The Pinch Of Snuff

reel

Key signature: Dmixolydian

Submitted on March 6th 2004 by Dow.

This tune has been added to 115 tunebooks.

Also known as Old Pinch Of Snuff.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Across The Pond by Kevin Griffin, Roger Burridge And Others
• Aileach by Aileach
• An Feochan by Philippe Barnes
• An Phíb by Dicky Deegan
• Augusta: 20 Years Of Irish Music Recorded Live At The Augusta Heritage Center by Various Artists
• Best Of Finbarr Dwyer by Finbarr Dwyer
• Bruach An TSuláin by The Abbey Céilí Band
• Celtic Reign by Celtic Reign
• Ceol A'Ghleanna by Ciarán Ó Maonaigh
• Cherish The Ladies by Peg McGrath, Kathleen Smyth, Mary Mulholland
• Clear The Dresser And Take The Floor by Emerald Ceili Band
• Dublin Made Me by Liam O'Connor And Seán McKeon
• Fiddle Sticks, Irish Traditional Music From Donegal by Various Artists
• FireFly by Míse
• From The Floor Up by Wild Asparagus
• Glackin by Paddy Glackin
• Handprints by Donna Long
• If The Cap Fits by Kevin Burke
• Inside Out by Mícheál O' Raghallaigh
• Irish Traditional Music by Kevin Taylor
• Jealousy by Touchstone
• Lifescapes Celtic Fiddle by Various Artists
• Live At Winkles by The Lahawns
• Maiden Voyage by Various Artists
• Many Happy Returns by Arcady
• Masters Of Irish Music by Seamus Ennis
• Memories Of Sligo by Roger Sherlock
• Music From The Coleman Country by Various Artists
• Music From The Glens by The Quinn Family
• Musiques Traditionnelles D'Irlande by The Crickard Brothers
• Pure Piping by Leo Rickard
• Sunshine Dance by Deiseal
• The 3rd Irish Folk Festival In Concert by Various Artists
• The Bunch Of Keys by Jason O'Rourke
• The Donegal Fiddle by Various Artists
• The Fair Hills Of Ireland by Boys Of The Lough
• The Family Album by The McCarthys
• The Fire Aflame by Keane, Molloy, O'Flynn
• The High Part Of The Road by Tommy Peoples And Paul Brady
• The Hour Before Dawn by Solas
• The Hurricane by Donagh Hennessy And Mark Crickard
• The Parting Glass by The Churchfitters
• The Piper's Apron by Tommy Keane
• The Pipers Club by The Pipers Club Ceili Bnad
• Threads Of Time by Cherish The Ladies
• Traditional Fiddle Music From Donegal by Frank Cassidy
• Wild Blue by Eileen Ivers

X: 1
T: Pinch Of Snuff, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmix
fage d2dB|AD (3FED EFGB|A3B cGcd|ed (3B^cd efge:|
f2df afdf|f2df efge|f2df afdf|eA (3B^cd efge|
f2df afdf|f2df efge|fa~a2 afdf|eA (3B^cd efge||

Some people play the 1st few notes as "afge d..."

# Posted on March 6th 2004 by Dow

I learnt this from hearing it lots at Sydney sessions.

# Posted on March 6th 2004 by Dow

Often played as the last part of Pinch of Snuff submitted 2002

In Oslo we usually start this off as the 2002 version with all the modal changes, with the B part of this setting being the last (and missing )part, and the A part as an interim play before starting it all over again.

How do you play it Down Under?

# Posted on March 7th 2004 by FiddleTramp

Name

And sometimes called "Punch of Sniff" by certain participants of our little crowd..........eller hva Halldor

# Posted on March 7th 2004 by snorre

Pinch Of Snuff 2002

Halldor, I think if the 2002 tune were to be played in Sydney it would be the full-on 9-parter with the high D section and the bridging part that leads back to the beginning, but I haven't heard that tune played in years. It simply doesn't get played here anymore. The tune I've posted is obviously related, but over here it's treated as a completely separate tune, and it gets played every week.

# Posted on March 8th 2004 by Dow

That unknown Ennis tape was recorded by Pat Sky, who released the whole shebang in the 80's under the title "Seamus Ennis: Master of the Uilleann Pipes," including the Lark's March, which was on the 40 Years record. You can tell Pat from the very thick Georgia drawl, asking Seamus where he learned such a WEIRD old TUNE?
The cassette was on Sky's own Skylark label, and is long out of print. The audio was pretty hideous, too. Ennis's setting of this is the best if you ask me.

# Posted on March 11th 2004 by Kevin Rietmann

The grunts, wheezes, creaky bellows are great! But the audio itself on the tape sounded like some kind of prototype transistor radio - the later half had this throb, like there was a lot of sunspot activity when it was mastered. Not so hot. The Ennis "Irish Uilleann pipes" on Folktrax has similar problems - this is where the first cut on the 40 years album comes from, there must be better dubs around.

# Posted on March 12th 2004 by Kevin Rietmann

The Fire Aflame

Am I nuts or do I hear these guys go into this tune starting with the B part first?

# Posted on March 26th 2009 by tin_whistler

Possibly.....

They're allowed to do that, you know. How do you know they're not right ?

# Posted on March 26th 2009 by Kenny