TUNES FROM DAVE MACADAM
tunefolder 61
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X:61050
T:BIRCH HILL SLIDE, The
C:David MacAdam
N:A complete rewrite of a slide of the same name, written in September, 2023
M:12/8
L:1/8
Q:1/4=180
R:Slide
K:G
D|G2A BAG A2B cBA|Bcd edc d2f gdB| 
G2A BAG A2B cBA|Bcd efg dBA G2:|
d|e2 d BAG g2d BAG|d2 e dBG ABd e2d| 
e2 d BAG g2d BAG|A2B cde d2f g2:|

Birch Hill is a wooded top about 165m above sea level, whose closest approach is by dirt logging road from the paved road between the communities of Spencers Island and Advocate Harbor. The area was recently logged and dense new growth prohibits access to the top, or any views  from the logging road as it passes just below the top, except in the direction of travel on the road. These are of the expansive wooded interior, and of the high ridge of Cape d'Or in the direction of the sea. I took tumble down an embankment when attempting a few steps in the brush off the logging road. Hence this "slide".
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2024.07.10

X:61051
T:SPENCERS ISLAND 
C:David MacAdam
N:A rewrite of a jig of the same name composed in August 2023
M:6/8
Q:1/4=160
L:1/8
R:Jig
K:G
D|GBA GBc|dBA G2d|ecd egf|dBc d2 B| 
cAB cdc|BGA B2B|AcB cec|dBA G2:|
d|ecd egf|dBc d2d|ece age|dBG A2d| 
ecd egf|dBc d2B|AcB cec|dBA  G2:|

Spencers Island is a small seaside community on the north side of Minas Channel at the top end of the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia, Canada. It takes its name from a bulbous nearby island unusual for being as high as it is wide. The community consists of fewer than 30 homes, a seasonal beach camp ground, and a small lumber mill off in the hills behind. The nearest store, gas, restaurant, school, and health center are in Advocate 5 miles further out the highway. 150 years ago the beach at Spencers Island was a flourishing ship building center. Recently my summer retreat from the summer time noise and congestion of Cape Cod has been a hand built tiny house on wheels in Spencers Island.  
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2023.08.30 (rev.2024.07.10)

X:61052
T:GHOST SHIP MARY CELESTE, The
C:David MacAdam
M:C
L:1/8
Q:1/4=180
R:Reel
K:Em
EBe2 B^de2|dcBA ecA2|Bceg fdce|dBAG Be ^d2| 
EBe2 B^d e2|dcBA ecAc|BGBd Aceg|f^dBA GF E2:|
|:gfeg agaf|gfeg dedB|gfeg agaf|gbaf gf e2| 
gfeg agaf|gfeg dedB|edce dcBd|ecBA GF E2:|

The Mary Celeste was an American brigantine that was found adrift in the open Atlantic with no one aboard on December 5, 1872. The fate of the 10 people aboard remains a mystery to this day. The ship was built on the beach at Spencer's Island, Nova Scotia, in 1861, and christened the Amazon. It encountered a number of mishaps during its first years. On its maiden voyage its Captain contacted pneumonia and died, it later ran aground off Cape Breton, got entangled in fishing gear off the coast of Maine, and, in the English channel, accidentally rammed and sank another vessel, drowning its entire crew. In 1868 it was sold to an American, underwent significant structural  changes, and was rechristened the Mary Celeste, before being resold. On November 7, 1872, the Mary Celeste set sail from New York with 10 people on board and a cargo of more than 1700 barrels of alcohol destined for Genoa, Italy. According to the last log entry - dated November 25 - the Mary Celeste was some 6 nautical miles from the Azores. Ten days later the vessel was spotted 400 miles east of the Azores by the British brig Dei Gratia. Crew from that ship boarded the Mary Celeste and discovered it deserted. Although there was more than 3 feet of water in the hold - an amount that would not have caused panic - the vessel was seaworthy. Adding to the mystery was the fact that the cargo and personal belongings were largely undisturbed, although a longboat was missing. It appeared that the ship had been abandoned quickly. Crewmen from the Dei Gratia sailed the Mary Celeste to Gibraltar, a distance of 800 miles. There, British authorities conducted an investigation, that ultimately found no evidence of foul play. Despite being seen as unlucky, the Mary Celeste remained in service and went through a number of owners before being acquired by Capt. G.C. Parker. In 1885 he deliberately sailed it into a reef near Haiti as part of a plan to defraud an insurance company. When the vessel failed to sink, authorities discovered his scheme. The Mary Celeste, however, was damaged beyond repair, and it was left on the reef, where it deteriorated. Tune composed in July 2023 at Spencer's Island, NS., just up the hill from the beach where the Amazon was built.
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2023.07.25 (Rev 2023.10.26)

X:61053
T:HEATHER'S BIG BIRTHDAY JIG
C:David MacAdam
Q:1/4=160
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
d|GBd cAF|GBd g2f|efg dfg|cdB A2d|
GBd cAF|GBd g2f|ege dBG|cBA G2:|
|:d|ecd efg|dBc d2g|ecd ece|dBG A2 d| 
ecd efg|fga d2B|cde dBG|cBA G2:|

For Heather Swanson on the occasion of her big birthday, April 2022. Heather is one of Cape Cod's finest traditional musicians and fiddle teachers. She hosts a weekly Zoom session exploring new and unusual tunes. 
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2022.05.10 (2024.07.10)

X:61054
T:VAMPIRE RABBIT, The
C:© David MacAdam, 2022
R:jig
L:1/8
Q:1/4=160
M:6/8
K:Em
B|.E2F G>FE|.G2A B>AG|.e2d c>BA|.F2BB2A|
.E2F G>FE|.G2A B>AG|.e2B A>Bc|.B2^d e2:|
|:f|.g2f e>dc |.B2^d e>=dc|B>AG "^Ritard-------------- "F>GA|Be^d HB2A|
E>FG F>GA|.^d2B A2B|E>GB.^d2B|c>^dg e2:|

On my recent visit to Newcastle, U.K., Maurice Condie of Phoenix Folk Sessions took me on two grand tours of the Northumberland countryside. Our 2nd tour ended back in old Newcastle in the alleyway behind St. Nicholas Cathedral, where we said our goodbyes. There, leering down on our parting from atop an ornate doorway perched a very black vampire rabbit with blood dripping from its teeth. Once back home on Cape Cod, with time to leisurely review memories of my visit, my mind  kept returning to the vampire rabbit and what it suggested of the folklore of Northumberland. The very idea of a vampire rabbit seemed to call out for a tune. In writing this one I was challenged to make it just a bit hoppy, vampirish, and spooky, while still playable on the 7-key Northumbrian smallpipes chanter. It can be played slow, or faster - if you can manage it. Google "vampire rabbit Newcastle" to learn more.
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2022.09.14

X:610503
T:EDDIE KELLY'S #2
C:Irish Trad, Arr. DPM
Z:DPM 
M:6/8
Q:1/4=1/4=160
L:1/8
R:Jig
K:Em
F|GEF G2A|Bee edc|~B3 GBG|AFD AFD|
GEF G2A|Bee edc|~B3 GBG|AFD E2:|
|:f|gfe fed|Bee Bee|gfe fed|B^cd e2 f|
gfe fed|Bee Bee|~B3 GBG|1AFD E2:|2AFD E3-|E3z3||

I was quite taken by this jig when I first came upon 
it years ago. However, the B part had only 4 bars, 
repeated. Since then I've seen many "fixes" of this 
deficiency, but none that I've found really satisfactory. 
Here's mine.
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2020.04.11

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X:611203
T:LEAVING STAGE HARBOR
C:Pat Clancy
Z:Transcribed by DPM from "Sessions at The Chatham Fiddle 
Company"CD
R:waltz
M:3/4
Q:1/4=1/4=100
L:1/8
K:A
E2|"A"A3 B A2|"Em"=G4 E2|"A"A3ce2|"D" d4 cd| 
"A" e3 c A2|d2 B2 G2|A3 E A2|"Em" =G4 E2|
"A" A3 B A2|"Em" =G4 E2|"A" A3 c e2|"D" d4 cd |
"A" e2 c2 A2|d2 B2 G2|A6|A4:|
ef|"Em" =g3 g/f/ e2|"A" a4 ea|=g2 e2 c2|"D" d4 ed|
"A" c4 BA|d3 B G2|A3 E A2|"Em" =G4 E2|
"A" A3 B A2|"Em" =G4 E2|"A" A3 c e2|"D" d4 cd |
"A" e2 c2 A2|d2 B2 G2|A6|A4:|

Stage Harbor at Chatham on Cape Cod is located at the northeast 
corner of Nantucket Sound. It is a popular port for summer-time 
sailors visiting Cape Cod. The harbor was first visited in 1606 
by Samuel de Champlain, the French explorer, navigator, map 
maker, journalist, artist and soldier. At that time the land was 
occupied and farmed by the Wampanoag Indians. Pat Clancy is the 
uncle of the well known fiddler Rose Clancy,  proprietor of the 
Chatham Fiddle Company.
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2017.03.09 (rev. 2020.11.21)

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X:611202
T:LOUGH SHEELIN         
C:Irish Traditional, Arranged by D. MacAdam
R:Waltz/mazurka
M:3/4
Q:1/4=1/4=120
L:1/8
K:D
AG|FG A2 BF|Ad f2 ef|gf e2 ce|dF A2 AG|
FG A2 BF|Ad f2 ef|gf e2 ce|dc d2:|
|:fg|af d2 cd|ef g2 fe|dd ed cF|A3 e fg|
af d2 cd|ef g2 fe|dd ed cA|Bc d2:|

A revision into a mazurka of a song by the same name, based 
in turn on an air found in O'Neill's "The Music of Ireland" 
("The 1850"). Lough Sheelin (or more properly Loch Siodh Linn - 
meaning Lake of the Fairy Pool) is a large freshwater lake in 
County Westmeath. 
%%
2016.03.10 (rev 2020.11.21)

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X:612001
T:TUMBLE THE JUG
S:"Old Irish Folk Music And Songs" by P. W. Joyce
Z:DPM
N:Transposed from Ddor by DPM
M:6/8
Q:1/4=1/4=160
L:1/8
R:Jig
K:Ador
e2 A ABA|e2 d efg|e2 A ABA|edc BAG|
e2 A ABA|e2 d efg|dBd GBG|d2 B BAG:|
|:eAe AeA|e2 d efg|eAe AeA|edc BAG|
eAe AeA|e2 d efg|dBd GBG|d2 B BAG:|

This jig appears in P. W. Joyce's "Old Irish Folk Music and 
Songs", (1909), as #831. Joyce took it from a manuscript 
complied by John Edward Pigot "The Pigot Manuscript." Pigot 
in turned had copied it from a "MS. lent by Mrs. Woodroffe 
(of Cork?)" Joyce gives it in D dor.  
%%
2015.10.13 (rev. 2020.11.17)

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X:612501
T:YULE SEA
C:Frankie Cleeve, England
Z:ABCs by DPM
N:Transcribed and arranged by DPM from the playing of Stewart 
Hardy on "Hawthorne's Sweeter Shade". 
https://www.stewarthardy.co.uk/product/10-yule-sea/
M:6/8
L:1/8
%Q:1/4=1/4=160
R:Single Jig
K:A Dorian
E|A2 B c2 d|e2 g fed|e2 c c2 e|d2 B G2 B| 
A2 B c2 d|e2 g fed|e2 c BcB|A3 A2:|
|:e|e2 a a2 b|g2 f gfd|e2 a a2 b|g2 f/e/ f2 d|  
e2 a a2 b|g2 f gfd|e2 c c2 d/e/|dcB A2:|

This jig was transcribed from the playing of Stewart Hardy on 
his "Hawthorne's Sweeter Shade" fiddle album. Frankie Cleeve, 
the composer of this tune, is a fiddler living in north London. 
It gets played all year round, but never more  than in the 
Yuletide season.
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2019.11.13 (rev. 2020.11.21)

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X:611001
T:JUDY'S BIRTHDAY WALTZ
C:David MacAdam
R:Waltz
Q:1/4=1/4=120
M:3/4
L:1/8
K:G
D|G>A B3 _B|B>c B>G D2|_E2 =E3 _E |(3EGc e3 e|
f>e d3 ^c|d>e d>c A2|e2 d3 ^c|d>e d3 D|
G>A B3 _B|B>c B>G D2|_E2 =E3 _E|(3EGc e3 e|
f>e d>g d>B|A>B c>e c>A|F>A G2 B2|A2 G3||
d|g>a b3 _b|b>c' b>g d2|_e2 =e3 f|e>c A3 a|
a>g f3 g|f>e f>c A2|e2 d3 ^c|d>e d3 d|
g>a b3 _b|b>c' b>g d2|_e2 =e3 f|e>c A3 a|
a>g (3fgf e>f|d>e c>d (3BcB|A>B G2 B2|A2 G4|]

For Judy Ballantine on the occasion of her very special birthday. 
Judy is a great friend of many years, first as harpist-accompanist 
in our little quartet, "Apples in Winter," with Alice VanBuren 
and Katherine Farnham, and, more recently, as that group faded, 
simply accompanist to my recorders and Northumbrian smallpipes. 
This waltz was played one time at a party for the said birthday, 
and and then forgotten for over 10 years. After Judy recently 
reminded me of it, I resurrected and revised it. 
%%
2009.06.11 (rev. 2020.11.19)

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X:611402
T:NATHANIEL JEFFREY ADAMS - HIS MARCH
C:David MacAdam
M:2/4
Q:1/4=1/4=110
L:1/8
R:March
K:G
B>A|G2 D2|B2 G2|d2 B2|g2 f>e|c2 A2|F2 A2|D2 F2|A2 B>A| 
G2 D2|B2 G2|d2 B2|g2 f>e|dc AG |FG Ac|B2 G2|G2:|
|:B>A|G2 B2|D2 B2|G2 B2|d2 c>B|c2 e2|A2 e2|c2 B2|A2 B>A| 
G2 B2|D2 B2|G2 B2|d2 f>e|dc AG|FG Ac|B2 G2|G2:|
|:g>a|b2 g2|d2 g2|B2 d2|g2 f>g|a2 f2|d2 f2|A2 c2|f2 g>a|
b2 g2|d2 g2|B2 d2|g2 f>e|dc AG |FG Ac|B2 G2|G2:|

For Barbara and Chris Adams' first grandson, Nathaniel. While 
composing this march I envisioned 3 year old Nathaniel marching 
around the kitchen to his grandmother's fiddle while banging a 
large pot lid with a wooden spoon. Mother and father have fled.   
%%
%%2020.10.15 (rev. 2020.11.19) 

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X:612302
T:WALTZING IN THE GARDEN
R:Waltz
C:Ned Landry, Canada (arr. by DPM)
N:Transcribed and arranged by DPM. Original in D.
S:YouTube
Z:DPM
Q:1/4=1/4=120
M:3/4
L:1/4
K:G
d|d2 B|e2 B|A2 A/2B/2|c2 (3A/2B/2c/2 |d2 B|A2 D |B3|B2 d|
d2 B|e2 B|A2 A/2B/2|c2 (3A/2B/2c/2 |d2 c|B3|G3|G2||
F/2G/2|A2 (3B/2A/2F/2|D2 D|E2 G/2<E/2|D2 F/2G/2|A2 B/2<A/2|
E2 F/2<G/2|A2(3B/2A/2F/2 |D2 d|
d2 B|e2 B|A2 A/2B/2|c2 (3A/2B/2c/2|d2 c |B2B|G3|G3|] 

Ned Landry (1921 - 2018) of St John, New Brunswick, was a prominent 
Canadian old-time fiddler. He was a member of the North American 
Fiddlers Hall of Fame, and The Order of Canada.  Transcribed and 
arranged by DPM. Original in D.   
%%
2020.09.20 (rev. 2020.11.19)

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X:610203
T:BRIDE OF THE WIND, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
C:Jim Magill, Canada (arr. by DPM)
R:Jig
Z:DPM
N:Transcribed from the playing of Ned Landry, and arranged by 
DPM. Original in C.
S:YouTube
K:Dmaj
a|a^ga bag|afd A2d|cBc ABc|dcB A2a|
a^ga bag|afd A2d|cBc ABc|edc d2:|
|:A|A^GA dcd|B=GB e2d|caa ba^g|ba^g a2A|
A^GA dcd|B=GB e2d|caa baf|gfe d2:|

This jig has been arranged from a quadrille attributed to Canadian 
fiddler Jim Magill (1902-1954), though parts of it are found in 
earlier manuscripts. Magill was likely originally from northern 
Ireland. In the 1930's he showed up in Toronto where he worked as a 
telegrapher for the Canadian National Railroad (CNR). A skilled fiddler, 
he was much in demand for square dances in the region and formed a 
band called the Northern Ramblers, which broadcast from CFRB from 1946-1954. 
He was a prolific composer of tunes, and made 34 recordings. His 
brother Joe played bass in The Northern Ramblers. This arrangement 
is of a transcription from the playing of Ned Landry on YouTube. 
Ned Landry (1921 - 2018) of St John, New Brunswick, was a prominent 
Canadian old-time fiddler. 
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2020.09.22 (rev. 2020.11.17)

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X:612101
T:UNITARIAN, The
C:David MacAdam
Q:1/4=1/4=180
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
K:A
Ac|e2 cA dBe2|ABce dB B2|GBAc Bcde|fedc B2 Ac|
e2 cA dBe2|Aceg af e2|cedf efga|edcB A2:|
|:E2|Aceg abae|GBde fedB|Aceg abae|gfed c2 E2|
Aceg abae|GBde fedB|EGBd egbg|GBeg a2:|
|:f2|eAfA edBG|fBgB fecA|eAfA edBG|EGBc dBGB|
eAfA edBG|fBgB fecA|aAbA afdB|cefg a2:|

For Rev. Edmund Robinson on the occasion of his 70th Birthday. 
For over 10 years, until his retirement, Edmund served as minister 
at the Unitarian Universal Church in Chatham. In his spare time 
he has supported virtually every trad session on Cape Cod, regardless 
of genre. This support† contributes mighty to the vibrant session 
life here. He plays fiddle, concertina, 5-stringed banjo, harmonica 
and can always be counted upon for a song or a recitation. Edmund 
gravitates towards sets of 3 or 4, 3 and 4 part reels in A, hence a 
3 part reel in A for his special birthday.
%%
2018.06.07 (rev. 2018.06.20)

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X:612301
T:WALTZ IN PURPLE AND CLARET
R:Waltz
C:David MacAdam
M:3/4
L:1/4
K:D
A/G/|F>A d|f>d A|G e c|A2 A|G>e c|
[1A>B G|F d B|A2:|[2A B c|e d c|d2||
e|:f>b a|e>g f|d c B|A2 A|e>g f|
e b a|[1^g f g|a2 g:|[2g e c|d3|]

The evening after giving a mid-winter fiddle concert at the Truro 
Library, Dinah Mellin told me of the ethereal experience of playing 
a waltz in a room filled with light "purple and claret" from the low, 
late afternoon mid-winter sun. This unusual color combination evoked 
in me this waltz, my opus 1. For me its writing was a sudden awakening 
of almost religious intensity. I could actually write tunes.
%%
2007.02.07 (rev. 2020.11.13)

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X:610501
T:EASTHAM LASSES, The
C:David MacAdam
R:Slip Jig
Q:1/4=1/4=160
M:9/8
L:1/8
K: G
G2D B2G edB|A2F c2A edB|G2D B2G edB|ABc dBA G2d:|
d2B GBg f2c|A2G FGA Bcd|d2B G2g fga|dfa gfe d2d:|
b2g d2g afe|d2f gec fdB|e2c A2c dBG|1ABc dBA G2d:|\
[2 ABc dBA G3-|G6z3||

This slip jig was written for Kathy Herrick as the prize for 
the winning soda bread in the 2017 BotHSS Soda Bread contest. 
Kathy is one of several BotHSS lasses from Eastham, Cape Cod.
%%
2017.03.29 (rev 2020.10.01)

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X:610601
T:FROM NEWCASTLE TO CAPE COD (h'pipe)
C:David MacAdam
M:C|
R:Hornpipe
Q:1/4=1/4=150
L:1/8
K:D
fe|dBAF DFAd|BdBG A3 B|Adfd cdef|gfed e2 fe|
dBAF DFAd|BdBG A3 d|fdAd ecAc|(3def ec d2:|
ag|fdAG FAdf|gecB A2 ce|gecB Aceg|ba^ga f2 ag|
fdAG FAdf|gecB A2 cB|ABcd ecBA|(3def ec d2:|

This hornpipe was written to mark the perilous journey of my 
new Northumbrian smallpipes from northeast England to Chatham, 
Cape Cod in late December 2016. I ordered these custom designed 
G session pipes from Andy May in August 2014. What with waitlist 
and construction, he didn't have them until December of 2016. 
Just before Christmas we discovered that an international ban 
on the importation of blackwood (the material of these pipes) 
would go into effect on January 1, 2017. Andy scrambled to make 
final adjustments and ship just after Christmas. The pipes made 
it out of Great Britain, across the Atlantic, and through US 
Customs in Tennessee at the very last minute, arriving at my door 
the afternoon of December 31st. An anxious time indeed.
%%
2017.01.11 (rev 2020.11.13)

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X:611602
T:PIRATES' JIG, The 
R:Jig
C:David MacAdam
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
A | BAB dBG|ece dBG|gfe dcB|dcB A2 A|
BAB dBG | ece dBG | gfg ege |cBA G2 :|
|: A | Bdc BGD | Bdc B2 D | Bdc BGD | cBc A2 D |
Bdc BGD | Bdc B2 d | efg dBG | cBA G2 :|
|: B | ceg fdB | cAd BGD | FAc edc | Bdc B2 B |
ceg fdB | cAd BGD | FAc edc | cBA G2 :|

Good friends Jean Segara and John Best, who make up the outer 
Cape duo "Black Whydah", specialize in pirate themed trad music 
programs. Much of what they play is composed by John. When I 
asked if they had a tune by the name of "The Pirates' Jig", they 
answered in the negative. So I wrote this 3-part jig for them.   
%%
2014.06.14 (rev. 2020.09.26)

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X:611603
T:PUNKHORN HORNPIPE, The
C:David MacAdam
R:Hornpipe
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Gmaj
dc | BdAd G2gf|efge d2dc|BdAd G2AG|FGAB A2dc|
Bd Ad G2 gf | ef ge d2 dc | Bd gb af (3def | a2 g2 g2 :|
|: ga | bd ad gf ed | bd ad g2 ga | bd ad gf ed | Bd cB A2 dc |
Bd Ad G2 gf | ef ge d2 ga | (3bag af (3gfe fd | e2 g2 g2 :| 

One glorious July evening, while enjoying an excellent potluck 
dinner on Pam and Reese's deck over-looking Brewster's extensive 
Punkhorn wilderness area, the beginnings of this, "The Punkhorn 
Hornpipe", came into my head.    
%%
2018.07.10

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X:611901
T:SMALL COALS AND LITTLE MONEY (march)
T:Eighteen Variations For Northumbrian Smallpipes 
C:Northumberland Trad. Var. David MacAdam, June 2020
S:NPS Tune Book #1
R:March 
N:2020.06.18
M:C
L:1/8
K:Amin
P:Theme
e2cA eAB/c/d|e2cA dGB/c/d|e2cA eAB/c/d|edge dGB/c/d ||
eA cA eA B/2c/2d | eA cA dG B/2c/2d | eA cA eA B/2c/2d | 
ed ge dG B/2c/2d |]
P:Var. 1
|:Ae ce Ae B/2c/2d | Ae ce Gd B/2c/2d | Ae ce Ae  B/2c/2d | 
ce Ae dG B/2c/	2d :|
P:Var. 2
|: ee c/B/A ee d/e/d | ee c/B/A dG B/c/d | ee c/B/A ee d/e/d | 
e/d/g/e/ d/B/G dG B/c/d :|
P:Var. 3
|: e>A c>A E>A B<d | e>A c>A d>G B<d | e>A c>A E>A B<d | 
e>d g>e dG B/c/d :|
P:Var. 4
|: e>g c>e d>B c>d | e>g c>e d>G (3Bcd | e>g c>e d>B c>d | 
(3ecA E>B dG B/c/d :|
P:Var. 5
|: ec/A/ cB/A/ ec/A/ B/c/d | ec/A/ cB/A/ dB/G/ B/2c/2d | 
ec/A/ cB/A/ ec/A/ B/c/d | ed/e/ ge/g/ dB/G/ B/c/d :|   
P:Var. 6
|: ec/c/ cA/A/ eA/A/ Bd/d/ | ec/c/ cA/A/ dG B/c/d | 
ec/c/ cA/A/ eA/A/ Bd/d/ | ed/d/ ge/e/ dG B/c/d :|]
P:Var. 7
|: e c2 A e A2 d | e c2 A dG B/2c/2d | e c2 A e A2 d | 
e g2 d2 G  B/2c/2d:|
P:Var. 8
|: e c2 A eA Bd | e c2 A dG B/2c/2d | e c2 A eA Bd | 
e g2 e dG B/2c/2d :|]
P:Var. 9
|:(3ecA (3cAc (3ecA (3Bcd | (3ecA (3cAc (3dBG B/2c/2d | 
(3ecA (3cAc (3ecA (3Bcd | (3ede (3geg (3dBG B/2c/2d :|]
P:Var. 10
|: (3Ace (3cde (3Ace (3Bcd | (3Ace (3cde (3GBd B/2c/2d | 
(3Ace (3cde (3Ace  (3Bcd | (3cde (3ABc (3dBG B/2c/2d :|]
P:Var. 11
|: e A/B/c/d/c/A/ eA B/c/d | e A/B/c/d/c/A/ dG B/c/d | 
e A/B/c/d/c/A/ eA B/c/d | e d/c/B/A/c/A/ dG B/c/d :| 
P:Var. 12
|:e/d/c/B/ A/E/G/B/ e/d/c/B/ A/B/c/d/| e/d/c/B/ A/E/G/B/ d/B/A/G/ B/2c/2d | 
e/d/c/B/ A/E/A/B/ e/d/c/B/ A/B/c/d/ | e/d/c/B/ A/E/G/B/ dG  B/2c/2d :|
P:Var. 13
|: e/c/A/E/ c/B/A/E/ e/c/A/E/ A/B/c/d/ | e/c/A/E/ c/B/A/E/ d/B/A/G/ B/c/d | 
e/c/A/E/ c/B/A/E/ e/c/A/E/ A/B/c/d/ | e/c/A/E/ G/A/B/c/ dG B/c/d :|
P:Var. 14
|: e/c/e/g/ d/B/d/g/ e/c/e/g/ d/B/c/d/ | e/c/e/g/ d/B/d/g/ d/G/B/G/ B/c/d | 
e/c/e/g/ d/B/d/g/ e/c/e/g/ d/B/c/d/ | e/c/e/g/ d/B/d/g/ dG B/c/d :|
P:Var. 15
|: e/a/c/a/ d/g/B/g/ e/a/c/a/ d/B/c/d/ |e/a/c/a/ d/g/B/g/ d/G/B/G/ B/c/d |
e/a/c/a/ d/g/B/g/ e/a/c/a/ d/B/c/d/ | e/a/c/a/ d/g/B/g/ dG B/c/d :|
P:Var. 16
|: ec/A/ c/B/A/c/ ec/A/ B/c/d | ec/A/ c/B/A/c/ dB/G/ B/c/d | 
ec/A/ c/B/A/c/ ec/A/ B/c/d | ed/B/ c/A/B/G/ dG B/c/d :|
P:Var. 17
|: e2 c/A/a/A/ c/A/e/A/ B/2c/2d | e2 c/A/a/A/ B/G/d/G/ B/c/d | 
e2 c/A/a/A/ c/A/e/A/ B/c/d | e/d/a/d/ d/c/g/c/ dG B/c/d :|
P:Var. 18 
e2 cA eA B/2c/2d |  e/A/c/A/ e/A/B//c//d/ e/A/c/A/ d/G/B//c//d/ | 
e/A/c/A/ e/A/B//c//d/ e/d/g/e/ d/G/B//c//d/ | e2 cA dG B/2c/2d || 
z2 A6 |]

Historical notes:
The earliest record of this tune is in David Young's "Duke of Perth 				Manuscript" (also known as the "Drummond Castle MS"), from 1734, 
making it of Scottish origin. It appeared in many subsequent English 
and Scottish collections through the 18th century.

It made its way to Northumberland to appear in Northumbrian musician 
William Vickers' 1770-72 music manuscript under the title "Sleeping 				Maggie" (in Bm). It was renamed "Small Coals and Ready Money" in 
Henry Robson's list of popular Northumbrian song and dance tunes ("The 				Northern Minstrel's Budget"), which he published c. 1800.  It appeared 
again in 1833 in the music manuscript copybook of Lionel Winship (actually 
as "Sleepy Moggy"). There it is transposed to A dorian, presumably to 
fit the range of the Northumbrian smallpipes, and given a couple 
variations. The Scottish poet, Robert Tannahill set words to it: "O Are 
Ye Sleepin' Maggie".

In Ireland the tune is found under its original Scots title, "Sleepy 
Maggie," as well  as in the variants "Lough Isle Castle," "Sean sa Cheo" 
and "Tullaghan Lassies." It is the precursor to "Jenny's Chickens." In 
his "Music of Ireland" O'Neill gives a version nearly identical to 
Winship's but retains the original Scottish key.   

The basic tune is today a popular beginners' tune on the Northumbrian 				smallpipes. The Northumbrian smallpipe' repertory includes a large number 
of extensive variation sets on popular old tunes, but curiously none, to 
my knowledge, for this one. I was unaware of the Winship set when I wrote 
my set for Northumbrian smallpipes during the Covid-19 lockdown.  

Given the magnitude of my set, I sometimes play only a subset - for example 				theme with variations 2, 3, 7, 9, 14, and conclusion. Any subset will do. 
Playing only a selection is reminiscent of the choose your own adventure 				series of juvenile books popular in the 1980s. 

Not being of Northumbrian stock (my ancestors came from the "wrong" end of 				Hadrian's Wall), I make no claim that these are "Northumbrian" variations.
%%
%%2020.06.18 (corrected, 2020.11.08)

***

X:611902
T:STEPHANIE'S POLKA 
R:Polka
C:David MacAdam
M:2/4
L:1/8
K:D
Ad B/c/d|Ad B/c/d|AB de|fe e2|
Ad B/c/d | Ad B/c/d | c/B/A/B/ ce | ed d2 :|
|: fa dB | Ad d2 | ce Ac | df f2 |
fa d>B | Ad d2 | c/B/A/B/ ce | ed d2 :|] 

This polka was written for Stephanie Reeve, good friend, fiddler, 
and regular supporter of the Wednesday evening Back of the House 
Sessions (BotHSS) at O'Shea's Olde Inne in West Dennis.
%%
2010.11.10

***

X:611101
T:KATHY'S CONSOLATION 
T:Kathy Herrick's #2
C:David MacAdam
Q:1/4=1/4=160
L:1/8
M:6/8
R:Jig
K:G
A | B2 c dBG | c2 B ABc | B2 d G2 B | cBc A2  c | 
B2 c dBG | e2 f gdB | ded cBA | BGG G2 :|
d | gfg dBG | cBc A2d | gfg efg | afe d2 f |
gfg dBG | cBc A2B | ded cBA | BGG G2 :|

This is the 2nd of two jigs written for Kathy Herrick as the prize 
for the winning soda bread entered in the Back of the House Slow 
Session (BotHSS) annual Soda Bread contest in 2016. Kathy Herrick 
won with a soda bread incorporating orange zest. Hence Kathy's #1 
is better known as "The Orange Zest Jig". I got carried away in 
composing that one and ended up with a jig more challenging than 
suited the purpose. So I composed this #2 one evening hoping to 
redeem myself for excesses committed in #1, naming it "Kathy's 
Consolation."
%%
2016.09.22 (Rev. 2020.11.03)

***

X:611301
T:MARTHA THAYER'S REEL 
R:Reel
C:David MacAdam
M:C
L:1/8
K:A
B | AccA cAce|ecdf fd B2|dcee cAcB|ddBG B A2 B|
AccA cAce | ecdf fd B2 | agee dBee | Beed B A2 :|
g | aeea eega |  baee g a2 =g | fddA ddf=g | a=gee ^g a2 b |
aeea eega | baee g a2 e | ceec dffd egeg a3 :|

Martha Thayer is a good friend, and fine fiddler with strong connections 
to Cape Breton, and their fiddling tradition. She hosts a monthly Cape 
Cod Scottish Session in her home, and her extensive  knowledge of both 
the Irish and Scottish repertory is a welcome addition at any session. 
%%
2015.05.27 (rev. 2020.09.26))

***

X:611401
T:NEW ENGLAND NORTHUMBRIAN SMALL PIPERS' MARCH, The
C:David MacAdam 
N:Part 4 Chords by Ralph Loomis, 2018.04.23
L:1/4
M: 4/4
K:G
P:A
B/A/ | Ggg f/g/|aAA A/G/|Fff e/f/|e/d/^c/e/ d/=c/B/A/|
G g g f/g/ | a A A A/G/ | F/A/c/e/  d/B/c/A/ | B G G :|
B/d/ | g g/B/ g a/g/ | f f/c/ f A/d/ | f f/e/ f e/f/ |e/d/^c/e/ d/=c/B/d/ |
g g/B/ g a/g/ | f f/c/ f A/G/ | F/A/c/e/  d/B/c/A/ | B G G :|
%%vskip .2cm
P:B
B/c/ | d G G A/B/ | d E E A/G/ | F d d ^c/d/ | e/d/^c/e/ d/=c/B/c/ |
d G G A/B/ | d E E A/G/ |F/A/c/e/  d/B/c/A/ | B G G :|
B/A/ | G d d g/f/ | e c c c/B/ | A a a a/g/ | f d d d/c/ |
B g/B/ c g/c/ | d g/f/ g/d/B/G/ | F/A/c/e/  d/B/c/A/ | B G G :|
%%vskip .2cm
P:Coda (Last play only)
d/c/ | "G"B G G e/d/ | "A"^c A A f/e/ | "B7"^d/e/f/g/ a/f/^d/e/ | f e "E"e d/c/ |
"G"B/g/B/g/ "C"c/g/c/g/ |"G"d/g/d/g/ "C"e2 A/G/ | "D9"F/A/c/e/  "G"d/B/c/"D7"A/ | 
"G"B G G2|]

The New England Northumbrian Small Pipers is a loosely organized group of 
intermediate level players of the  Northumbrian small pipes that has been 
meeting near Boston irregularly since 2016. This march was written for them. 
Play with a bit of a swing in the 8th notes. 
%%
2018.03.20

***

X:611501
T:ORANGE ZEST JIG, The 
T:Kathy Herrick's #1
C:David MacAdam
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
K:D
B | Add fdd | cde g2 e| cee gee | ABc d2 B |
Add fdd | cde g2 ^g | aeg fBe| Adc d2  :|
|: f | afd Adf | gfg e2 f/g/ | adf egf | gec  A2 B |
AdA eAe | fdf g2 ^g | age cBA | ABc d2 :|]

This jig was written for Kathy Herrick as the prize for the best 
soda bread entered in the 2016 Back of the House Slow Session (BotHSS) 
annual Soda Bread contest. It has been revised countless times since. 
This is unlikely the last. Kathy won with a bread incorporating orange 
zest. [2016.12.22 (rev. 2020.11.08)]

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X:610202
T:BRING ON THE HECKLERS!
T:Their March
C:David MacAdam
Q:1/4=120
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:March
K:G
d/ | ce Ac | ee e d/c/ | Bd GB | dd d c/B/ | 
ce Ac | ee e c/d/ | e/d/c/B/ A/B/c/d/ | cA A :| 
d | ea ag/e/ |dg g>d | ea ab/a/ | g/f/e/d/  e>d |
ea ag/e/ |dg g>d | e/d/c/e/ d/c/B/d/ |1 cA A :|2 cA HA2|]

Dashed off in a flash late at night after Rebecca Connor, the leader 
of our Northumbrian small pipe Zoom session, reminded us of a session 
the next day. In the reminder she invited all to "Come and play, listen, 
or heckle." A recipient immediately wrote back, "Bring on the hecklers!" 
I responded with this, the march of the hecklers. 2020.09.24 (corrected vers. 2020.09.27)

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X:610301
T:CRAPPLE POLKA, The
C:David MacAdam
Z:DPM
R:Polka
Q:1/4=1/4=120
M:2/4
L:1/8
K:Gmaj
Bd BG | Bd BG | A>B cd |cA A2 |
Bd BG | Bd BG | A>d cA |AG G2 :|
|: Bd g>d | Bd g>d | fA A2 | fA A2 |
Bd g>d | Bd g>d | fd cA/c/ | BG G2 :|

Crapple is John Alden's special cranberry apple jelly served alongside 
Gene Clancy's legendary Irish Brown Bread during intermission at Rose 
Clancy's House Concerts at The Chatham Fiddle Company. Somehow this 
polka is supposed to capture the succulent essence of crapple.
[2019.05.18]

***

X:610801
T:HEATHER'S FANCY (reel)
C:David MacAdam
Q:1/4=1/4=180
L:1/8
M:4/4
R:Reel
K:Em
D | E2 GB eBeg|begb e2 ^de|dcBc ABGF|Aceg ^d2 FD|
E2 GB eBeg | begb e2 ^de | bagf a^deg | ^d2 cB AGF :|
B | e3 g f^def | gaba gbaf | ^d2 ag ecgf | gf^de =dcAB |
e3 g f^def | gaba gbaf | ^d2 cB AGFE| GBeg ^decB |
e3 g f^def | gaba gbaf | ^d2 ag ecgf | gf^de =dcAB |
e3 g f^def | gaba gbaf | ^d2 cB efgb | g2 f2 e4 |]

A reel for Heather Swanson, good friend, fiddler and session collaborator. 
This is one of those tunes that seem never to be completely finished. However 
from Heather's fiddle it always sounds better than I wrote it, so I've sworn 
off revisions. 
%%
2015.03.27

***

X:610901
T:IZZIE 
R:Jig
C:David MacAdam
M:6/8
Q:1/4=1/4=160
L:1/8
K:Bmin
d | cef B2b|gab e2g|fgf bfg|gag f2d|
cef B2b | gab e2g| fba eag | fdc B2 :|
|: d |Bff cff | gfe fdc| Bcd cde | gfe f2d |
Bff cff | gfe fga | bfb aeg | fdc B2 :|

Izzie was a much loved Great Pyrenees belonging to John and Stephanie 
Reeve. In her day Izzie would lie contentedly listening to Stephanie 
practice her fiddle. In March Izzie passed away after a long illness. 
This jig is in memory of Izzie.

%%
2018.05.10 (rev. 2020.09.27)

X:610502
T:ED KELLOG'S POLKA
B:American Veteran Fifer #26
Z:TTA/ed by DPM
F:dpm/502edk
Q:1/4=1/4=120
M:2/4
L:1/8
K:D
FA A2|Bd d2|fd ef|dB BA |
FA A2|Bd d2|fd ef|d4 :|
|: fa a2|fa d2|fd ef|dB BA |
FA A2|Bd d2|fd ef| d4 :|

%%%

X:611205
T:LEMONVILLE JIG, The
C:Jack C. Hayes, Ontario, Canada
Z:David MacAdam
S:Pauline Cato, “Northumbrian Choice”
N:BotHSS Tune of the Month - October, 2016.
Q:1/4=160
R:Jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:D
f2g|"D"aba afd|"D"fgf fdA|"D"ded "D"dAF|"G"G3 e2 f|
"A7"gag gec|"A7"efe e2 d|"A7"cBA gfe|"D"f3 "A"f2g|
"D"aba afd|"D"fgf fdA|"D"ded def|"G"B3 e2 f|
"A7"gag gec|"A7"efe e2 d|"A7"cBA gfe|"D"d3 "A7"dAG||
|:"D"FGA "A"ABc|"D"dec def|"G"gag gfe|"Em"B2 e e2 d|
"A7"cea aed|"A7"cea aed|"A7"cea gfe|1"E7"fdB "A7" A2 G:|\
[2"D"d3 ||

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X:610406
T:DUSTY BOB'S
S:"Ryan's Mammoth Collection" via D. Macadam 4/19 
N:Known in England and in the Hughes "Gems from the Emerald Isle"
(1842-1881) collection as "Jack's Alive".   
R:jig
M:6/8
Q:1/4=160
L:1/8
K:G
D|G2G GAB|A2 A ABc|d2B c2A|B2G AFD|
G2G GAB|A2A ABc|dBG cAF|G3 G2:|
d|g2g gag|f2f fgf|e2e efg|a2g fed|
[1 g2g gag|f2f fgf|efg afd|g3 g2:|
[2 g2B Bcd|e2A ABc|ded cBA|G3 G3|]

%%%

X:610608
T:FRASERVILLE BOAT SONG, The
Z:DPM
T:In Memory of Paul Baisly 1944-2013
C:David MacAdam, July 2013 (rev 2019.03.16)
F:dpm/fbs
L:1/4
%Q:1/4=100
M:3/4
R:Air 
K:G
"G" G2 D|"Em" E3|"G" B2 d|"Am" A3|"G" B2 G|"Am" A2 E|"Em" G E2|"D" D3|
"G" G2 D|"Em" E3|"G" B2 d|"Am" A3|"G" B2 d|"D" A2 d|"G" B G2|"G" G3 :|
 "C" e2 c|"Em" g3|"Bm" d2 B|"Em" G3|"Am" A2 c|"Em" B2 e|"Am" c A2|"D"A3 |
"G" G2 A/B/|"Am" c2 A|"Bm" B2 d|"Em" g3|"C" e2 B|"Am7" c> B G|"D" A3-|
"D" A B/c/ d ||
"C" e2 c|"Em" g3|"Bm" d2 B|"Em" G3|"Am" A2 c|"Em" B2 e|"Am" c A2|"D" A3 |
"G" G2 D|"Em" E3|"G" B2 d|"Am" A3|"G" B2 d|"D" A2 d|"G" B G2|"G" G3- |G6|]

Paul Baisly was both a friend and a local character. As a musician he 
made up in enthusiasm what he lacked in musicianship. Next to Chatham he 
loved most his shorefront land in Fraserville, on the Bay of Fundy, near 
Parrsboro, Nova Scotia. He enjoyed telling all who would listen of his silent 
rows along the Fundy shore in improbably small boats. Thanks to Bill Black for 
the chords.

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X:611802
T:RED NUN (reel), The
C:© David MacAdam 4/10 (rev. 8/18) 
F:dpm/1802rnun
Q:1/4=180
L:1/8
M:4/4
R:Reel
K:D
(3ABc|dcde dAFA|dcde d2ef|gfga gfed|cdec A2 (3ABc|
dcde dAFA|dcde d2ef|gfed cdef|gddc d2:|
fg|a^gab afdB|Adfg a2 ef|gfga gecB|Acef g2 fg|
a^gab afdB|Adfg a2 ga|bgaf gefd|eafe d2:|

"The Red Nun Bar and Grill in Chatham, MA was the scene of a short-lived 
nautical themed session. 

A red nun is the name given to the red channel buoys in Chatham Harbor.
 
(BB intrusion: Memory aide given to fledgling US Navy navigators: "Even red 
nuns have odd black cans." Meaning: red nun buoys (marking the inboard side 
of a channel) have even numbers; black can buoys [now green] have odd numbers.)

%%%

X:610607
T:FLANNEL (reel)
C:David MacAdam 8/28/14
Q:1/4=180
L:1/8
M:4/4
R:reel
K:Am
cB|A2AB cBcd|eddc d2cB|ABcd edcB|AGEG A2cB|
A2 AB cBcd|eddc d2 cd|eage dged|edcB A2 :|
cd|eaag egdc|Bdde d2 ed|cAAB cedc|Bcde d2 cd|
eaag egdc|Bdde d2 ed|cAAB ceag|edcB A2 :|]

Flannel Cetto (January 1998 - August 2014) was a very special black lab. 
Throughout her exceptionally long life, she provided companionship and joy 
to all she was with. This reel celebrates Flannel's life.

%%%

X:611306
T:MARTHA CAMPBELL
B:http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/MART_MATI.htm#MARTHA_CAMPBELL_%5B1
S:Kentucky Old Timey. Buddy Thomas arr by Dave Macadam
R:reel
Q:1/4=180
M:C|
L:1/8
K:D
E|DEFA BFAF|DEFA BF A2|DEFA BAFB|ABAG E3 F |
DEFA BFAF|DEFA BF A2|ABde fgfe|dBAF D3 :|
F|ABde fddf|efde fddB|ABde faag|fefd B3 A |
ABde fddf|efde fddf|abag fgfe |dBAF D3 :|

%%%

X:610208
T:BUMBLEBERRY PIE (hornpipe)
R:Hornpipe
C:© David MacAdam 9/07 (rev. 1/18) 
Q:1/4=150
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
Bc|d^cde dBAG|cBce g2 fe|d^cde dBAG|B2 A2 A2 Bc |
d^cde dBAG|cBce g2 fe|dg (3fge dcAc|B2 G2 G2 :|
Bc|dgfg bgfg|egce d2 Bc|dgfg bgfg|b2 a2 a2 Bc |
dgfg bgfg|egce d2 gf|(3efe dc ABcd|B2 G2 G2 :|

A bumbleberry pie is a mixed berry pie. When first introduced to this 
delicacy in western Ontario, I decided it merited a hornpipe. This hornpipe 
is comprised of wild phrases plucked like succulent berries from along a 
roadside in Western Ontario. (A revision of the original from 2007).

%%%

X:612006
T:TWISTED VINE (mazurka), The
R:Mazurka
C:© David MacAdam 6/14 (rev. 8/16) 
Q:1/4=120
M:3/4
L:1/8
K:Am
EAB|"Am" c2 cB AB|"E" E3 E AB|"Am" c2 cd cB|"E" e2 ed ef |
"Dm" d2 dc de|"Am" c2 ed cB|"E" E3 c cB |[1 "Am" A3 :| [2 "Am" A2 Ac ed |
"C" e2 fe dc|"G" d2 Bc dc|"E" df ed cB|"F" c2 AB cB |
"Dm" c2 dc BA|"E" B2 ^GA BA|"E" Bd cB A^G|"Am" A2 Ac ed |
"F" e2 ag fe|"Dm" f2 dc BA|"G" Bg fg df|"Am" e2 AB "Am/G" cB |
"F" c2 dc BA|"Dm6" B2 "E" ^GA BA|"E" Bd c3 B|"Am" A3 |]

For the Mazurka Kids: Barbara, Andrea, and Judy. Thanks to Heather Swanson 
for the chords.

%%%

X:610209
T:BUMPY ROAD TO CHATHAM
C:© David MacAdam 9/11 (rev. 7/12) 
R:jig 
L:1/8
%Q:1/4=160
M:6/8
K:Bm
c|Bcd f2g|afb afd|Bcd f2g|fdB ecA| 
Bcd f2g|fdb afd|gfe fdB|ecA B2 :|
c|afb afd|ceg fdB|dfb aeg|fdg e2f |
geb afd|ceg fdB|gfe fdB|ecA B2 :|

For over two years, following sewer construction, the main road into my 
town of Chatham remained patched and bumpy while the bureaucatic Gods 
argued over re-paving. This jig memorializes that body-jarring period. 
Dedicated to my friend Linda Devonshire who, living on that road, got 
to hear the banging and clanging of passing traffic 24/7.

%%%

X:610402
T:DEBRA'S FOOT
C:David MacAdam 10/21/14
F:dpm/402deb
L:1/8
%Q:1/4=160
M:6/8
R:jig
K:D
A|dcd BdB|AdA G2A|FAd GBe|ABc d2A|
dcd BdB|AdA G2A|Bcd edc|B2c d2 :|
e|fdB gec|afa g2e|fga gec|def e2g |
fdB gec|afa g2b|agf gfe|ABc d2 :|

In honor of Debra's foot. When it's not high in the air signaling the 
approaching end of a tune, it's dancing around the session room.

%%%

X:610401
T:DAN AND LUCIA'S WEDDING REEL 
C:© David MacAdam 9/13
Q:1/4=180
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:reel
K:G
DF|G2GF GABG|F2FE FEDF|G2GF EFGA|BAGF E2DF|
G2GF GABG|F2FE FEDF|GEBE FDAF|G2 F2 E2 :|
GB|d2BG e2Be|defg edBA|d2BG e2Be|dedc B2GB|
d2BG e2Be|defg edBA|d2Bg fdec|d2 B2 G2 :|

On the occasion of their wedding, September 2013. 

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X:610205
T:BONNIE CHERYL (reel)
C:David MacAdam 9/15 (rev 2/18)
Q:1/4=180
R:Reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
BGDG Bdgf|edAB cd c2|AFDF Acfe|dcAB cd B2|
BGDG Bdgf|edAB cd c2|cdfe dcAB|cAdc AF G2 :|
Bdga gBde|dBed cB A2|FAfg fdde|dAAB cd B2 |
Bdga gBde|dBed cB A2|FAcB Aced| cefe df g2:|

The winner of the Great March 2015 BotHSS soda bread bake-off was 
promised an original tune. The hands down winner was Cheryl Rozenas - 
who for a long time previous I mistakenly called Bonnie (confused no 
doubt with her husband's name, Bronie.) Hence the title "Bonnie Cheryl".

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X:611601
T:PADDY IN THE WOODS (polka)
C:David MacAdam 1/12 (rev. 7/12)
F:dpm/1601paddy
Q:1/4=190
L:1/8
M:2/4
R:Polka
K:Bm
c |B>d fd|ec ce|dB B>d|cF Fc|
B>d fd|ec ce|fF c>e|dB B :|
e|fB df|eA c>e|eA ce|fd B>e |
fB df|eA c>e|af ec |dB B :|
version in Am:
K:Am 
B |A>c ec|dB Bd|cA A>c|BE EB|
A>c ec|dB Bd|eE B>d|cA A :|
d|eA ce|dG B>d|dG Bd|ec A>d |
eA ce|dG B>d|ge dB |cA A :|

Driving my friend, Paddy O'Brien, to a session in an icy January snowstorm, 
my car slid off the road into the woods taking Paddy with it. 

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X:611201
T:BACK OF THE HOUSE, The 
C:© David MacAdam 5/07 (rev 2/18)
F:dpm/201back
Q:1/4=160
L:1/8
R:Jig
K:G
D|GFG ABc|dBA G2 d|gfg ege|dBG A2D|
GFG ABc|dBA G2 d|gfg aga|bgg g2 :|
a|bef gab|age dBG|AGA Bee|dBB A2 a |
bef gab|age dBG|AGA B2 d |dBA G2 :|

"Back of the House" refers to the back room at O'Shea's Olde Inne in 
West Dennis on Cape Cod. The long running weekly BotHSS (Back of the 
House Slow Session) was started there in 2006 by Mike Connolly, Clayton 
March and others. This jig was one of my earliest attempts at composing 
traditional tunes, and was written for the members of that session group. 

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X:611302
T:MARIE'S KNEES (reel)
C:© David MacAdam 4/12 (rev. 1/18)
F:dpm/1302marie
L:1/8
Q:1/4=180
M:4/4
R:Reel
K:G
dc |(3BcB AB GBdg|faef d2dc|(3BcB AB GBdB|cdBc A2dc|
(3BcB AB GBdB|cBce a2ga|(3bag af gedB|cedB G2 :|
ga|bfge d2GB|efeB d2ba|ga fg e2dB|AGAB A2 ga |
bfge d2GB|efeB d2ba|gafd egdB|cedB G2 :| 

Written for Marie McGaugh, now residing near Souris, PEI, on 
the occasion of her double knee replacement. Debra Murphy and 
I played the world premiere to a very groggy Marie at the foot 
of her hospital bed.

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X:611304
T:MIKE'S GARAGE
C:© David MacAdam 11/14 (rev. 1/18)
L:1/8
M:6/8
Q:1/4=160
R:jig
K:Em
G/F/|EBB eBB|cAA B2G|EFG ABc|FGA B2 G/F/|
EBB eBB|cAA B2d|edc dcB|BGF E2 :|
B|efg fed|cde B2 B|cdc BAG|FGA B2 B |
efg fed|cde B2 B|cde dcB|G2 F E2 :|

A jig to celebrate the many years of fine sessions in Mike Connolly's 
garage in Osterville, MA. 

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X:610703
T:GRACIE ADAMS (hornpipe)  
C:© David MacAdam 11/6/15 
Q:1/4=150
R:Hornpipe
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
Bc|dBGB DGBd|cBA^G A2 AB|cAFE DFAc|ed^cd B2 B=c|
dBGB DGBd|cBA^G A2 FG |ABcd fedc|(3Bcd AB G2:|
df|gabg dgBd|cdec A2 ag|fgaf defd|Aced B2 df|
gabg dgBd|cdec A2 ag|(3fgf (3efe (3ded (3cdc|Bd AB G2:|

Gracie is Barbara and Chris Adams' not particularly lovable mutt. 
You've got to admire a dog who, due to an early injury, has gone 
through life pretty much on three legs, oblivious that things 
would be a lot easier on four. Barbara and Chris host an irregular 
Friday session followed by potluck (The Grey Door Session) at their 
home in Eastham.

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X:611807
T:RUN HILL REEL, The
C:© David MacAdam, Cape Cod 6/9/17
R:Reel
Q:1/4=180
M:C|
L:1/8
K:G
GBdg e2 c2|dBcA B2 d2 |GBdg edce|dedc B2 G2 :|
FAcA GBdB|FAcA B2 d2|FAce fdAB|dcBd e2 A2  |
FAcA GBdB|FAcA B2 d2|GBdg edce|dedc B2 G2- |G8|]

For Pam Paine on the occasion of her 'insignificant' birthday. Pam and 
Reese host regular traditional music sessions, and occasional music potlucks 
at their home tucked away in the woods off Run Hill Road, up behind the historic 
Old Brewster Grist Mill on Cape Cod. Perhaps Run Hill is in reference to the old 
mill run.

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X:611207
T:BUDDY O'REILLY
C:© David MacAdam 3/17
Q:1/4=160
R:Jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
"1"B|d2B G2B|d2B gfe|c2A F2A|c2A fed|
d2B G2B|d2B gfe|ABc edc|cBA G2 :|
"2"|: B|dBB GBB|dBB gfe|cAA FAA|cAA fed |
dBB GBB|dBB gfe|ABc edc|cBA G2 :|
"3"|: B|dBB Ggf|ecc A2B|cAA Ffe|dBB G2B |
dBB Ggf|ecc A2G|FAc fed|cBA G2 :|
"4"|: B|dBd dBd|GBd gfe|cAc cAc|FAc fed |
dBd dBd|GBd gfe|ecd dBc| cBA G2 :|
"5"|: B|gBd GBd|gBd gfe|fAc FAc|fed fAc |
gBd GBd|gBd gfe|fAc eAc|dBA G2 :|

Buddy O'Reilly is a lovable bow-legged Pekingese, part of a large managerie 
housed with Mary O'Reilly and Ron Bergstrom at their home in northwest Chatham, 
the site of fine barbecues and memorable late night sessions. 

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X:611607
T:POPCORN MAN, The
T:Brian Prindle's Jig
C:© David MacAdam 7/13 (rev. 2/18)
Q:1/4=160
L:1/8
M:6/8
R:Single Jig
K:D
A|F2A B2A|G2B e3|c2A ABc|dce dBA|
F2 A B2 A|G2 B e3|c2 A ABc|d3 d2 :|
e|f2 d d2 c|c2 B B2 c|e2 c c2 B|BcB A2 d |
f2 d d2 c|c2 B B2 c|ABc ABc|edc d2 :|

Written to honor Falmouth's very own popcorn man. Every 
week Brian hosts a popular slow session of traditional 
tunes at his home in North Falmouth, MA.

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X:611605
T:PLUMBER'S FANCY, The
T:Del Johnson's Jig
C:© David MacAdam 1/15 (rev 2/18)
Q:1/4=160
L:1/8
M:6/8
R:Jig
K:G
E|DEG GAB|dBd B2 E|DEG GAB|BcB A2 E |
DEG GAB|dBd B2 d|gfg ege|dBA G2 :|
d|gdB GAB|cAF D2 A|cBc fed|dcc B2 d |
gdB GAB|cAF D2 A|d^cd e=ce|def g2 :|

When Del Johnson, a retired Falmouth plumber, and husband of Kathy, 
one of our session stalwarts, mentioned he was taking up the mandolin, 
I wrote him this jig to encourage him along.

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X:610304
T:CLOWN IN THE ATTIC (polka), The
C:© David MacAdam 7/10 (rev. 1/18)
R:polka 
Q:1/4=190
L:1/8
M:2/4
K:Em
Ac/d/ ec|dB GB|Ac/d/ eg|fd ec |
Ac/d/ ec|dB GB|Ac/d/ eg|fd e2 :|
gf/g/ fd|ec BA|gf/g/ fd|ef ga |
gf/g/ fd|ec BA|GA/B/ ce|fd e2 :|]

My friend Lynn Sarver was a party clown in an earlier life. When asked 
what became of her clown outfit, she replied it was in her attic. 
Immediately I pictured a disembodied clown outfit doing a solitary polka 
in the attic. This is the polka.  

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X:610604
T:FIRST NIGHT OF WINTER (march)
C:© David MacAdam 12/22/17
F:dpm/604first
Q:1/4=180
L:1/4
M:4/4
K:Em
G/F/|EB GB|EB BA/G/|FA DA|FA AG/F/|
EB GB|EB B2 |c/B/c/d/ eB |GE E  || 
B/d/|eB g/f/e/d/|eB B g/e/|d/B/G/B/ dB|dB B B/d/ |
eB g/f/e/d/|eB B2|c/B/c/d/ eB|GE HE2 |]

This was written during in a flash of inspiration at 2 AM on 
December 22, the first night of winter, 2017.

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