Hunting The Hare

jig

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on April 22nd 2005 by swarbrules.

This tune has been added to 19 tunebooks.

Also known as Dawns Gwyl Ifan, Hela'r Sgwarnog, Hela'r Sqwarnog, Hela’r Sgyfarnog, The Hunt Of The Hare, Hunt The Hare, St. John's Eve Dance.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Best Of Irish Ceili Music by Various Artists
• Crasdant: Welsh Traditional Music by Crasdant
• Fermanagh Ceili by Pride Of Erin Ceili Band
• For As Many As Will by Haste To The Wedding
• Live In Ennis by The Bowhouse Quintet
• O IV I V by Ar Log
• Pedlar's Pack by John Doherty
• The Chanter's Tune by Na Fili
• The Kilmore Fancy by Catherine McEvoy And John McEvoy
• Traditional Irish Tunes Played On The Tin Whistle (1/2) by Geraldine Cotter
• Warming Up by Martin Mulhaire, Séamus Connolly And Jack Coen

X: 1
T: Hunting The Hare
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
d2 D FGA | B2 e cBc | d2 D FGA | Bec d2 z |
d2 D FGA | B2 e cBc | d2 D FGA | Bec d2 z |
fed fed | fed fed | ecd ecd | egf He3 |
d2 D FGA | B2 e cBc | d2 D FGA | Bec d2 z |

Hunting the Hare

This would seem to be a Welsh variation.

# Posted on April 22nd 2005 by swarbrules

I came across this many years ago as the tune for a song entitled "Room for Company", recorded by the Critics Group, based in London.

# Posted on April 22nd 2005 by hetty

"Hela'r Sgwarnog" / "Hunting the Hare"

"Blodau'r Grug:
100 Popular Welsh Folk Dance Tunes"
Alex Hamilton / Robin Huw Bowen
Cymdeithas Ddawns Werin Cymru = The Welsh Folk Dance Society
1992

Page 7, Tune #2: "Dawns Gwyl Ifan" / "Hela'r Sgwarnog"
~ in the key of C

|: c2 C EFG | A2 d BAB | ~

# Posted on December 19th 2005 by ceolachan

Version from Thompson's Compleat Collection of Country Dances c.1770

There are two tunes in Thompson's with the name Hunt The Hare; the other one does not appear to be related.

X: 1
T: Hunt The Hare
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
|:d2 D FGA|Bed cBA|d2 D FGA|Bdc d3:|
|:fed fed|fed fed|ecd ecd|(e/f/g)f {f}e3|
d2 D FGA|Bge cAc|d2 D FGA|Bdc d3:|

# Posted on July 27th 2008 by fynnjamin