The Champion

jig

Key signature: Eminor

Submitted on June 13th 2001 by Will CPT.

This tune has been added to 39 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 & 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 Will CPT

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