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. AKA - "Chatham Hornpipe (2)." Canadian, Reel (cut time). Canada, New Brunswick. G Major (Martin): F Major (Corfield). Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Martin): AABB (Corfield). According to Peter Corfield, "The Chatham Hornpipe (2)" is a 19th century tune from traditional repertory, named for the town of Chatham, New Brunswick. Chatham has since been absorbed into the municipality of greater Mirimichi. The tune, as "Chatham Reel" was in the repertory 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.
