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The Lounge Bar jig

Also known as Da Lounge Bar.

There are 5 recordings of this tune.

The Lounge Bar appears in 1 other tune collection.

The Lounge Bar has been added to 4 tune sets.

The Lounge Bar has been added to 105 tunebooks.

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Three settings

1
X: 1
T: The Lounge Bar
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Emaj
CEG F2 (E | E)GB e2 d | c3 BGE | FAG F2 E |
CEG F2 (E | E)GB e2 d | c3 BGE |1 F2 E4 :|2 F2 E2 GB ||
|: e3 edB | G3 GFG | Ac(e e)dB | F3 FEF |
G3 GFE | C3 CB,C | E2 F2 GF |1 E3 EGB :|2 E6 ||
|: ece d2 (c | c)eg f2 d | edc Bec | BGE F2 E |
ece d2 (c | c)eg f2 d | edc BGE | F2 E4 :|
2
X: 2
T: The Lounge Bar
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
A, |: B,DF E2D- |DFA d2c | BGB AFD | EGF E2A, |
B,DF E2D- | DFA d2c | BGB AFD |1 E>FE D2A, :|2 E>FE DFA ||
|: d3 dcA | F3FEF | GBd- dcA | E3 EDE |
F3 FED | B,3 B,A,B, | D2E- EFE |1 D3 DFA :|2 D6 ||
|: dBd c2B- | Bdf e2c | dcB AFD | EGF E2D |
dBd c2B- | Bdf e2c | dcB AFD | E>FE D3 :|
3
X: 3
T: The Lounge Bar
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
B,DF E2D-|DFA d2c|BGB AFD|EGF E2D|
B,DF E2D-|DFA d2c|BGB AFD|1 E2D- D3:|2 E2D- DFA||
|:d2d- dcA|F3 FEF|GBd- dcA|E3 EDE|
F2F- FED|B,3 B,A,B,|CDE- EFE|1 D3 DFA :|2 D3 D3||
|:dBd c2B-|Bdf e2c|dcB AcB|AFD E2D|
dBd c2B-|Bdf e2c|dcB AFD|1 E2D- D3 :|2 E2D- DFA||
|:d2d- dcA|F3 FEF|GBd- dcA|E3 EDE|
F2F- FED|B,3 B,A,B,|CDE- EFE|1 D3 DFA :| 2D3 D3||

Thirteen comments

The Lounge Bar

I learnt this tune at Folkworks this year, from the awesome and legendary Catriona MacDonald. She did tell us who wrote it, but unfortunately, I can’t remember. Another Shetland fiddler, I think. It is apparently named after a pub in Shetland where all the best sessions happen.

Yup, definitely ‘Folkworks’… 😉

Are you insinuating something, Ceolachan?

Composer

This great tune is on Sarah-Jane Summers’ Album ‘Nesta’ and I believe it is written by Annlaug Børsheim

Posted .

This great tune is also on the second Hazelius Hedin album, ‘Sunnan’ (2014). Yes, it was composed by Annlaug Børsheim, a Norwegian folk musician (Hardanger fiddle, guitar, voice).

Re: The Lounge Bar

The composer plays the tune in D major, format: AB AB CB AB CB

Re: The Lounge Bar

This beautiful tune should, I think, be played with a dotted feel and not too fast. Ross Couper and Tom Oakes take it in the mid 90s bpm.

Re: The Lounge Bar

Comparing the score in D with the video, there’s a lot more syncopation going on than is notated. I don’t do ABC but could have a crack at trying to transcribe it. Btw, these 2 were at the Edinburgh & Lothians TMSA "Northern Streams Festival" a few years back, and what a delight it was to have them!

The Lounge Bar, X:3

This is roughly how The Lounge Bar is played in the YouTube linked to above. As Trish mentions, a bit more syncopated than in the other settings.