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The Rubber Man

reel

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on August 16th 2010 by birlibirdie.

This tune has been added to 4 tunebooks.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

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X: 1
T: Rubber Man, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
fddd Adde|fddd afga|fddd AddA|Bddd cdeg|fddd Adde|
fddd afga|1 fddB GABd|cde(c c)dde:|2 fddA GABd|cdec d2de||
fddd afga|fgef Bcde|fddB GBBG|Acce fece|
fddd afga|fgef Bcde|GBBB Accf|1 agB(c c)d2e:|2 agBc d2de||
fddd addg|ddad gdfd|fddB ddAd|dBdd cdeg|
fddd addg|ddad gdfd|fddB GABd|1 cdec d3e:|2 cdec d4||
adda ddad|Bdd(c c)def|addB ddAd|dBdd cdef|
addg ddfd|dadg dfdA|GBBB Accf|agBc d3e||

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The Rubber Man sheetmusic
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The Rubber Man

Who wrote this Scottish pipe tune?
Please someone tell…
Perhaps fiddler Lynn Morrison or/& piper Annie Grace who recorded it with the band 'Iron Horse'?

# Posted on August 16th 2010 by birlibirdie

Their recording is the source for my dots.
It is the first reel off a set of three (tempo=120!) which appears on the celtic ‘mix bag’: ‘Temps Interceltiques : Renouveau de la Musique Celtique’. (They botched the spelling: ‘Iron orse’ and fail to give much detail and credits for the tracks. -The CD is meant to promote the ‘celtic’ genre as a whole…)
Note that the score can’t do full justice to this melody: it is definitely enhanced by the drones and a crisp bowing style.

# Posted on August 16th 2010 by birlibirdie

This is a rather 'horizontal' sounding reel (parts 2 to 4 are 'mere' rhythmical variations of the first part) but this feature helps create a sense of suspense and contrast with the next tune. (in our case 'The Furrowed Brow' which I’ll submit shortly)

Flute and whistle players mind those double c#'s!

# Posted on August 16th 2010 by birlibirdie

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