The Cricket’s March Over The Salt Box jig

Also known as The Crickets March Over The Saltbox, Idlewild.

There are 4 recordings of a tune by this name.

The Cricket's March Over The Salt Box has been added to 62 tunebooks.

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Three settings

X: 1
T: The Cricket's March Over The Salt Box
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
|:A|DED FED|FzA d2A|Bcd A2F|E2D B3|
DED FED|FzA d2A|Bcd A2F|E2D D2:|
|:B|AFF FEF|dzB BAB|efB BAf|azf fef|
gfe fed|efe dzA|Bcd A2F|E2D D2:|
X: 2
T: The Cricket's March Over The Salt Box
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
|:A|D>ED F>ED|F2A d2A|B>cd A2F|E2D B3|
D>ED F>ED|F2A d2A|B>cd A2F|E2D D2:|
|:B|A2F F>EF|d2B B>AB|f2B B>AB|a2f f>ef|
g>fe f>ed|de2A d2A|B>cd A2F|E2D D2:|
X: 3
T: The Cricket's March Over The Salt Box
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
|:A|"D"D>ED F>ED|"D"F2A "G"d2A|"D"B>cd A2F|"A"E2D "G"B3|
"D"D>ED F>ED|"D"F2A "G"d2A|"D"B>cd A2F|"A"E2D "D"D2:|
|:B|"D"A2F F>EF|"G"d2B B>AB|"Bm"f2B B>AB|"D"a2f f>ef|
"G"g>fe "D"f>ed|"Bm"de2A "D"d2A|"G"B>cd "D"A2F|"A"E2D "D"D2:|

Eight comments

The cricket’s march over the salt box

Source: Laurence Nugent. Transcription: Gian Marco Pietrasanta

Sara McQuaid also has this tune in her DADGAD guitar book.

The Cricket’s March Over the Saltbox

Does anyone know the origin of this tune? Who wrote it?
Thanks.

Tim

Don’t know…

As far as I know, this tune first appeared on Larry Nugent’s first solo recording in 1996, which was "gian marco’s" source, as noted above. I looked at the CD sleeve insert, and there are no details about the tune at all. Larry has composed a few tunes, it might be one of his own.

# Posted by Kenny .

According to Sarah McQuaid’s Book…

this tune originates with Willie Johnston of Lack, Fermanagh who got the tune from the fairies.

# Posted by muspc .

I’ve heard it said that it’s an old contradance tune that was often played in the 70s at contradances in New England.

# Posted by Nico .

Nice 2nd part, unusual and interesting, ‘different’ but beautiful!