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The Cheticamp

barndance

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on July 20th 2005 by ceolachan.

This tune has been added to 11 tunebooks.

Also known as Chéticamp, The Chéticamp Hornpipe, The Chéticamp Polka, The Chéticamp Schottische, The Chéticamp, Cheticamp, The Cheticamp Hornpipe, The Cheticamp Polka, The Cheticamp Schottische, The Judique Flyer.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

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X: 1
T: Cheticamp, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: barndance
K: Gmaj
|: (3AGF |G>cB>A G2 G2 | B<dg>B d2 d2 | d>gf>e c2 c2 | c>ed>c B<GA>F |
G>cB>A G2 G2 | B>dg>B d2 d2 | d>gf>e (3ded (3cBA | (3GAG F2 G2 :|
|: (3Bcd |c2 e2 c>G (3edc | B2 d2 B>G (3dcB | A2 F>E D>FA>F | G>Fg>f g>dB>d |
c2 e2 c2 e>c | B>cd>B G2 d>B | (3ABA F>E D>F (3AGF | (3GAG F2 G2 :|

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The Cheticamp sheetmusic
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"The Chéticamp Schottische"

Here are two other transcriptions in print, both highly recommended collections:

"The Portland Collection, Volume 1: Contra Dance Music in the Pacific Northwest"
Susan Songer & Clyde Curley
Portland, Oregon, U.S.A., 1997
ISBN: 0-9657476-0-3
http://www.theportlandcollection.com/
* 1 of 2 excellent collections of tunes for dancing...
Page 49 - Chéticamp (notated 'straight')

"Traditional Celtic Violin Music of Cape Breton"
Kate Dunlay & David Greenberg
DunGreen Music, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1996
http://www.dungreenmusic.com/
ISBN: 0-9680802-0-0
Page 103 - The Judique Flyer / Chéticamp (Hornpipe / Polka)

# Posted on July 20th 2005 by ceolachan

"The Chéticamp Schottische" ~ a straight notation ~

K: Gmaj
|: AF |
GcBA G2 G2 | BdgB d2 d2 | dgfe c2 c2 | cedc B2 AF |
GcBA G2 G2 | BdgB d4 | dgfe dcBA | G2 g2 G2 :|
|: d2 |
c2 e2 c2 ec | B2 dB GBdG | A2 FE DFAF | G2 gf gdBG |
c2 e2 cGec | BcdB G2 dG | A2 FE D2 AF | G2 B2 G2 :|

# Posted on July 21st 2005 by ceolachan

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