Tune Req: Johnny Jump-Up

Subject: Johnny Jump-Up
From:
Date: 10 Jan 02 - 07:11 AM

I am trying to get together some music for a Handfasting. (yes, mine.) I heard this song at a Renaissance Festival and we both fell in love with it. It was our first thing like that together and I finally found words, but I have NO idea how to go about finding a recording of this to either play or teach to other people. (We only remember the tune to the chorus). Can anyone help? Please e-mail me.

Thanks Gladys

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Johnny Jump-Up
From: alison
Date: 10 Jan 02 - 07:19 AM

Its on the first "Gaelic Storm" CD... good CD by the way

slainte

alison

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Johnny Jump-Up
From: MMario
Date: 10 Jan 02 - 08:23 AM

mp3 at Cantaria

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Johnny Jump-Up
From:
Date: 10 Jan 02 - 11:27 AM

It's also a song, if I remember rightly.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Johnny Jump-Up
From: Sorcha
Date: 10 Jan 02 - 11:31 AM

You're correct, George. Lyrics and mp3 here.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Johnny Jump-Up
From: Raptor
Date: 10 Jan 02 - 11:34 AM

Great song
The chords are E A D And G on the Gealic storm Album,
Amazing Bodhran playing too!
Raptor

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Johnny Jump-Up
From: Gypsy
Date: 11 Jan 02 - 11:33 AM

Minstrels of Mayhem also do this song, and it is quite good. CD available at their website.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Johnny Jump-Up
From: michaelr
Date: 11 Jan 02 - 08:11 PM

I recorded this song with my band, Greenhouse, on our CD "Shelter Cove". Available at cdstreet.com. Great song from Cork balladeer, Jimmy Crowley.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Johnny Jump-Up
From: Nerd
Date: 12 Jan 02 - 03:58 AM

It's on Jimmy Crowley's album, Uncorked, but with a weird twist: Jimmy heard the song from the author, tadhg Jordan, years ago, and started singing it with Stoker's Lodge. The version now generally popular is the one Jimmy sang. But years later he discovered he'd been singing it wrong. So Uncorked has a different set of words from the popular one--and I like the popular set better. Still, the tune is the same.

I first heard it from Christy Moore, and you can probably find an old LP if you just need to hear the tune...