The Champion

jig

Key signature: Eminor

Submitted on June 13th 2001 by Miss Lonelyhearts.

This tune has been added to 44 tunebooks.

Also known as Champion, Spoke's, Spokes'.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Back To The Hills by Kathryn Tickell
• Cape Breton Fiddle Music Not Calm by Howie MacDonald And Ashley MacIsaac
• Close To The Floor by Ashley MacIsaac
• Fiddler's Fancy: The Music Of James Hill by Tom McConville
• Foxglove by Moving Cloud
• Jigs And Reels by Jesse Smith
• Last Night's Fun by John Carty
• Live-Disc 2 by Natalie MacMaster
• On Oiche Go Maidin by O'aces
• The Apple In Winter by Brian Conway And Tony DeMarco
• The Dances Down Home by Joe Cormier
• The Judique Flyer by Buddy MacMaster
• The Surprise by Pauline Cato And Tom McConville
• Traditionally Yours by Winston 'Scotty' Fitzgerald
• Trian by Trian

X: 1
T: Champion, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Emin
|:Bee gee|bee g2 e|fdB fdB|fag fed|
|Bee gee|bee g2 a|b2 b agf|1 gee e2 A:|2 ~g3 gfe|
|:d3 cdc|Bdg bgd|cBc afd|Bdg bge|
|d2 d cdc|Bdg bgd|cBc afd|~g3 gfe:|

Gan Ainm

This jig sprouts at our local session about every other week. Nobody has a name for it yet, so if you recognize it, please let me know and I'll post the name(s). The B part is gymnastic, at least on fiddle, but well worth the trouble. A good tune to remind us all to minimize excess motion in our arms, hands, and fingers if we want to keep up with those whistle players....
Will

# Posted on June 13th 2001 by Miss Lonelyhearts

TUNE NAME

This is actually called The Champion Jig or Spokes Jig.

# Posted on June 28th 2001 by crumstock

"Cape Breton's Own"

A close relative, both played by Winston "Scotty" Fitzgerald, an amazing Cape Breton dance fiddler:

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3519

# Posted on June 30th 2005 by ceolachan

"The Champion"

Also to be found under this name in:

"Jerry Holland's Collection of Fiddle Tunes"
Cranford Publications ~ http://www.cranfordpub.com/

282 tunes ~ Irish, Scottish and Cape Breton standards and compositions...

# Posted on June 30th 2005 by ceolachan

"The Champion Jig" ~ attributed to Cape Breton fiddler Dan Hughie MacEachern

More on Dan Hughie here ~

“Fraser’s Jig”
C: Dan Hughie MacEachern
Key signature: G Mixolydian
Submitted on February 2nd 2008 by ceolachan.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/8206
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/8206/comments

# Posted on February 2nd 2008 by ceolachan

Another Champion Jig associated with Cape Breton is in the Jerry Holland Collection, No. 251, pg. 72. Very nice tune, in the key of F Major this time. Swear I've seen in it Ryan's or Kerr's, too. Perhaps I'll put some of these obscure tunes up on the Ew Tyube when I have a chance. Or Internet Archive.

# Posted on May 4th 2009 by Kevin Rietmann

Should also say that I learned this other tune from Winston Fitzgerald's playing, on Celtic CX34, Winston 'Scotty' Fitzgerald & His Radio Entertainers.

# Posted on May 4th 2009 by Kevin Rietmann

Oops, I see that the tune Ceolachan linked to above played by 'Scotty' is my tune. Only why wouldn't Paul Cranford know that title?

# Posted on May 4th 2009 by Kevin Rietmann