Cur Dhan Chiste Mhor Mi

reel

Key signature: Amixolydian

Submitted on December 24th 2007 by malcombpiper.

This tune has been added to 18 tunebooks.

Also known as Bury Me In The Great Chest, Cuir Sa Chiste Mhòir Mi, Put Me In The Big Chest, Put Me In The Great Chest.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Cape Breton Piper by Barry Shears
• A' Sireadh Spòrs by Dr. Angus MacDonald
• At Home by Rosie Shipley And Matt Mulqueen
• Dancing Feet by The Tannahill Weavers
• Fiddle Music 101 by Ashley And Dave MacIsaac
• Ronan Martin by Ronan Martin
• The Dances Down Home by Joe Cormier
• The Dusky Meadow by Donald MacLellan With Doug MacPhee
• The Road Of Tears by Battlefield Band
• Traditional Fiddle Music Of Cape Breton Volume 2: The Rovers Return by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Cur Dhan Chiste Mhor Mi
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Amix
|:e|~A3B c2ca|c2cB cef2|~A3B c2af|ecBc ~A3:|
|:f|eAec e2 Aa|eAec ~B3f|eAec efaf|ecBc ~A3:|

Track lisitng

When I submitted the "A Sireadh Spòrs" recording the tune list for track 13 had an error and this tune plus Ed Reavy's tune, Love At The Endings, ended up together.

Any guesses for a fix on that?

# Posted on December 24th 2007 by malcombpiper

You aren't alone there. As yet, there is no way to fix that kind of problem. You can only add the link and a comment under comments... Sorry...

# Posted on December 24th 2007 by ceolachan

Recordings link

You can now edit the recordings listings after the fact. If you use a backslash in a tune title, it will split before and after the backslash. I've already updated the Ed Reavy track listing.

# Posted on December 24th 2007 by Jeremy

Brill!

Thanks, Jeremy.

# Posted on December 24th 2007 by malcombpiper

Duplicated

Put Me in the Big Chest: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/3105

# Posted on December 24th 2007 by slainte

Chest

Indeed it is Slainte. What is odd is the differences in the two arrangements. The version I know is the earlier 'Put me in a big chest' version.

I know Malcolmbpiper was trying to share a good tune with best interests at heart but it's a shame that there was not some way of making sure the closest to original versions of tunes were the ones displayed. I have no objection of versions in the comments but often an inferior version is the one people end up learning.

I think before making a tune public every effort should be made to find the sourse, though we all make mistakes.

# Posted on December 24th 2007 by bogman

Chicken or egg?

The setting I shared can be traced to a 19th century manuscript. The other may or may not be older but in traditional music such chicken and egg debates turn into chasing one's own tail. I am simply sharing a tune as I have heard play by a talented musician. Make no mistakes about that.

# Posted on December 24th 2007 by malcombpiper

I agree there is some chicken and egg debates but maybe details of where the version can from would help. What is the 19th centuary manuscript?

# Posted on December 25th 2007 by bogman

It seems this is a pipe version of the tune, and the other is the one for fiddle. I wonder how other pipers play it.

# Posted on December 25th 2007 by slainte

Manuscript

It is in Angus MacKay's Piper's Assistant c. 1840. So it's been set to the pipe scale for some time but could have very likely been borrowed from the fiddle.

# Posted on December 26th 2007 by malcombpiper