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The Wren’s Nest jig

By Frankie Gavin

Also known as The Drimneen.

There are 11 recordings of this tune.

This tune has been recorded together with

The Wren’s Nest appears in 1 other tune collection.

The Wren’s Nest has been added to 22 tune sets.

The Wren's Nest has been added to 155 tunebooks.

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Seven settings

1
X: 1
T: The Wren's Nest
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Edor
|:GAB ded|cAA A2c|BGE EFG|AFD AFD|
GAB ded|cAA A2c|BGE AFD|GEE E2D:|
|:E2e d2B|cBA B2A|GAB ded|cAA BAG|
E2e d2B|cBA B2A|GAB cAB|GEE FED:|
|:B,EE GED|B,EE E2D|B,EE GAB|AFD AFD|
B,EE GED|B,EE E2D|GAB cAB|GEE FED:|
2
X: 2
T: The Wren's Nest
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Edor
|:D|GAB ded|cAA A2c|BGE EFG|AFD AFD|
GAB ded|cAA ABc|BGE AFD|GEE E2D:|
EGe deB|cAA ~B2A|GAB ded|cAA BGD|
EGe deB|cAA ~B2A|GAB cAB|GEE FED:|
|:B,DE GED|B,EE E2D|B,DE GAB|AFD FED|
B,DE GED|B,EE E2F|GAB cAB|GEE E2:|
3
X: 3
T: The Wren's Nest
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Edor
|:D|GAB ded|cAA A2c|BGE EFG|AFD AFD|
GAB ded|cAA ABc|BGE AFD|GEE E2:|
|:D|EGe deB|cAA ~B2A|GAB ded|cAA BGD|
EGe deB|cAA ~B2A|GAB cAB|GEE FE:|
|:D|B,DE GED|B,EE E2D|B,DE GAB|AFD FED|
B,DE GED|B,EE E2F|GAB cAB|GEE E2:|
4
X: 4
T: The Wren's Nest
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Edor
|:EGB ded|c2A ABc|BGE BGE|ABA FED|
EGB ded|c2A ABc|BGE BGE|AFD E3:|
|:~e3 d2B|cBA ~B3|GAB ded|c2A BAG|
~e3 d2B|cBA ~B3|GAB cAB|GED ~E3:|
|:BEE FEE|BED ~E3|BEE GAB|ABA FED|
BEE FEE|BED ~E3|GAB cAB|GED ~E3:|
w:Variación (1ª vez de la parte C en la segunda vuelta del tema)
BEE FE(B|B6)|BEE FE(e|e6)|
BEE FE(d|d3) (5A/B/c/d/e/|fed BAF|dBA FED||
5
X: 5
T: The Wren's Nest
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Edor
|:GAB ded|c2A AB=c|BGE EFG|AFD FED|
GAB ded|c2A AB=c|BGE AFD|FED E3:|
|:EBe dBd|cBA B3|GAB dBd|cBA BAG|
EG/B/e dBd|cBA B3|GAB cAB|GED E3:|
BDE G2D|BDE3D|BDE GAB|A3 FED|
BDE GED|BDE3D|GAB cAB|GED E3|
Bde (g3|g)ed e3|BDE GAB|A3 FED|
Bde ged|Bde3d|GAB cAB|GED E3||
6
X: 6
T: The Wren's Nest
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Edor
|:GAB d2d|cAA A2c|BGD E3|AFD FED|
GAB d2d|cAA A2c|BGE AFD|GEE E3:|
|:E2e d2B|cBA B2A|G3 dcB|cBA BGD|
E2e d2B|cBA B2A|GAB dAB|GEE E3:|
|:B,DE GED|B,EE E3|B,DE GAB|AFD FED|
B,DE GED|B,EE E2F|GAB dAB|GEE E3:|
7
X: 7
T: The Wren's Nest
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Edor
|:B,DE GED|GED E2D|B,DE GAB|AFD FED|
B,DE GED|E2D E2F|GAB dAB|GEE E3:|
|:GAB ded|cAA A2c|BGE E2B|AFD AFD|
GAB ded|cAA A2c|BGE AGF|GEE E3:|
|:GBe d2d|cAA B2A|GAB d2d|cAA BGE|
GBe d2d|cAA B2A|GAB dAB|GEE E3:|

Eleven comments

This tune was written and recorded by Frankie Gavin of De Danann.

I find that this tune doesn’t need much ornamentation; it’s hard enough to play as it is. Start playing this at a slow pace until you’ve got the tune stuck in your head. Then you can start picking up the pace a bit. I suppose it’s only to be expected that a tune written by a fiddle virtuoso like Frankie Gavin isn’t going to be easy to play. Still, it’s worth the effort.

There is a Seaside spot in Norn Iron called BallyWhisken: “The Wren’s Nest”. It has the smallest bathe-able beach I’ve ever seen.

This is a transcription of the tune as first recorded by De Danann on the album ‘Anthem’. The B part is very tricky on the fiddle, less so on whistle.

|: D | GAB ded | cAA A2c | BGE EFG | AFD AFD |
GAB ded | cAA ABc | BGE AFD | GEE E2D :|
EGe deB | cAA ~B2A | GAB ded | cAA BGD |
EGe deB | cAA ~B2A | GAB cAB | GEE FED :|
|: B,DE GED | B,EE E2D | B,DE GAB | AFD FED |
B,DE GED | B,EE E2F | GAB cAB | GEE E2 :|

The Wrens Nest

I learned this tune many years ago from Fraser Howitt, a fiddler from Yorkshire. He played the ‘C’ section first, then the ‘A’, then the ‘B’. It was not a much-heard tune, which is a pity, because it’s an excellent jig.

We used to follow it with “Cut the File”

@Robert Ryan :

Your timing is incorrect..

The fixed version of yours :

X: 1
T: The Wren’s Nest
C: Frankie Gavin
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Edor
|:D|GAB ded |cAA A2c |BGE EFG |AFD AFD |
GAB ded |cAA ABc |BGE AFD |GEE E2 :|
|:D|EGe deB |cAA ~B2A|GAB ded |cAA BGD |
EGe deB |cAA ~B2A|GAB cAB |GEE FE :|
|:D|B,DE GED|B,EE E2D|B,DE GAB|AFD FED |
B,DE GED|B,EE E2F|GAB cAB |GEE E2 :|

A lovely jig anyway. Easy to play on the whistle in Ador (well, a lot of C…). But Edor is definitely more ‘violinistic’ (not sure is such a word in English).

The Wren Nest

Version of The Wren Nest Jig by the flute player Juan Almaraz for the third album of Stolen Notes

Drimneen, X:2

This is the version of Frankie Gavin’s tune played by Winifred Horan, on her Lost Girl Found CD.

Re: Drimneen

Thanks, I was not aware of the other name of this tune.