Key signature: Gmajor
Submitted on February 4th 2008 by The Merry Highlander.
This tune has been added to 4 tunebooks.
X: 1
T: Bummer's, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
|: DGGF GBAF | Gged edBG | DFAF ABAF | Gged edBA |
DGGF G2BA | Gged edBG | DFAF ABcB |1 ABAF G4 :|2 ABAF G2Bd ||
|: e2ef gfed | dBBe dBGB | (3ABA AB cBAF | GABc d2Bd |
edef edBd | dBBe dBGB | (3ABA AB cBAF |1 G2GA G2Bd :|2 G2GA G4 ||
I might hazard a guess that this is Scottish
# Posted on February 5th 2008 by Donough
Where did you get it from KH?
# Posted on February 5th 2008 by Donough
Ok
I had to go back and look at some things. This is my arrangement of the USA Bummer's reel which happens to be like many of the versions collected in Pennsylvania way back in de olden days of yore. I'm still working out something close to what I posted here on the fiddle.
The Fiddler's Companion has an ABC from Andrew Kuntz:
X:1
T:Bummer’s Reel
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
B/A/ | G/B/D/G/ BB/A/ | G/B/e/d/ B/d/B/G/ | F/A/D/F/ A/D/F/A/ | G/B/e/d/ B/d/B/A/ |
G/B/D/G/ BB/A/ | G/B/e/d/ B/d/B/G/ | F/A/D/F/ A/D/F/A/ | GBG :: z/d/ | ef gf/e/ | d/B/d BA/G/ |
F/A/D/F/ A/D/F/A/ | G/B/e/d/ B/d/B/G/ | ef gf/e/ | d/B/d BA/G/ | F/A/D/F/ A/D/F/A/ | GBG :|
# Posted on February 5th 2008 by The Merry Highlander
Many tunes
Many tunes have similar characteristics like Levantne's Barrel.
Posted here by "c."
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/3493
At first I didn't hear the similarities between this and Levantine's, but now I do. The fiddlers Companion lists many possible variants/sources of the tune family... The Tullamore Piper, The Cows a Milking... Levantine's. The Pennsylvania versions are more straight and reel like without the accidentals of Levantines and (like many mid-appalachian tunes of old) it has more of a Scottish/Irish way about it rather than a swingy barrel of beer way about it.
# Posted on February 5th 2008 by The Merry Highlander
Duplication
Really, with "c"s Levantine's and all of the good info there, this merely another duplication.
# Posted on February 5th 2008 by The Merry Highlander
I wouldn't think so, despite the family resemblance. I think it is significantly different and deserves to stand here on its own, in its own space, don't you?
# Posted on February 5th 2008 by ceolachan
Yea
Why not. Lets give the Bum a break.
# Posted on February 6th 2008 by The Merry Highlander
Is this your new persona for Lent MO'H?
# Posted on February 6th 2008 by ceolachan
Yup
Giving it all up and letting it all out for lent.
# Posted on February 7th 2008 by The Merry Highlander
Bummer’s Reel
Here's a recording of Bummer's Reel by 1954 World Champion Fiddler Jehile Kirkhuff. Sheet music close to this version is in a tune book called the "Ithaca Book". A fine tune! www.jehile.com under B tunes. or
http://homepage.mac.com/edwardberbaum/.Public/Jehile%20Fiddle%20Tunes%20A%20to%20C/Bummer's%20Reel.mp3
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# Posted on February 12th 2008 by fiddlins_fun
Jehile
He had some great tunes! Fiddlers would do themselves good to study up on his music. So many people misunderstand the more Northernly traditions of fiddling in the USA. Its been a while since I listened to him. Thanks for the reminder.
# Posted on February 13th 2008 by The Merry Highlander