|f_annotation='''CHAMPION [2]'''. AKA and see "[[Coleman's Cross (4)]]," "[[John Kimmel's Jig]]," "[[Kimmel's Jig (2)]]," "[[Paddy Ryan's Favorite Irish Jig]]," "[[Smash (The)]]." English, American; Jig (6/8 time). USA; Pennsylvania, Ohio, New England. E Minor ('A' part) & G Major ('B' part) {Raven}: A Minor ('A' part) & C Major ('B' part) {Reiner & Anick}: F Major ('A' part) & D Minor ('B' part). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The first and second strains are often transposed from one version to another. Ohio fiddler John Baltzell (1860-1940) recorded the tune in 1928 for Edison as "[[Paddy Ryan's Favorite Irish Jig]]," while Brooklyn accordion player John J. Kimmel recorded it in 1916 as "The Smash", the last tune in a medley of Irish jigs. A variant of this tune is Adam's "[[Big Chief (2)]]." [[File:kirkhuff.jpg|240px|thumb|left|Jehile Kirkhuff]]
|f_annotation='''CHAMPION [2]'''. AKA and see "[[Coleman's Cross (4)]]," "[[John Kimmel's Jig]]," "[[Kimmel's Jig (2)]]," "[[Paddy Ryan's Favorite Irish Jig]]," "[[Smash (The)]]." English, American; Jig (6/8 time). USA; Pennsylvania, Ohio, New England. E Minor ('A' part) & G Major ('B' part) {Raven, Robbins}: A Minor ('A' part) & C Major ('B' part) {Reiner & Anick}: F Major ('A' part) & D Minor ('B' part). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The first and second strains are often transposed from one version to another. Ohio fiddler John Baltzell (1860-1940) recorded the tune in 1928 for Edison as "[[Paddy Ryan's Favorite Irish Jig]]," while Brooklyn accordion player John J. Kimmel recorded it in 1916 as "The Smash", the last tune in a medley of Irish jigs. A variant of this tune is Adam's "[[Big Chief (2)]]." [[File:kirkhuff.jpg|240px|thumb|left|Jehile Kirkhuff]]
|f_source_for_notated_version=Jehile Kirchuff {1908-1981} (Susquahanna County, Pennsylvania) [Reiner & Anick].
|f_source_for_notated_version=Jehile Kirchuff {1908-1981} (Susquahanna County, Pennsylvania) [Reiner & Anick].
|f_printed_sources=Callaghan ('''Hardcore English'''), 2007; p. 57. Phillips ('''Traditional American Fiddle Tunes'''), vol. 2, 1995; p. 362. Raven ('''English Country Dance Tunes'''), 1984; p. 122. Reiner & Anick ('''Old Time Fiddling Across America'''), 1989; p. 51 (includes harmony part). Sannella, '''Balance and Swing''' (CDSS), 1982.
|f_printed_sources=Callaghan ('''Hardcore English'''), 2007; p. 57. Phillips ('''Traditional American Fiddle Tunes'''), vol. 2, 1995; p. 362. Raven ('''English Country Dance Tunes'''), 1984; p. 122. Reiner & Anick ('''Old Time Fiddling Across America'''), 1989; p. 51 (includes harmony part). Robbins Music Corp. ('''The Robbins collection of 200 jigs, reels and country dances'''), New York, 1933; No. 179, p. 57. Sannella, '''Balance and Swing''' (CDSS), 1982.
CHAMPION [2]. AKA and see "Coleman's Cross (4)," "John Kimmel's Jig," "Kimmel's Jig (2)," "Paddy Ryan's Favorite Irish Jig," "Smash (The)." English, American; Jig (6/8 time). USA; Pennsylvania, Ohio, New England. E Minor ('A' part) & G Major ('B' part) {Raven, Robbins}: A Minor ('A' part) & C Major ('B' part) {Reiner & Anick}: F Major ('A' part) & D Minor ('B' part). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The first and second strains are often transposed from one version to another. Ohio fiddler John Baltzell (1860-1940) recorded the tune in 1928 for Edison as "Paddy Ryan's Favorite Irish Jig," while Brooklyn accordion player John J. Kimmel recorded it in 1916 as "The Smash", the last tune in a medley of Irish jigs. A variant of this tune is Adam's "Big Chief (2)." Jehile Kirkhuff
Additional notes Source for notated version : - Jehile Kirchuff {1908-1981} (Susquahanna County, Pennsylvania) [Reiner & Anick].
Printed sources : - Callaghan (Hardcore English), 2007; p. 57. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 2, 1995; p. 362. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; p. 122. Reiner & Anick (Old Time Fiddling Across America), 1989; p. 51 (includes harmony part). Robbins Music Corp. (The Robbins collection of 200 jigs, reels and country dances), New York, 1933; No. 179, p. 57. Sannella, Balance and Swing (CDSS), 1982.
