CBDD-Apr2023 RESOURCE PAGES:
Course Information - page 1
Workshop Videos, Reference Sheets, Recommendations - page 2
Course Repertoire & Audio - page 3
Cape Breton Deep Dive - Apr2023 - Resources
Course Repertoire
Scores & Audio
Course Repertoire
1 Kilrack’s - strathspey (trad)
2 Dusky Meadow - strathspey (Donald MacLellan)
3 Colonel McBain’s Fancy - reel (trad)
4 Finlay’s Favourite [aka MacKinnon’s Other Rant] - reel (trad)
5 Over the Isles to America - reel (trad)
6 The Black Hoe - jig (trad)
7 The Champion - jig (trad)
8 Hartigan’s Fancy - jig (Irish trad, CB modal setting)
Sheet music for all course tunes (1-8), 3-pg PDF)
Annotated scores (for modality):
Dusky Meadow
Colonel McBain’s Fancy
Finlay’s Favourite/MacKinnon’s Other Rant
When will each tune appear in the workshops?
Tune Schedule:
• Apr 16—Kilrack’s strathspey, Col McBain’s Fancy reel, The Black Hoe jig
• Apr 23—Col McBain’s Fancy (cont’d), Dusky Meadow strathspey
• Apr 30—Finlay’s Favourite reel, The Champion jig, Over the Isles to America reel
DunGreen Collection - transcriptions & source audio
1 Kilrack’s: Kilrack’s transcription (new-DGC excerpt, 1-pg PDF)
Kilrack’s source audio:
2 Dusky Meadow: Dusky Meadow transcription (new & 1996-DGC excerpts, 2-pg PDF)
Dusky Meadow source audio:
3 Colonel McBain’s Fancy: Colonel McBain’s Fancy transcription (1996-DGC excerpt, 1-pg PDF)
Col McBain’s Fancy source audio:
4 Finlay’s Favourite/MacKinnon’s Other Rant: Finlay’s Favourite transcription (new & 1996-DGC excerpts, 1-pg PDF)
Finlay’s Favourite source audio:
5 Over the Isles to America: Over the Isles to America transcription (new-DGC excerpt, 1-pg PDF)
Over the Isles source audio:
6 The Black Hoe: The Black Hoe transcription (1996-DGC excerpt, 1-pg PDF)
The Black Hoe source audio:
7 The Champion: The Champion transcription (new DGC excerpt, 1-pg PDF)
The Champion source audio:
The whole blast, for your amusement….
As a video, with photos of the CB fiddlers who I learned the tunes from:
…and as an audio file that’s easier to download:
Tune-Learning Audio
1 Kilrack’s - strathspey:
2 Dusky Meadow - strathspey:
3 Colonel McBain’s Fancy - reel:
4 Finlay’s Favourite - reel:
5 Over the Isles to America - reel:
6 The Black Hoe - jig:
7 The Champion - jig:
8 Hartigan’s Fancy - jig: