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The Cheticamp barndance

Also known as The Chéticamp Hornpipe, The Chéticamp Polka, The Cheticamp Schottische, The Judique Flyer.

There are 2 recordings of this tune.

The Cheticamp has been added to 1 tune set.

The Cheticamp has been added to 18 tunebooks.

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Two settings

1
X: 1
T: The Cheticamp
R: barndance
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
|:(3AGF|G>cB>A G2 G2|B<dg>B d2 d2|d>gf>e c2 c2|c>ed>c B<GA>F|
G>cB>A G2 G2|B>dg>B d2 d2|d>gf>e (3ded (3cBA|(3GAG F2 G2:|
|:(3Bcd|c2 e2 c>G (3edc|B2 d2 B>G (3dcB|A2 F>E D>FA>F|G>Fg>f g>dB>d|
c2 e2 c2 e>c|B>cd>B G2 d>B|(3ABA F>E D>F (3AGF|(3GAG F2 G2:|
2
X: 2
T: The Cheticamp
R: barndance
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
|:AF|GcBA G2 G2|BdgB d2 d2|dgfe c2 c2|cedc B2 AF|
GcBA G2 G2|BdgB d4|dgfe dcBA|G2 g2 G2:|
|:d2|c2 e2 c2 ec|B2 dB GBdG|A2 FE DFAF|G2 gf gdBG|
c2 e2 cGec|BcdB G2 dG|A2 FE D2 AF|G2 B2 G2:|

Two comments

“The Chéticamp Schottische”

Here are two other transcriptions in print, both highly recommended collections:

“The Portland Collection, Volume 1: Contra Dance Music in the Pacific Northwest”
Susan Songer & Clyde Curley
Portland, Oregon, U.S.A., 1997
ISBN: 0-9657476-0-3
http://www.theportlandcollection.com/
* 1 of 2 excellent collections of tunes for dancing…
Page 49 - Chéticamp (notated ‘straight’)

“Traditional Celtic Violin Music of Cape Breton”
Kate Dunlay & David Greenberg
DunGreen Music, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1996
http://www.dungreenmusic.com/
ISBN: 0-9680802-0-0
Page 103 - The Judique Flyer / Chéticamp (Hornpipe / Polka)