The Hunter's Purse

reel

Key signature: Adorian

Submitted on September 17th 2001 by Will CPT.

This tune has been added to 168 tunebooks.

Also known as An Sgeach, The Bush, The Five Leafed Clover, Hunter's Purse, Hunters Purse, The Hunters Purse, The Indian On The Rock.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

An Historic Recording Of Irish Traditional Music by Paddy Canny, P.J. Hayes, Peader O'Loughlin, Bridie Lafferty
As Long As You're Enjoying Yourself by John Brennan And John McGillian
Best Of Irish Fiddle by Florie Brown
Cape To Clare by Various Artists
Ceol Tire by Various Artists
Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 11 by Matt Cunningham
Danu by Danu
Darby's Farewell by Josie McDermott
Flying On Home by Airdance
From Ballymote To Brooklyn by Paddy Killoran and James Morrison
From Galway To Dublin: Early Recordings Of Traditional Irish Music by Various Artists
Green Fields Of America Live In Concert by Green Fields Of America
Harpes D'Irlande by Katrien Delavier
Heart And Home by Lucy Farr
Humours Of Lissadell by Seamus And Manus McGuire
If The Cap Fits by Kevin Burke
In Safe Hands by Various Artists
Lead The Knave by Arty McGlynn And Nollaig Casey
Lucky In Love by Charlie Lennon And Mick O'Connor
Musique Celtique by Rosheen
Musiques Traditionnelles D'Irlande by The Crickard Brothers
Oi�che Go Maidean by Brendan Begley
Osna by Osna
Piper's Dream by Jack Brennan
Shantalla by Shantalla
Skin And Bow by Declan Folan And Junior Davey
Sligo Fiddle (Disk 1) by John Vesey
Sligo Fiddle (Disk 2) by John Vesey
Sounds From The Atlantic by Innisheer
Strange But True... by Takuji Tamura And Yukio Kashiwagi
The Blue Bottle by InisFail
The Blue CD by Irish Session Tunes
The Chieftains 3 by The Chieftains
The Green House by Grey Larsen And Paddy League
The Groves by Laurel Martin
The Home Ruler by Catherine McEvoy
The Raineys by The Raineys
The Very Best Of The Claddagh Years: Vol. 2 by The Chieftains
Traditional Music Of Ireland, Vol. 2 by Sean Ryan And Peter Carberry
With Friends Like These by James Keane
Y A Ben Du Changement by La Bottine Souriante

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

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Hunter's Purse

I think I learned this off a Kevin Burke recording a few years back. It's a common sessio tune, and lends itself to Kevin's particular style of shuffle bowing, plus lots of rolls and triplets. Or just play it simply as written and enjoy the tune's sinuositude ;-)

We do this in a set starting with Charlie Lennon's, then Hunter's Purse, and bursting into D major with the Cameronian.

Will

# Posted on September 17th 2001 by Will CPT

Re: Hunter's Purse

"Sinuositude"? :-P

# Posted on September 18th 2001 by JeffK627

Sinuositude

Just checking to see if anyone actually ever reads the comments....

But I also don't mind calling attention to this tune's undulating, wandering melody line, a trait I like in a tune (vis a vis the Scholar, Maudabawn Chapel, the Morning Star, Dispute at t he Crossroads, etc). As opposed to tunes that glom onto one or two notes per chord and saw back and forth--Dinky's, the Concertina Reel, Pinch of Snuff, etc. I like those tunes too, but for different reasons, and when it comes down to it, I gravitate toward tunes with sinuositudity. :-)
Will

# Posted on September 18th 2001 by Will CPT

I play this one often after 'Bunker Hill'

# Posted on September 18th 2001 by Mad Baloney

Another version

# Posted on June 11th 2002 by gian marco

# Posted on January 29th 2005 by Dow

Will's way is the way I've always more or less heard the tune...and it IS too much like the Swallowtail, and the Congress, and ...

# Posted on January 29th 2005 by Zina Lee

Well you're playing it wrong as well then Zina dear ;-)

# Posted on January 29th 2005 by Dow

I think I have to agree... |~g3a gedB| in the second bar does just fine. The c in the next bar really changes the modality when it comes in (but not sooner surely?). Do people then also shift to c# to start the run up in bar 4 etc? That's how I hear it.

# Posted on February 18th 2007 by WhistlinLeeds