DE FEGF|A2dA (3def ec|d2dc d2:|
X: 4
T: The Job Of Journeywork
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
|:fe | d=cAG FGAB | =c2B=c A2 fe | dB=cA B2 AG | FGAF DEFG |
AGFD GFEF |DCDE FEFG |AddB =cdef | d2 dc d2 :|
|: de | fefa gfed | =cde=c A2 de | fefa gfed | =cde=c A2 fg |
a2 fa gfed | dcde f2 ed | d=cAG FGAB | =c2B=c A2 fe |
dB=cA B2 AG | FGAF DEFG | AGFD GFEF |DCDE FEFG |
AddB =cdef | d2 dc d2 :|

Eleven comments

Not reel

actually, this is a set dance…
I think I saw a request for this a while back, so I thought I would submit it.
Tim

This is a set dance. It is danced to and played in hornpipe rythm. Job of Journey Work is not a reel.

Who included "Set Dance" and "Setdance" as alternative titles for this tune? Might as well give all reels an alternative title of "reel" or all jigs "jig" or … I’m sure you get the picture.

Job of Journey Work

Setting #2, which I have submitted today, is by James Morrison, and is printed on the sleeve of Shanachie’s 1978 LP 33004 "The Pure Genius of James Morrison", which recording I have also submitted in the Recordings section.

Sorted..

With regard to Aidan’s comment from 3 years ago, I’ve removed the spurious titles of "set dance".

# Posted by Kenny .

Job of Journeywork

The Chieftains play this on one of their albums. It is preceded by a beautiful slow air played by Martin Fay but I have been unable to find out the name of it - does anyone know what it’s called?

Job of Journeywork - Chieftains

So, X:3 is the setting as played by the Chieftains after the Air mentioned above.

Job of Journeywork - the James Morrison setting.

I’ve been wondering why this version was not on the LP but was printed on the sleeve of the LP. I think it is possible that if there was only one recording available, which would have been a pre-war 78, it may have been in too poor a condition to be transferred to an LP; but fortunately someone was nevertheless able to transcribe what was on it.

Setting 4

From Bernard O’Sullivan and Tommy McMahon. Lots of c naturals.