Annotation:Chatham (Reel) (The)
X:1 T:Chatham (Reel), The M:C| L:1/8 N:From an August 1, 1966, field recording of the playing of Fidel N:Martin (1891-1976) of Berlin N.H., originally from Rogersville, NB, recorded N:by folklorist Art Rosenbaum. Martin, a WWI veteran, had a repertory that N:consisted of Acadian, Irish, American and French-Canadian tunes. D: https://bmac.libs.uga.edu/index.php/Detail/objects/331630 F:UGA Brown Media Archives: identifier artrosen_00180 (Track 1 -31:02 of the tape) Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:G Bc|dBdg bg(g/a/g)|eceg c'eaa|fdfa c'afa|ggbg d2Bc| dBdg bg(g/a/g)|eceg c'eaa|fdf-g a2fa|ggba g2Bc| dBdg bg(g/a/g)|eceg c'eag|fdfg aafa|gfge d2Bc| dBdg bg(g/a/g)|eceg c'eag|fdfa ((3aba)fa|ggba g2|| Bc|ddBd e3e|cBcc E2 EG|FAFA ddFA|GABG DGBB| d2dB e2ee|cBcA E2EG|FAFA dAFA|AGAG GABc| dddB eeee|cBcA E3E|FDFA ddFA|GABG DGBB| d2dB e2eB|cBcA E2EG|FDFA dAFD|D-GD-G G2S||
CHATHAM (REEL), THE. Canadian, Reel (cut time). Canada, New Brunswick. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. "Chatham Reel" is from the repertoire of Acadian fiddler Fidel Martin (1891-1976), of Berlin, New Hampshire, originally from Rogersville, New Brunswick. Martin was recorded in the field by Art Rosenbaum in the mid-1960's, but never made any commercial recordings. He had a varied repertory that included Acadian, Down East, Irish, and American tunes.
