Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#668 (Foxhunter's Jig)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slip jig | 32 | ABA'C | D Major |
about these two bars
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording BG 5 (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Foxhunter's Jig, The / The Fox Hunter's Jig / The Foxhunters' Jig / Foxhunters' Jig / The Foxhunters' / Foxhunter's / The Fox Hunter / The Jolly Foxhunters (also as close of An Madradhín Ruadh / The Fox Chase #664; in set Chasing the Fox on Ch BIH; as part of piece The Hunt of the Hound and the Hare on Fdl 2) (also in G; a widespread alternate setting is in G without 1st part or 4th part, as on MC and in some later sources; also as double jig on Ch 2) (compare Humors of Derrycrosane #855)
Discography
Here are all recordings of this tune considering only the indexed recordings. I have discovered by careful listening that these sources are in fact musically the same tune, regardless of the tune titles they use, key changes, retuning, etc.
| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Primary musicians (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 2.4#1 | [MC] Michael Coleman. Michael Coleman 1891-1945. Michael Coleman (fiddle). |
| ~1951 | 9#2 | [AL] various. World Library of Folk and Primitive Music: Ireland. |
| 1969 | 6(0:58) | [Ch 2] The Chieftains. 2. Michael Tubridy (flute, concertina, whistle), Seán Potts (whistle), Paddy Moloney (pipes, whistle), Martin Fay (fiddle), Peadar Mercier (bodhrán, bones), Seán Keane (fiddle). |
| ~1978 | 10#2 | [SE 5] Seamus Ennis. The Fox Chase. Seamus Ennis (pipes). |
| ~1985 | 6(1:07) | [Ch BIH] The Chieftains. Music from "Ballad of the Irish Horse". Derek Bell (harp, tiompán), Kevin Conneff (bodhrán, vocals), Seán Keane (fiddle), Martin Fay (fiddle, bones), Matt Molloy (flute), Paddy Moloney (pipes, whistle). |
| ~1998 | 24#2 | [BG 5] Bobby Gardiner. The Clare Shout. Bobby Gardiner (accordion, lilting). |
| ~2002 | 2#1 | [BCw 1] Brian Conway. First through the Gate. Brian Conway (fiddle). |
| 2003 | 7#3 | [Tda 2] Téada. Give Us a Penny and Let Us Be Gone. Oisín Mac Diarmada (fiddle, vocals), John Blake (flute, guitar), Paul Finn (accordion, concertina), Seán McElwain (banjo, bouzouki), Tristan Rosenstock (bodhrán, vocals). |
| 2008 | 1#1 | [RedW] The Red Wellies. The Red Wellies. Claudine "Beanie" Odell (fiddle), Duncan Wickel (fiddle, pipes), Vincent Fogarty (bouzouki). |
| ~2009 | 4(2:48)#3 | [Fdl 2] Fidil. 3. Ciarán Ó Maonaigh (fiddle), Aidan O'Donnell (fiddle), Damien McGeehan (fiddle). |
Bibliography
Here are all transcriptions of this tune under any title whatsoever – considering only the indexed books – listed in chronological order. I have discovered by careful comparison that these are very similar to this tune as played on the recordings listed above.
| As tune #422 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| On page 46 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. |
| As 2 (p. 66) in [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. |
| As tune #265 in volume 2 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. |
| As tune #34 in [Cr] Matt Cranitch. The Irish Fiddle Book. |
| In [FMH] Tom Hastings. The Feis Musicians Handbook [sic]. |
| On page 219 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As slipjig #10 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #73 in [DM 4] Dave Mallinson. 100 Vital Irish Session Tunes. |
| On page 46 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. |
If you are considering using the above transcriptions to help you learn this tune, I invite you to check these practical Tips for Learning Irish Traditional Music. See also: So why do you bother indexing books and abc?
Year of the oldest source for this tune, considering the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1907