Hunt the Squirrel (aka The Guid Man of Ballangigh) & Take A Dance*

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Key: A and Bm*

Form: Jigs (both* are English Country Dance tunes)

 

Hunt the Squirrel:

MP3:  (Slow for learning, played by Peter MacFarlane)

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MP3: (Melody emphasis, played by Peter MacFarlane)

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MP3: (Harmony emphasis, played by Peter MacFarlane)

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Take a Dance:

MP3: (Slow for learning, played by Peter MacFarlane)

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MP3: (Melody emphasis, played by Peter MacFarlane)

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MP3: (Harmony emphasis, played by Peter MacFarlane)

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Sheet Music*: Click image to enlarge. To download, right-click in enlarged image and "Save as...". 

Melody

Harmonies

Bass/Cello

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sheet Music in PDF*:
Hunt The Squirrel & Take A Dance-melody
Hunt The Squirrel & Take A Dance – harmony
Hunt The Squirrel & Take A Dance – Bass Clef & Cello

ABC: Hunt the Squirrel

X: 1
T:Hunt the Squirrel [1]
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:Sharp - Country Dance Tunes  (1909)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:A
Ae2 e2f | e3 c3 | ABc B2A | ABc B2 A |
Ae2 e2f| e3 c3 | ABc B2A | (A3 A2) z�:|
|: d2e fed | d2e fed | d2e f2g | (a3 a2) g/f/ |
e c2 e c2 | e c2 e3 | ABc B2A | (A3 A2) z�:||

ABC: Take a Dance

X: 1
T:Take a Dance 1765
Q:1/4=150
M:6/8
L:1/8
B:The Mendocino English Country Dance Tune Book
K:D
"Bm"B2 c d2 e |fed "A(F#m)" c3 |"Bm"B2 c d2 e |"(G)"f2 g "(A)"fdB |
"Bm"B2 c d2 e |fed "F#m"c3 |"A"A2 B c2 d |
e2 a ecA ::"D"a2 f "A"g2 e |"Bm"f2 d "F#m"c3 |"Bm"B2 c d2 e |
f2 g fdB |"D"aaf "A"gge |"Bm"ffd "F#m"c3 |
"A"A2 B c2 d |e2 a ecA :|

YouTube*: 

Source: Trad. (both tunes)

Other Tunes in Set:

Region: England (and Scotland?)

*Notes: These two tunes were taught to the Vermont Fiddle Orchestra as a set in 2021.

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