Indian Ate The Woodchuck

barndance

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on May 18th 2007 by The Merry Highlander.

This tune has been added to 8 tunebooks.

Also known as Black Rock, The Duck Chewed Tobacco, The Duck Chews Tobacco, Gilderoy, Indian Ate A Wood Chuck, Indian Ate A Woodchuck, Indian Ate A Woodcock, Indian Ate A Woodhen, Indian Ate A Woodpecker, Indian Ate The Woodchuck, Indian Ate The Woodcock, Indian Ate The Woodhen, Indian Ate The Woodpecker, Indian Eat A Woodchuck, Indian Eat A Woodcock, Indian Eat A Woodhen, Indian Eat A Woodpecker, Indian Eat The Woodchuck, Indian Eat The Woodcock, Indian Eat The Woodhen, Indian Eat The Woodpecker, Indian Killed A Woodcock, Indian Killed The Woodcock, The Jolly Beggarman, Nellie On The Shore, The Red Haired Boy.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

Days Of Doolin by Dulsert
Drink The Night Away by Blackbeers
Easy And Slow by Claddagh
Father And Son Of Scotland by Jimmy Shand Jnr
First Run by Moonshine
Hit The Bricks... by Waking Maggie
Irish Accordion Masters by Joe Derrane And Jerry O'Brien
Live From The Powerhouse by Mozaik
Musiques Traditionnelles D'Irlande by The Crickard Brothers
Set Dances Of Ireland, Volume IV by Various Artists
Straight From The Bottle by Jameson's Revenge
The Girls Won't Leave The Boys Alone by Cherish The Ladies
The Michael Sexton Ceili Band by The Michael Sexton Ceili Band

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

X: 1
T: Indian Ate The Woodchuck
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: barndance
K: Gmaj
|: A,2D2 DEFG | AB (3cBA G2FG | A2D2 DE=FD | EDCB, A,B,CB,|A,2D2 DEFG |
AB (3cBA G2 FG |1 AGAB cBAG | F2D2 D2CB,:|2 Adde d^cAG | F2D2 D2AB||
|: c2cd c2Ac |ddcA G2FG | A2D2 DE=FD | EDA,B, C2AB |c2cd c2Ac |
ddcA G2FG |1 AGAB cBAG | F2D2 D2AB:|2 Adde d^cAG | F2D2 D4||

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

Why not?

I havent posted a tune in a while and some are probably glad of that since I don't usually post "irish" tunes. But I happened to be putting this into music for someone who only reads music and doesnt play by ear so I thought "why not?"

It is definitely in the Red Haired Bastard family of tunes http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/566
However, the arrangement I posted is everything that I like about traditional tunes. The naturals and sharps of the F's and C's give it a wild, natural feeling.

Like most of my tunes, It comes from the USA Allegheny region and up until the 60's traditional players would often refer to it as "Gilderoy" as well as other names I might add later.

Notice on the "B" part, it doesnt goe back and repeat the initial melodic phrase of the "A" part.

If the great session master Jeremy decides it doesn't deserve it's own space here, I understand.

# Posted on May 18th 2007 by The Merry Highlander

The Name

One thing I found interesting about the name in MD, PA and WV with traditional players born before 1900, the tune was NEVER called "Red Haired Boy."

# Posted on May 18th 2007 by The Merry Highlander

'Eat' or 'Ate'? (welcome back) ~ "Indian Ate the Woodchuck"

Old Time Fiddle Tunes
http://www.mne.psu.edu/lamancusa/tunes.htm

Indian Ate the Woodchuck ~ as taught by Bruce Molsky
Dots by transcriber John Lamancusa ~
http://www.mne.psu.edu/lamancusa/tunes/indianatewoodchuck.pdf

ABCs for that ~
http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/IN_IO.htm

# Posted on May 18th 2007 by ceolachan

Welcome back MH, I was actually going to write someone yesterday to ask if they knew where you'd disappeared to... ;-)

# Posted on May 18th 2007 by ceolachan

Oh yeah, it was you I was going to write... :-/

# Posted on May 18th 2007 by ceolachan

A Virginia version ...

# Posted on May 18th 2007 by The Merry Highlander

Bruce Molsky and Mozaic

Same name different tune. I see they also recorded Rocky Road to Dublin which could mean several different tunes in the tradition. (USA)

# Posted on May 18th 2007 by The Merry Highlander