Annotation:Dungarvon Whooper
X:1 T:Dungarvon Whooper C:Joe McGinnis M:4/4 L:1/8 R:Reel B:Peter Corfield - "Tunes from New Brunswick" (2024, p. 34) K:G |:G,B,DG BAGF|....
DUNGARVON WHOOPER. Canadian, Reel (whole time). Canada, New Brunswick. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB. The Dungarvon Whooper (pronounced "hooper") is a ghost story about an alleged murder that occurred in the 19th century in a lumber camp along the Dungarvon River in central New Brunswick, Canada. It was told in a song (set to the tune of "Where the Silvery Colorado Wends Its Way") written by Michael Whelan, 'the poet of Renous', and published in a local newspaper in 1912. Peter Corfield (2024) credits the composition of the reel "Dungarvan Whooper" to Joe McGinnis, however, he notes the only source for the tune is from a c. 1980's recording made at the Fiddle-Doo event in Sussex, New Brunswick.
