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The Foxhunter's

slip jig

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on January 4th 2002 by Netallica.

This tune has been added to 610 tunebooks.

Also known as The Fox Hunter's, The Fox Hunters', The Foxhunt, The Foxhunter's Jig, The Foxhunter, The Foxhunters', The Foxhunters, Nead A Lachan Sa Mhuta, Nead Na Lachain, Nead Na Lachain 'Sna Luachra, Nead Na Lachain Sa Luachair, Nead Na Lachan.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

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X: 1
T: Foxhunter's, The
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
R: slip jig
K: Dmaj
|: FDF F2D G2E | FDF F2D E2D | FDF F2D G2B | AFD DEF E2D :|
|: B3 BAG FGA | B2E E2F G2B | ABc dcB ABc | d2 D D2 F E2 D :|
|: fdf f2d g2e | fdf f2d e2d | fdf f2d g2b | afd def e2d :|
|: gfe dcB AGF | B2 E E2 F G2 B | ABc dcB ABc | d2 D DEF E2 D :|

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The Foxhunter's sheetmusic
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Fox hunters jig

Hello, another newcomer and another fiddle bowing question I'm afraid. Would anyone mind suggesting some bowing for fox hunters to get me started. I'm single bowing the whole tune at the moment and can't seem to pick up what the others are doing in the session. thanks

# Posted on July 29th 2003 by karas

Chieftains Version in G

Here's the ABC notation for the version of The Foxhunter's Jig that appears on Chieftains 2:

BcB BGB ~c2A|BcB BGB A2G|BcB BGB cde|dBG GAB ~A2G:|
|:efe edc Bcd|~e2A A2B cBA|def gfe def|~g2G GAB ~A2G:|

# Posted on February 14th 2004 by turophile

Set

I've learnt this together with Deirdre's Fancy.

# Posted on April 16th 2004 by Letty

Los Angeles Celtic Arts Centre version

X: 1
T: Foxhunters
R: Slip jig
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
K: D
S: http://www.ellwood.org/slow/teafox.jpg
|: FGF FED G2 E | FGF FED E2 D | FGF FED G2 B | AFD DEF E2 D :|:
B=cB BAG FGA | B2 E E2 F G2 B | ABc dcB ABc | d2 D DEF E2 D :|:
fgf fed g2 e | fgf fed e2 d | fgf fed g2 b | afd def e2 d :|:
gfe dcB AGF | B2 E E2 F G2 B | ABc dcB ABc | d2 D DEF E2 D :|

# Posted on May 7th 2006 by JesseW

That's a more standard setting than the original submission.

# Posted on May 7th 2006 by Dr. Dow

PVB session playlist

As played at PVB session,

X:3
T:The Fox Hunters' Jig
M:9/8
L:1/8
R:slip jig
K:D
||:"D"(FGF)F2D"Em"G2E|"D"(FGF)F2D"A"E2"D"D|(FGF)F2D"G"G2B|"D"(AFD)D2F"A"E2"D"D:||
||:"G"(B=cB)(BAG)"D"(FGA)|"Em"B2EE2FG2B|"D"(AB^c)"Bm"(dcB)"A"(ABc)|"D"d2DD2G"A"E2"D"D:||
||:"D"(fgf)f2d"Em"g2e|"D"(fgf)f2d"A"e2"D"d|(fgf)f2d"G"g2b|"D"(afd)d2f"A"e2"D"d:||
||:"G"(gfe)(d=cB)"D"(AGF)|"Em"B2EE2FG2B|"D"(AB^c)"Bm"(dcB)"A"(ABc)|"D"d2DD2F"A"E2"D"D:||

X:4
T:Last Night's Fun
M:9/8
L:1/8
R:slip jig
K:Em
||"D"D2A A2G ABc | D2A AGE "C"G2E | "D"D2A A2G ABc |"G" BAG AGE"Em" G2E |
|"D"D2A A2G ABc | D2A AGE "C"G2E | "D"D2A A2G ABc | "G"dBG AGE "Em"G2E ||
||"G"BAB dBG "D"ABc | "G"BAB dBG "C"c2A | "G"BAB dBG "D"ABc |"G" BAG AGE"Em" G2E |
|"G"BAB dBG"D" ABc |"G" B2c dBG "C"c2A | "G"def"Em" gfe "G"dBG | BAG "Em"AGE G2E ||

X:5
T:The Rakes Of Westmeath
M:4/4
R:slip jig
K:D
||:"D" d2d dAG"C" FED |"D" d2d dAF"C" G2E |"D" ABc dAG"C" FGA | =cBc E2F G2E :||
||"D" d2g fdf"A" ece |"D" d2g fdf"A" g2e |"D" d2g fdf"A" ece |"C" =cBc E2F G2E |
|"D" d2g fdf"A" ece |"D" d2g fdf "A"g2e |"D" afd gec"A" d2B |"C" =cBc E2F G2E || "D"D9|

# Posted on July 1st 2006 by Rune Stone

"The Fox Hunter's Jig" ~ a duplication ~ not far off the LA one above

Key signature: D Major
Submitted on February 18th 2007 by Joe CSS.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/6829

R: slip jig
K: D Major
|: FGF F2 D G2 E | FGF F2 D E2 D | FGF F2 D G2 B | AFD D2 F E2 D :|
|: B=cB BAG FGA | B2 E E2 F G2 B | ABc dcB ABc | d2 D D2 F E2 D :|
|: fgf f2 d g2 e | fgf f2 d e2 d | fgf f2 d g2 b | afd d2 f e2 d :|
|: gfe d=cB AGF | B2 E E2 F G2 B | ABc dcB ABc | d2 D D2 F E2 D :|

"Nothing to do with the reel of the same name (as far as I know).
The 3rd part is exactly the same as the 1st, but with double the frequency for each note.
The 2nd & 4th parts seem to do a nice E-minory thing with the c-naturals, which I quite like."

# Posted on February 18th 2007 by Joe CSS

# Posted on February 18th 2007 by ceolachan

Nead na lachan sa mhuta

Here's the version that appears as Nead Na Lachan Sa Mhuta in Geraldine Cotter's Traditional Irish Tin Whistle Tutor.

X:1
T:Nead Na Lachan Sa Mhuta
M:9/8
R:Slip Jig
L:1/8
S:Geraldine Cotter's Traditional Irish Tin Whistle Tutor
K:D
|:F2F FDF G2E|F2F FDF E2D|F2F FDF G2B|
AFD DEF E2D:|:B2B BAG FGA|B2E E2FG2B|
ABc dcB ABc|d2D DEFE2D2:|

# Posted on March 14th 2008 by ThePants

And finally, the words

Nead na lachan sa mhúta (3x)
's cuirfidh mé amach ar an guan tú

Curfá:
Haigh dí didil dí didil dí
haigh dí dí dí déro
haighdildí aighdildí aighdildí
haigh dí didil dí déro

Bhéarfaidh mé curach is criú dhuit (3x)
's cuirfidh mé amach ar an guan tú

Ceannóidh mé slat is dorú dhuit (3x)
's cuirfidh mé amach ar an guan tú

Cuardóidh mé bean agus spré dhuit (3x)
's déanfaidh sí steampaí 'gus tae dhuit.

# Posted on April 26th 2008 by DonallDubh

"The Fox Hunter's / Foxhunter's Slip Jig" ~ 2 & 4 part

As turophile offers up, a two-parter, this slip jig is still known and played with that limitation, in both G & D, for example as taught by Matt Cranitch in "The Irish Fiddle Book", and as in the two versions given here:


X: 9
T: Foxhunters
R: Slip jig
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
|: B3 B^AB ~c2 A | B2 B BGB A2 G | BcB B^AB c2 e | dBG GAB A2 G :|
|: e3 edc Bcd | e2 A A2 B c2 e | dd/e/f gfe def | g2 G G2 B A2 G :|

X: 10
T: Foxhunters
R: Slip jig
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
|: F3 F^EF G2 E | F2 F FD/E/F E2 D | FGF FED GG/A/B | AFD D2 F E2 D :|
|: BB/=c/B BAG F2 A | B2 E E2 F G2 B | ABc dd/c/B ABc | d2 D D2 F E2 D :|

# Posted on July 2nd 2008 by ceolachan

Roche II, page 28, tune #265 "The Foxhunters' Jig"

"The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music, Volume II", 1912
"Hop Jigs" ~ pages 24 - 28

X: 11
T: Foxhunters
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
R: slip jig
K: Gmaj
|: B3 BAB c2 A | B3 dBG A2 G | B3 BAB c2 e | dBG G2 B A2 G :|
|: e3 edc Bcd | e2 A A2 B c2 e | def gfe def | g2 G G2 B A2 G :|

# Posted on July 18th 2008 by ceolachan

Correction for the above ~ Roche II, page 27...

# Posted on July 18th 2008 by ceolachan

http://www.soundlantern.com/UpdatedSoundPage.do?ToId=23189

The first one in the set, as recorded by Coleman

# Posted on November 30th 2008 by B Rad

'The Fiddler's Tune-Book'

This one's pretty much the same as the version in Roche, with a few differences in the second part:

X: 1
T: Foxhunter's, The
C: Trad.
S: The Fiddler's Tune-Book; Slip Jigs & Waltzes; p.6, No.22.
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
Q: 280
K: Dmix
|| d/c/ |: B2B BGB c2A | B2B BGB A2G | B2B BGB c2A | d2G GAB A2G :|
|: A2e edc Bcd | e2A ABc BAG | G2g gfe dBd | g2G GAB A2G :|

# Posted on July 28th 2009 by mrkelahan

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