Fiddler's Cramp

hornpipe

Key signature: Fmajor

Submitted on September 8th 2003 by drizzt.

This tune has been added to 36 tunebooks.

Also known as The Independence, The Independent , The Independent, Triplets From Hell.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• 1982 by Willie Hunter
• At Their Best. Sean McGuire And Roger Sherlock by Sean Maguire
• Birlin' Fiddles by J. Wrigley, A. Henderson, J. Legge, And S. Wright
• Danu by Danu
• Flame On The Banks by Maeve Donnelly
• Flook Live! by Flook
• In Ireland by James Galway And The Chieftains
• Irish Piping Tradition by Gay McKeon
• Leo Rowsome: Classics Of Irish Piping by Leo Rowsome
• Macalla Na HÓige by Hugh Healy And Colm Healy
• Makin' The Rounds by Billy McComiskey
• Mouthorgan by Will Atkinson
• Punctured by Garry Shannon
• The Irish Music Anthology (40 Classic Songs, Jigs And Reels) by Various Artists
• The Unseen Dance by Evergreen
• The Wild Keys by Mikie Smyth
• Traditional Dance Music Of Ireland by Various Artists
• Whirlwind by Brian Hughes
• Wired Up by Alistair McCulloch

X: 1
T: Fiddler's Cramp
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Fmaj
AB \
| cf df eg ce (3fga fc (3ABc AF | EF GA Bd c=B | c=B cd c2 A_B \
| cf df eg ce (3fga fc (3ABc AF | EF GA Bd cB | (3AGF GE F2 AB \
| cf df eg ce (3fga fc (3ABc AF | EF GA Bd c=B | c=B cd c2 A_B \
| cf df eg ce (3fga fc (3ABc AF | EF GA Bd cB | (3AGF GE F2 Ac \
| (3BAG (3AGF (3EGB (3dcB | (3Acf (3Acf (3agf (3edc | (3d^cd (3Bdf (3bag (3fed \
| (3c=Bc (3Acf (3agf (3edc | (3dba (3gfe (3dfe (3dcB | (3AGF (3AcA F2 Ac \
| (3BAG (3AGF (3EGB (3dcB | (3Acf (3Acf (3agf (3edc | (3d^cd (3Bdf (3bag (3fed \
| (3c=Bc (3Acf (3agf (3edc | (3dba (3gfe (3dfe (3dcB | (3AGF (3AcA F2 z2 |]

Fiddler's Cramp

This one's well named and just good fun to play.
It should go at quite a rate tho...
Followed by The Smith's a Gallant Fireman and AJ's on the Wrigley Sisters Birlin Fiddles album.
Followed by The Auchterarder VIP and Violet Tulloch's Hornpipe on Alistair MacCulloch's Wired Up album.

# Posted on September 8th 2003 by drizzt

Fiddler's Cramp

Quite. Could also be called "Triplets From Hell", 'cos you've got to go to hell and back before you can play the wretched things cleanly at speed with separate bows (slurred bowing is cheating, IMO). The trick is slooooow practice with a loose wrist, hand and fingers, and use only a tiny bit of bow for each note.
Trevor

# Posted on September 8th 2003 by lazyhound

Fiddler's Cramp

I should add, when practicing these fast triplets, you should keep the bow in contact with the string all the time, and don't let it bounce. If the bow bounces, the period during which it is out of contact with the string is unpredictable and makes it more difficult to synchronise fingers and bow.

Trevor

# Posted on September 8th 2003 by lazyhound

Some repeat bars in the abc of this one might make it look a little less daunting.

A little.

X: 1
T: Fiddler's Cramp
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Fmaj
AB|cfdf egce|(3fga fc (3ABc AF|EFGA Bdc=B|c=Bcd c2A_B|
cfdf egce|(3fga fc (3ABc AF|EFGA BdcB|(3AGF GE F2:|
|:Ac|(3BAG (3AGF (3EGB (3dcB|(3Acf (3Acf (3agf (3edc|(3d^cd (3Bdf (3bag (3fed|(3c=Bc (3Acf (3agf (3edc|(3dba (3gfe (3dfe (3dcB|(3AGF (3AcA F2:|

Only 6 bars for the last part?

# Posted on May 9th 2007 by Dow