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Jack McCann

reel

Key signature: Adorian

Submitted on December 1st 2007 by Fred Saur.

This tune has been added to 13 tunebooks.

Also known as Jack McCann's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

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X: 1
T: Jack McCann
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Ador
|: A,2 (3B,A,G, A,2 (3B,A,G, |A,B,CD E2 DC |B,DG,B, DG B2| BAGE DB,G,B,|
A,2 (3B,A,G, A,2 (3B,A,G, |A,B,CD E2 DC |B,DG,B, DG B2| BAGE A4 :|
|: A2 (3cBA Bdef |g2 fa gedB |AcBA GFGE |DEGA BGcB|
[1 A2 (3cBA Bdef |g2 fa gedB |AcBA GFGE | DEGB A4:|
[2 A2 (3cBA Bdef |(3gfg fa gedB |g2 (3fga gedB |(3cBA BG [AD]B,G,B,||

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Jack McCann sheetmusic
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Jack McCann

Source: Barde
Transcription: Fred Saur
From BARDE recording

I learn this tune from a french whistler
who tell me about BARDE in 1978
This is from my old papers
and I enjoy play it with some B syncopated thru bar 7 and 8

# Posted on December 1st 2007 by Fred Saur

Jack McCann

mistake about bar number
I enjoy play it with some B syncopated thru bar 3 and 4
not bar 7 ,8

# Posted on December 1st 2007 by Fred Saur

Whistle tune

It's very interesting that you learned this tune from a whistler. Too much range for that instrument. Did you change the key? This tune is playable on the flute in E modal or D. I haven't actually done this yet myself. Boehm would be easier than simple system unless one has a an solid and quick speaking high E. I like the tune, if I every get around to transposing I will repost. These rangely reels are fun on the flute.

# Posted on December 1st 2007 by red_tiger

Fiddle tune

Indeed, the whistle player does not play the sames notes as the fiddle.The transcript is from BARDE recording.
More about this tune there.

http://tradquebec.over-blog.com/article-5245545-6.html

Friendly, Fred

# Posted on December 1st 2007 by Fred Saur

red_tiger - You can transpose the tune up a 4th or 5th if you want, but most flute/whistle players would tackle it by simply taking low notes (or possibly the whole A-part) up an octave.

# Posted on December 3rd 2007 by granama

Jack mccann

this tune was written by chris crilly
a montreal film composer/musician who used to play in barde

# Posted on December 3rd 2007 by dgossage

Fiddle tune allright

Yup, Chris Crilly is a (damn good) fiddle player.

I had transcribed it from how I'd learned it (a bit simplified, but functional).

One thing (I had picked up from some Salty Dogs) that I find fun in this tune is bending the e down in the second measure and then the b in turn in the third, and again in the sixth and seventh measures, indicating to other musicians a fermata over those notes. I never did figure how to write that kind of bend in abc notation though ;-).

# Posted on December 3rd 2007 by Fanning

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