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Jocelyn’s Tree jig

By Tommy Peoples

Also known as The Jocelyn Tree, Jocelyn’s, Tommy Peoples’.

There are 17 recordings of this tune.

This tune has been recorded together with

Jocelyn’s Tree appears in 1 other tune collection.

Jocelyn’s Tree has been added to 13 tune sets.

Jocelyn's Tree has been added to 124 tunebooks.

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Four settings

1
X: 1
T: Jocelyn's Tree
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
DE|:FDB BAG|FAd faf|fgb ege|Bcc AGE|
FDB BAG|FAd faa|bge cAF|GFE DED:|
|:EFF DED|FAd fdA|fgg ege|Bcd ecA|
B2e bge|A2f afd|FAd gec|AGE DED:|
|:ABA eff|aba afd|BGE G,A,A,|CEA gec|
dcd eff|aba afd|Bge cAF|GFE DED:|
# Added by heike .
2
X: 2
T: Jocelyn's Tree
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
|:FDB AGE|FAd f2a|ggb ege|Bcc AGE|
FGB ABG|FAd f2a|bge cAF|GFE D2E:|
|:F2D DED|FAd fdA|g2e efd|Bcd ecA|
B2g bge|Adf afd|FAd gec|1 AGE D2E:|2 AGE D2B||
|:ABA fff|ab^g afd|BGE A,A,A,|CEA gec|
d2g eff|ab^g afd|Bge cec|1 AGE D2B:|2 AGE D3||
# Added by gam .
3
X: 3
T: Jocelyn's Tree
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
|:FDB AGE|FAd f2a|g2b ege|Bcc AGE|
FGB ABG|FAd f2a|bge cAF|GFE D2E:|
|:F2D D3|FAd fdA|g2e efd|Bcd ecA|
B2g bge|Adf afd|FAd gec|1 AGE D2E:|2 AGE D2B||
|:ABA f3|abg afd|BGE A3|ceA GEA|
d2g eff|abg afd|Bge c3|1 AGE D2B:|2 AGE D3||
# Added by JACKB .
4
X: 4
T: Jocelyn's Tree
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
G|FDB AGE|FAd f{a}fa|gbg ege|cec AGE|
EDB AGE|FAd f{a}fa|.b.g.e cec|AGE D2z:|
G|~F3 ~D3|FAd (3.g.fdA|(g2{a}g) efe|Bcd {g}ecA|
Beg bge|Adf afd|{A}FAd {a}gec|AGE D2z:|
B|~A3 ~f3|aba {b}afd|BGE ~A|ceg gec|
d (3.e.f.g a (3.e.f.g|aba afd|Bge cec|AGE {A}D2z:|

Seven comments

Version from Oisin Mac Diarmada’s recording on Traditional Music on Fiddle, Banjo and Harp. In the sleeve notes it says that Tommy Peoples plays this tune as a waltz (Jocelyn’s) on The Quiet Glen.
I also have a recording of Tommy Peoples playing this jig in a set with the informative name “Two Jigs” on the CD “Fiddle Sticks - Irish Traditional Music from Donegal”.
In typical Peoples’ style, this jig covers two octaves in 1 1/2 bars - a great excercise for arpeggios and intonation! 🙂

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A great jig with a lovely melody - melody always seems to be a strong feature on any of Tommy Peoples compositions (Grainne’s jig, Green Fields of Glentown reel, etc.). The first time I heard this tune was when Tommy handed it to a fiddle class in Ennis about 9 years ago as “The Jocelyn Tree”.

“The Jocelyn Tree” / “Jocelyn’s Tree”

~ named for a Portland fiddler who lived in Clare for awhile and took lessons from Tommy Peoples - she’d ride her bike up to his house and the tree she used to prop up the bike became known as Jocelyn’s tree..

# Posted on April 13th 2009 by airport

Tommy Peoples’, X:4

I learned this setting from Máire Ní Ghráda at the Northeast Tionól in East Durham, NY in October 2014. I’m adding it here because I think hers is a nice setting on the pipes (can’t do those low A’s that sound so great on the fiddle). I’ve tried to capture the salient aspects of her articulation, I’m sure others could find things I’ve left out, in which case, have at it!