Charlie Hunter

jig

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on June 27th 2002 by Mark Cordova.

This tune has been added to 77 tunebooks.

Also known as Cape Breton Jig #1, Charlie Hunter's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Another Gem by Aly Bain And Phil Cunningham
• Another Musical Interlude by Aly Bain And Phil Cunningham
• Atlantic Fiddles by Various Artists
• For As Many As Will by Haste To The Wedding
• Keep It Up by Keep It Up
• Kitchen Junket by Yankee Ingenuity
• Live At Carnegie Hall by Boys Of The Lough
• Mike MacDougall's Tape For Father Hector by Mike MacDougall
• Ranting And Reeling: Dance Music Of The North Of England by Various Artists
• Saffron And Blue by Manus McGuire
• Sweet Rural Shade by Boys Of The Lough
• The Best Of Aly And Phil by Aly Bain And Phil Cunningham
• The Dances Down Home by Joe Cormier
• The Living Wood by Maire Ni Chathasaigh And Chris Newman
• The Moneymusk by Hammy Hamilton
• Time To Time by Gerry O'Connor
• Tony McManus by Tony McManus
• Traditional Fiddle Music From The Glens Of Antrim by Dominic McNabb

X: 1
T: Charlie Hunter
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
DFA DGB|Adf a2g|fef dcd|
ecA GFE|DFA DGB|Adf a2g|
fef gec|1 edc d3:|2 edc dfg||
|:afd dcd|BGF G2F|EGB e2d|
cec Aag|fdA DFA|GBd g2g|
fef gec|1 edc dfg:|2 edc d3||

Authors and Info

Written by Bobby McLeod, Tobermory, Mull

# Posted on June 27th 2002 by Mark Cordova

This tune appears, played on whistle by Breda Smyth, on Music at Matt Molloys, in a set entitled Cape Breton Jigs.

# Posted on June 28th 2002 by granama

Charlie Hunters

The tune is originally Scottish.

Willy Taylor, Joe Hutton and Willy Attkinson play it in the Borders style on the Topic CD:Ranting & Reeling

# Posted on June 29th 2002 by noelbats

Charlie Hunter

Charlie Hunter was a wireless operator on the MacBrayne's ferries out of Oban and he played the fiddle as a hobby.

# Posted on May 12th 2003 by Taglione

Old Time Fiddlers

I've heard this tune performed, with slight variations, at many old time fiddling contests and sessions out here in BC, Canada

# Posted on June 17th 2004 by natharious

"Charlie Hunter's Jig"

K: Dmaj
|: DFA GBd | Adf a2 g | fed Bcd | ecA GFE |
DFA GBd | Adf a2 g | fef gec |1 edc dAF :|
2 edc dfg ||
afd dcd | BGG G2 F | E^GB efd | cAA Aag |
fdA FDF | GB/c/d g2 g | fef gec | edc dfg |
afd dcd | BGG G2 a | b^ge e^de | cAA a2 g |
fdA FDF | GBd g2 g | fgf gec |1 edd d3 ||

While I've given the repeat for the B-part of the tune to show some other variations, I first learned this tune with just those first 8 bars of the B-part repeating and with =G rather than ^G, but I like it both ways...

# Posted on July 20th 2005 by ceolachan

Charlie Hunter

Is this about Kate Moss?

# Posted on September 28th 2005 by Cath