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Popular Cape Breton Tunes

Hey, was wondering if you'd know any popular Cape Breton tunes as I'm playing at an event on Xmas eve I'd like to play a few of them.
Popular ones that may be on this site would be ideal.

# Posted on December 22nd 2011 by Markmoloney

Re: Popular Cape Breton Tunes

Brenda Stubberts, for one.

# Posted on December 22nd 2011 by DrSilverSpear

Re: Popular Cape Breton Tunes

Just a few ~

reel: "Brenda Stubbert's" ~ C: Jerry Holland
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/727

strathspey: "King George V"
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/5581

There's lots, including some great jigs too ~
"Cape Breton's Own"
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/3519

& for more check out the recordings on site here by the likes of ~

Winston 'Scotty' Fitzgerald
Buddy MacMaster
Natalie MacMaster
Jerry Holland
Brenda Stubbert

Or just do a search using 'Cape Breton' ~
http://www.thesession.org/recordings/index/search?name=Cape+Breton&search_start=0

# Posted on December 22nd 2011 by ceolachan

Re: Popular Cape Breton Tunes

Here's another you might try:

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/802

(Should really be in A-Maj, though),

# Posted on December 22nd 2011 by Mix O'Lydian

Don't forget the marches... Now I've got to run... ;-)

# Posted on December 22nd 2011 by ceolachan

Re: Popular Cape Breton Tunes

Ok thanks guys that's great! :D

# Posted on December 22nd 2011 by Markmoloney

Discussion: The most popular Cape Breton tunes?

http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display/16310
# Posted on January 8th 2008 by AmandaD

Also check out some other discussions... You'll see the tune Jerry made for Brenda rising on more than one occasion. It's a fun tune to play and to dance to too...

# Posted on December 22nd 2011 by ceolachan

"Father Eugene's Welcome To Cape North" -

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/5047

& those jigs and a couple of marches, but I'd better hurry this before my wife scalps me ~

Peggy's Jig
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3088

Mike MacDougall's Jig
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/4684

Mike MacDougall's Jig
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/4688

Mary Ann MacDougall's March
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/5036

Memories of Father Angus MacDonnell - march
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1796

So worried I first put this in an old discussion on the same subject... :-/ ~ now to run...

# Posted on December 22nd 2011 by ceolachan

Popular Cape Breton Waltzes

"My Cape Breton Home" ~ C: Jerry Holland
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/3191
Submitted on June 22nd 2004 by slainte.

"My Lily"
Submitted on September 4th 2009 by Jürgen.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/9865

# Posted on December 22nd 2011 by ceolachan

Re: Popular Cape Breton Tunes

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1048

Absolutely.

# Posted on December 22nd 2011 by saltcast

Re: Popular Cape Breton Tunes

"Put Me in the Big Chest." That's a coffin they're referring to. Popular at weddings. Marriage, Christmas, same thing.

# Posted on December 22nd 2011 by Kevin Rietmann

Just mentioned by saltcast ~
"The Cape Breton Fiddler's Welcome To Shetland"
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1048
Composed by fiddler Willie Hunter of The Shetland as a welcome. Yes, another great tune...

& also excellent: "Put Me in the Big Chest"
Submitted on June 2nd 2004 by slainte.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/3105

& also played in a set referred to as "The Wedding Reels", #3 of 3 ~ & courtesy of slainte and the comments ~

Old Time Wedding Reel #1 (John of Badenyon): http://thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1480

Old Time Wedding Reel #2 (Hamish the Carpenter): http://thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3103

# Posted on December 22nd 2011 by ceolachan

Re: Popular Cape Breton Tunes

"Put Me in the Big Chest."

There's a coincidence. I just came across "Cuir ’sa chiste mhòir mi" in the Elizabeth Ross MS today.

Two settings - pp 128 & 129:

http://www.celtscot.ed.ac.uk/documents/RossMS.pdf

# Posted on December 22nd 2011 by Weejie

Discussion: Collection of Cape Breton Tunes

# Posted on September 25th 2010 by elvis_oreilly
http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display/25609

# Posted on December 22nd 2011 by ceolachan

"Cuir ’sa chiste mhòir mi"

Thanks Weejie...

# Posted on December 22nd 2011 by ceolachan

Re: Popular Cape Breton Tunes

Here's a great album full:

http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/547

# Posted on December 22nd 2011 by jasonb

Re: Popular Cape Breton Tunes

Cape Breton Symphony albums are favourites of mine -

http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display.php/3461

http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/3462

From these, Trip to Windsor through to Devil's Delight is a great reel set, for example, and Glencoe a fine march.

# Posted on December 22nd 2011 by lottiemaus

Re: Popular Cape Breton Tunes

Second the King George tunes (usually played as a set), and the Wedding Reels...."Stan Chapmans' is a great jig...

# Posted on December 23rd 2011 by Adrian W.

"Willie's Trip To Toronto" / "Stan Chapman's Jig"

Submitted on October 12th 2001 by Caoimghgin.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/324

# Posted on December 23rd 2011 by ceolachan

Re: Popular Cape Breton Tunes

Thanks Guys, that's wonderful!

# Posted on December 24th 2011 by Markmoloney

The lottiemaus recommendations ~ from "Cape Breton Symphony: Fiddle I & II"

"The Trip to Windsor" - reel
C: Dan R. MacDonald
Submitted on October 24th 2002 by SPeak.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1074

"Mrs. Norman MacKeigan" - reel
C: Dan R. MacDonald
Submitted on February 14th 2010 by niall_kenny.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/10271

"Devil's Delight" - reel
C: Dan R. MacDonald
Submitted on February 15th 2010 by niall_kenny.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/10275

& second another fine march ~

"The Glencoe March"
Submitted on October 1st 2006 by fiddlingcaper.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/6235

# Posted on December 24th 2011 by ceolachan