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'''JUMP AT THE SUN'''. English, Jig. G Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Composed in the early 1970's by English melodeon player John Kirkpatrick [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kirkpatrick_%28musician%29] of Shropshire, England. Kirkpatrick communicated to Susan Songer (1997) that he later heard the opening four notes in the dream sequence of Walt Disney's Dumbo, though he denies a conscious connection. The tune was very popular in Australia and New Zealand after an influential recording of it by the band The Bushwackers. | '''JUMP AT THE SUN'''. English, Jig. G Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Composed in the early 1970's by English melodeon player John Kirkpatrick [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kirkpatrick_%28musician%29] of Shropshire, England. Kirkpatrick communicated to Susan Songer (1997) that he later heard the opening four notes in the dream sequence of Walt Disney's Dumbo, though he denies a conscious connection. The tune was very popular in Australia and New Zealand after an influential recording of it by the band The Bushwackers. It has also been played by bluegrass musicians and Irish traditional musicians. | ||
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''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal>John Kirkpatrick - "Jump at the Sun. | ''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal>Trailer LER 2033, John Kirkpatrick - "Jump at the Sun" (1972). Wild Asparagus - "In Season" (1985). Cathy Custy (appears as "The South of France" and listed as 'traditional'). </font> | ||
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Revision as of 16:38, 31 March 2012
Tune properties and standard notation
JUMP AT THE SUN. English, Jig. G Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Composed in the early 1970's by English melodeon player John Kirkpatrick [1] of Shropshire, England. Kirkpatrick communicated to Susan Songer (1997) that he later heard the opening four notes in the dream sequence of Walt Disney's Dumbo, though he denies a conscious connection. The tune was very popular in Australia and New Zealand after an influential recording of it by the band The Bushwackers. It has also been played by bluegrass musicians and Irish traditional musicians.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes, vol. 2), 2005; p. 77 (appears as "Look Both Ways", the name of a dance by Rich Jackson set to the tune). Kirkpatrick & Harris (Ocus Pocus), 1988. Songer (Portland Collection), 1997; p. 116.
Recorded sources: Trailer LER 2033, John Kirkpatrick - "Jump at the Sun" (1972). Wild Asparagus - "In Season" (1985). Cathy Custy (appears as "The South of France" and listed as 'traditional').