The New Fiddle jig

There are 5 recordings of this tune.

The New Fiddle has been added to 3 tune sets.

The New Fiddle has been added to 4 tunebooks.

Two settings

X: 1
T: The New Fiddle
R: jig

M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Emix
|:a|g2e e^de|BGE EGB|dcB AFD|A,DF Adf|
=g2e e^de|BGE EGB|dcB A=GF|E3 E2:|
a|gbe bge|Bba gfe|dcd AFD|A,DF Adf|
=gbe b^ge|Bba gfe|dcB A=GF|E3 E2a|
gbe bge|Bba gfe|dcd AFD|A,DF Adf|
=gbg faf|eba gfe|dcB A=GF|E3 E2||

X: 2
T: The New Fiddle
R: jig

M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Emaj
a|"E"g2e edc|BGE EGB|"D"=dcB AF=D|A,=DF A=df|
"E"g2e edc|BGE EGB|"D"=dcB AGF|"E"E3 E2:|
a|"E"gbe bge|Bba gfe|"D"=dcB AF=D|A,=DF A=df|
"E"gbe bge|Bba gfe|"D"=dcB AGF|"E"E3 E2 a||
"E"gbe bge|Bba gfe|"D"=dcB AF=D|A,=DF A=df|
"E"gbg "B7"faf|"E"eba gfe|"D"=dcB AGF|"E"E3 E2||

Three comments

The New Fiddle

A pretty popular and, frankly, pretty awesome Cape Breton jig composed by Dan R. MacDonald. I love how this tune waffles between mixolydian and dorian, and the beginning with its D-sharp is very distinctive. A great tune to celebrate a new fiddle with.

Re: The New Fiddle

I transcribed it primarily from the playing of Natalie and Buddy MacMaster on their great duet album.

The New Fiddle, X:2

This is the way I learned it - all scales and arpeggios. Differing from the Jerry Holland Second Collection version (p 100) only in the first measure, going down the E scale.

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