Blacksmith Schottische

hornpipe

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on November 9th 2007 by Will CPT.

This tune has been added to 12 tunebooks.

Also known as The Blacksmith's Schottische, Schlittschuhtanz, The Smithy's Schottische, Thunder Road.

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The Blacksmith Schottische

I learned this from a friend who says he pulled it off the soundtrack to the old Robert Mitchum movie, Thunder Road (about Kentucky moonshiners).

A simple, inoffensive little melody that works well with a bit of hop to it. Goes well with barndances for a change of pace.

# Posted on November 9th 2007 by Will CPT

Aaaahh, it's so *cute* Will! It reminds me of playful little bunnies skipping around in a meadow.

# Posted on November 9th 2007 by Dow

Hop little bunnies, hop, hop, hop. Where's David when we need him?

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/2416

Maybe they'd do well together?

[Hah, Mark, it's not like you've never posted a naff tune.... http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/3466]

:o)

# Posted on November 9th 2007 by Will CPT

Actually, you're not first CPT... I submitted this one sometime ago when the site was less tolerant? I also included links to the music and information about the film, as you might expect, and I did it with swing ~ >... I'm not sure why it is no longer here... :-/ But hey, it has returned...

# Posted on November 9th 2007 by ceolachan

I also included the lyrics. Maybe there was a copyright problem?

# Posted on November 9th 2007 by ceolachan

http://www.univie.ac.at/Anglistik/easyrider/data/av-files/bthundrd.wav

# Posted on November 9th 2007 by ceolachan

Come to think of it, I wonder if someone didn't report me to the Whiz and complained heartily and got it axed? :-/

I'll be back with at least a different take on it. I've heard it in other keys ~ C & D ~ and not exactly as the movie irons it out to fit the lyrics...

I also think I'd found an earlier source, possibly German.

# Posted on November 9th 2007 by ceolachan

LOL @ CPT. That's it, you're asking for it now. I'm gonna hunt out the worst piece of dag I can possibly find and post it just for you :-D

And the Black Cock Of Whickham is not naff. I've submitted much naffer tunes than that in my time. Give me credit!

# Posted on November 9th 2007 by Dow

Your credit is overflowing... :-P

# Posted on November 9th 2007 by ceolachan

LOL, "oh joy, I can hardly wait."

C, please do add your settings and info. I've had tunes disappear too, and given the current mish mash being allowed into the archives, I can't imagine a problem with this one.....

# Posted on November 9th 2007 by Will CPT

It was way back when, and certain 'foreign', European, tunes went la-la... There were mazurkas, sweifacher, schottisches, etc., and this was amongst them ~ but, in balance, most of what I've submitted and continue to submit are Irish, or close enough... 8-)

# Posted on November 9th 2007 by ceolachan

How could anyone delete a tune like this? It's far too kyoot! To delete it would be like wringing a poor little bunny's neck.

# Posted on November 9th 2007 by Dow

Wring little bunnies, wring, wring, wring....

[Sorry]

Note that it's been added to four tunebooks (and counting).

:o)

# Posted on November 9th 2007 by Will CPT

They're all teenie-boppers... :-)

# Posted on November 9th 2007 by ceolachan

i danced this one in the early 80´in Hannover/Germany with the "leineweber" folkdance group. We´ve called it "Schlittschuhtanz"

# Posted on November 10th 2007 by Kurt Franke

Thanks Kurt, you've saved me some time... The "Leineweber Folkstanz Gruppe"? There must be stories to tell...

http://www.mainzer-leineweber.de/

# Posted on November 10th 2007 by ceolachan

Folker!

I particularly love this as a title for a trad mag ~

http://www.folker.de/

# Posted on November 10th 2007 by ceolachan

"Schlittschuhtanz" ~ I told you it was in C ~

http://www.leeds.ac.uk/music/info/RRTuneBk/gettune/00000c11.html

Richard Robinson's dots for it, & the ABCs ~

X:1066
T:Schlittschuhtanz
M:4/4
O:Germany
R:Schottische
Z:Richard Robinson
K: C
|: Gce>d c2 c2 | c>eg>f e4 | d>ef>d B>GA>B |1 c>Bc>A G4 :|2 c2 c2 c4 ||
|: a2 f2 a2 f2 | g>ec>e g4 | f>ed>c B>GA>B |1 c>de>f g4 :|2 c2 c2 c4 |]

# Posted on November 10th 2007 by ceolachan

"Schlittschuhtanz" ~ another source with chords

http://frogmanmusic.com/
http://frogmanmusic.com/tradsongs/country.htm
http://frogmanmusic.com/tradsongs/songs/schlittschuhtanz.htm

X: 3
T: Schlittschuhtanz
M: 4/4
O: Germany
R: Schottische
|: [C] G>ce>d c2 c2 | [Am] c>eg>f e4 |
[Dm] d>ef>d [G] B>GA>B |1 [C] c>Bc>A [G7] G4 :|2 [C] c2 c2 [C7] c4 ||
|: [F] a2 f2 a2 f2 | [C] g>ec>e g4 |
[Dm] f>ed>c [G7] B>GA>B |1 [C] c>de>f [C7] g4 :|2 [C] c2 c2 c4 |]

# Posted on November 10th 2007 by ceolachan

Alright Kurt, another challenge for you ~ a description for the dance?! My notes are not where I can easily get at them...

# Posted on November 10th 2007 by ceolachan

Hmm i remember not much but in some parts the couples imitate iceskating. Give me your mail-adress and i´ll send you a copy of the (german) Leineweber dance-description....

# Posted on November 10th 2007 by Kurt Franke

loool after i read your hop-little-bunnie-things i couldnt play it anymore :'D playing whistle and laughing at the same time is too complicated

# Posted on November 16th 2007 by Henni