Hi folks.
I have been struggling trying to pick up this version of jenny’s welcome to charlie by Declan Dillon. If there is anyone who might have the ability to transcribe his version I would very much appreciate it. I have been able to pick up fragments (including the use of the ghost ‘D’), but it is too fast in general. Here’s the link to the clip.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sic6gYVPgc&feature=feedf
Thanks, Arbo
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The sound quality and echoi-ness (is that a word?) of that recording make it very difficult to pick up what’s going on. That’s a hard enough tune to learn without the added challenge of working through a dodgy mike.
Here’s a friendlier version (not pipes, but it works well on them): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwMHFAY9Jsg
Or this, kind of a definitive version since most of the folk I know who play this learned from Paddy’s version on “Doublin’”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQmg5ac-DSg
If you must have pipes, here is quite a straightforward pipes version (skip to about 2 min in, unless you want to hear them chat in German for a while): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaoOrwtuFm8.
Here’s a ferocious, and inspiring, rendering from master piper Joe McKenna, lots of variations thrown in here. Played together with another great reel, “Paddy Taylor’s”
http://source.pipers.ie/Search/SearchResult.aspx?searchTerm=jenny’s+welcome&startRowIndex=0&pageSize=12&mediaId=21097
Ennis’ take on the tune recorded in 1974 is also worth a listen
http://source.pipers.ie/Search/SearchResult.aspx?searchTerm=jenny’s+welcome&startRowIndex=0&pageSize=12&mediaId=9841
Arbo that is an ambitious tune mate. That’s one, for me anyway, that will come well doon da road. Good luck on that one. Cheers
The sound quality of the Miltown video clip really doesn’t do justice to Declan’s piping or his Wooff set. I think the other video clips together with Mr. Gumby’s pointer’s to the dots should help you get the tune sorted 
Here’s a wild flute version by Michael Clarkeson
http://irishflute.podbean.com/2007/08/31/jennys-welcome-to-charlie/
Ive been going over versions of this tune recently. The one played by Dillon is definitely from Ennis. and i think he got that from his father who in turn got it from Nicolas Markey. It’s a piping version which differs from those usually played on fiddle. Ennis can be tricky because every time i’ve heard him play it it’s different. He’ll Double up some parts and play others once and sometimes throws in an extra part that seems to be based on a variation. You can hear him play on ‘The Drones and The Chanter’ comp, and on his ‘Ceol, Scéalta, Agus Amhráin’ album. If i were better at ABC’s i would tab it out for you, but i learn more from notation, so it’d be a mess.
In addition to Ennis and McKenna having recorded it, i also have versions by Clancy, Hannan, and Sean McCarthy. You can find a transcription of Ennis’ version in Pat Mitchell’s book and there’s another in his book of Clancy’s dance music that’s similar, although more in Clancy’s own style (it doesn’t have all the ghost d’s, and maybe a few more triplets etc in place, don’t have it with me now) There’s also a 2 part version from Brother Gildas in An Piobaire vol 2 issue 2 page 2, which you can find on NPU’s source site here:
http://source.pipers.ie/PdfViewer.aspx?mediaId=14840
Hope that helps a bit. Don’t be too put off by learning this. Each version has some idiosyncrasies but once you learn the basics of the tune it’s not that bad and it’s fun to play. Good Luck.