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The New Copperplate

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on August 12th 2002 by Bannerman.

This tune has been added to 341 tunebooks.

Also known as (New) Copperplate, The Copper Plate, The Copperplate, Hardymans Fight, New Copperplate.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

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X: 1
T: New Copperplate, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
G2dG BGdG|~G2dc BGGB|A2eA cAeA|
~A2ed cAFA|G2dG BGdG|~G2dc BGG2|
ABcd efge|1 aged cAFA:|2 aged ^cdef||
|:g2 gf g2ef|gedc BGGB|Aaag agea|
aged ^cdef|g2 gf g2ef|gedc BGGB|
ABcd efge|1 aged ^cdef:|2 aged cAFA||

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The New Copperplate sheetmusic
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The New Copperplate

This reel is normally played before the Old Copperplate (already posted on the site) - they make a great pair!

# Posted on August 12th 2002 by Bannerman

Copperplate/Caber Feigh

While playing versions of Caber Feigh/Rakish Paddy, I noticed a strong relationship with this tune. It also occured to me that 'Copperplate' may be a mis-hearing/reading of 'Caber Feigh'

# Posted on December 12th 2005 by The Archivist

Yes, it's pretty obvious. Look at the transcription of the 4-part version of Rakish Paddy: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/86/comments#comment153006

# Posted on December 13th 2005 by slainte

The Deer's Antlers

I've been doing the same thing - comparing different settings of Rakish Paddy and the Copperplates. After looking at some old Scottish versions in C, I've come up with my own version which combines the nice bits of both tunes:

X: 1
T: Cabar Féidh
T: The Deer's Antlers
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Cmaj
~c3B c2AB|cAGF ECCE|Dddc dcAc|dcAG FDDB|
~c3B c2AB|cAGF ECCE|DEFG ABcA|1 dcAG FDDB:|2 dcAG FDDf||
|:ecgc acgc|ecgc ecce|fdad bdad|fdad fddf|
ecgc acgc|ecgc eccg|afge fde^c|1 dcAG FDDf:|2 dcAG FDDB||

# Posted on June 18th 2006 by Dr. Dow

Idea for a set of related tunes

Rakish Paddy sounds nice squeezed in between the New and Old Copperplate, and then you could add in the C version to spice it up a bit, so either:

The New Copperplate / Rakish Paddy / The Old Copperplate / The Deer's Antlers

or:

The Deer's Antlers / The New Copperplate / Rakish Paddy / The Old Copperplate

The latter would be better for a session if you don't want to be playing solo for the last tune.

# Posted on June 18th 2006 by Dr. Dow

The New Copperplates/ The Old Copperplates/ Rakish Paddy

I remember I played the set while I was at Mr. Ptarmigan's session in Antrim and at the Porterhouse in London. You could play a piping classic "The Old Bush" before the 3 tunes. That's a nice set for everyone.

# Posted on June 18th 2006 by slainte

Yes, that should be singular.

# Posted on June 18th 2006 by slainte

Old and new?

mmm... confusing, as often happens here. This 'new' copperplate listed here is the older one isn't it and the other one is the newer one? I think I know this as 'The Copperplate' and the other one as the 'The New Copperplate', but who's to say, many many tunes and many names as always.

# Posted on September 16th 2007 by Loughcurra

The new one usually comes before the old one. Is this the cause of confusion?

# Posted on September 16th 2007 by slainte

Er, no. I'm with Mark on this. I know this one as The Copperplate, and the other as the New Copperplate.

# Posted on September 17th 2007 by ethical blend

The Other Copplerplate

Listen to East Galway flute legend Eddie Moloney play this tune: http://www.lafferty.ca/files/flute-geezers/edmaloney4.mp3
From Rich Lafferty's "flute geezers": http://www.lafferty.ca/music/irish/flute-geezers

# Posted on February 7th 2010 by slainte

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