Key signature: Dmajor
Submitted on October 14th 2003 by Gregg Harcourt.
This tune has been added to 113 tunebooks.
Also known as Hut On Staffen Island, Hut On Staffin Island, The Hut On Staffin Island, The Hut On Statten Island.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Hut On Staffen Island, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Dmaj
A,B,DE DD DE|(3FED FA dDcd|(^AB)BB D=AFD|DEFE DB,B,D|
A,B,DE DDDE|(3FED FA dDcd|B2(3BcB BAFD|1DEFE DDDB,:|2DEFE DDFA||
d2(3ddc dfed | cBcd ccBA|(^AB)BB BcdB|AFEF DB,B,A|
DdDd Dfed|cBcd ccBA|B2BA BcdB|AFEF DEFA|
d2(3ddc dfed|cBcd ccBA|(^AB)B=A BcdB|AFEF DB,B,D|
A,B,DE D2 DE|(3FED FA dDcd|[D^A]BBB [DB]=AFD|DEFE D4||
Hut on Staffen Island
This is based on Kevin Griffin's version of the tune on
"Traditional Music from Doolin Co. Clare"
I have heard another version on Kathryn Tickell's- "Debateable Lands"
# Posted on October 14th 2003 by Gregg Harcourt
Composer
Of course, this is a Phil Cunningham tune.
# Posted on October 14th 2003 by geoffwright
Nice tune!
# Posted on October 17th 2003 by breandan
Little Hut on Staffen Island
Great tune- but its not a hornpipe. Its a Scottish schottische.
Just out of interest, count how many different bars there are to make up the whole tune - its surprisingly few.
The Angels of the North play it with one of Jame's Hill's great tunes "The Hawk"which we play as a fast reel.
Noel Jackson
Angels of the North
# Posted on October 19th 2003 by noelbats
The Hut on Staffen Island
Phil Cunningham is playing this tune - his tune - (there's a story behind it of course) with John McCusker at the moment during their current tour (November 2003). I first heard it played by some trad mad musos in London sessions - particulary Cathy Sharp, who plays the fiddle - and learnt it as a beautiful slow tune to which we added some lovely harmonies....Phil Cunningham and the band played it quite a bit faster - I thought it was reel-type pace. I'm not exactly au fait with the "Schottische" style of tune but I guess that's probably correct. Will do some research now for myself.
xx
# Posted on November 5th 2003 by sensible shoes
PS:
She, Cathy and friends would then go into a really fast version of The Nine Points of Roguery........great stuff...great set of tunes.
# Posted on November 5th 2003 by sensible shoes
The Hut on Staffin Island
STAFFIN...
# Posted on December 19th 2005 by nigelg
Originally in "A"
The original recording on the Relativity album was in the key of "A". The actual sheet music in Phil's book is likewise.
However, it is played in D, as here, in most session situations.
# Posted on December 19th 2005 by Back for a while
Katryn Tickell plays it in A. I was about to transpose the ABCs, then I realized GDAErs could just move it up a string, and Flute/Whsitle guys can just play it on an A Flute/Whistle.l
# Posted on March 5th 2006 by Why Bother?
Tickell plays it in D. Personally I think 'G' is a good, whistle-safe option
# Posted on January 5th 2008 by bdh
Spelling of the tune
Hiya,
Phil C here.. just to clear up the question of spelling on the tune.
"Staffin" island is the correct spelling, it's a wee island off the north east coast of Skye. There is a salmon fishing hut there.. which used to be inhabited during the season by Sandy Macleod of Garafad! Most definitely not a Schottische (although if you dot it a bit more you could dance one to it..) It was written as a slow reel, and can be played either or. I normally play it slow in D then up to speed in G.
# Posted on April 13th 2008 by philbox
love this tune! but could somebody post it in G major,? cos i have a d whisltle and it can't play middle C and below
# Posted on May 2nd 2008 by chansherly212
I love this tune a lot, it's on the "Live At Trinity Hall" CD, and is played first like a waltz and then a reel. I don't quite like the accidentals that are in this version here though.
# Posted on July 9th 2008 by JosephofCK