Cabar Féidh

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 Theme code Index    1H3H1H5 1H531
 Also known as    Caber Fey, Caber Fei, Caber Feigh, Caberfae, Caberfei, Caberfeidh, Cameronian Rant (The), Cameronian's Rant (The), Caper Fey, Caper Feigh, Caper Fei, Caper Quinn, Castle Street Reel, Copperplate (1) (The), Cup of Tea (3) (The), Deer's Antlers, Deer's Horn (The), Deer's Horns (The), Jack Smith's Favorite, Little White House under the Hill, McKenzie's Arms, Rakish Paddy
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland, Canada
 Genre/Style    Cape Breton/PEI, Scottish, Shetland/Orkney
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    C
 Accidental    NONE
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    SCOTLAND(Shetland/Orkney), CANADA(Maritimes/English)
 Structure    AB, ABC, ABCD
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:O'Farrell
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Pocket Companion vol. 4
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 82
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1810
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Cabar Féidh

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Image: Caber Féidh/deer's antlers.
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Cabar Feidh




X:1 T:Capperfae T:Cabar F\351idh M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel S:The Buttery Manuscript (c. 1784-1820, No. 827) N:John Buttery (1784-1854) joined the 34th Regiment in Lincoln, N:Lincolnshire, England, in 1797 and served as a fifer until discharged in N:1814. His large ms. contains marches, duty calls, dance tunes and airs. N:EASMES identifies this as the Fife MS. and suggests a date of 1780, see N:https://www.cdss.org/elibrary/Easmes/Index.htm Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G V:1 clef=treble name="1." [V:1] B|Gggf g2d2|g2 dc BGGB|Aaab a2e2|aeae cAAB| Gggf g2d2|g2 dc BGGB|ABcd efge|a2 ed cAA:| |:c|BGdG eGdG|BGdG BGGB|cAeA fAeA|cAed cAAc| BGdG eGBG|DEGA BGGB|ecdB cABG|A2 ED CA,A,:|]


X:2 T:Cabar Feidh M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:Alexander Mackay - A Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Slow Tunes B:Chiefly composed by Alexander Mackay, Musician Islay (c. 1822, p. 21) B: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/104487947 N:Dedicated to the Right Hon. Lady Elinor Campbell of Islay and Shawfield. N:Mackay was born c. 1775 and was a fiddler composer from Islay. Many of his N:tune titles are reflect Islay settings. N:Printed in Glasgow by J. MacFadyen, 30 Wilson St. Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:C V:1 clef=treble name="2." [V:1] e|{B}c2 ed c2 GA|{AB}c2 (GF) EDCE|Dgfe d2 (A/B/c)|{^c}d2 AG FDDB| {B}c2 ed c2 GA|{AB}c2 (GF) EDCE|.D.E.F.G .A.B.c.A|{A}d2 (AG) FDD|| e|c/c/c (gc) ecgc|c/c/c (gc) ecce|d/d/d (ad) fdaf|defg afdf| ecgc acgc|GAcd edcg|afge fdec|{^c}d2 (AG) FDD:| |:c|(A/B/c) Gc EcGc|(A/B/c) GF EDCE|1 DdAd FdAd|Dd AG FDD:|2 DEFG ABce|{A}d2 AG FDD|| |:e|c/c/c (gc) ecgc|c/c/c (gc) ecce|d/d/d (ad) fdad|defg afdf| defg afdf|ecgc acgc|GAcd edcg|afge fdec|{^c}d2 (AG) FDD:|]


X:3 T:Cabair feidh T:Deer's Horn T:McKenzie's Arms M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B:William Gunn - The Caledonian Repository of Music B:Adapted for the Bagpipes (Glasgow, 1848, p. 24) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G V:1 clef=treble name="3." [V:1] e|gage g2 de|g2 dc BGGB|Aaag a2 ef|a2 ed c>def| gage g2 de|g2 dc BGGB|ABcd efge|a2 ed cAAe|| BGdG eGdG|BGdG BGGd|cAeA fAed|cAeA cAAe| BGdG eGdG|BGdG BGGB|ABcd efge|a2 ed cAAa|| c<cgc ecge|cdef gece|d<dad fdaf|defg agfa| c<cgc ecge|cdef gece|afge fded|caed cAAB|| GGGB GGGa|BGdG BGGB|AAAB AAAa|cAeA cAAB| GGGB GGGa|BGdG BGGB|ABced efge|a2 ed cAA||


X:4 T:Caber Feidh Reel M:C L:1/8 R:Pipe Reel B:William Ross - Ross's Collection of Pipe Music (1869, No. 196, p. 124) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G V:1 clef=treble name="4." [V:1] e/f/|g2 ae g2 d<e|g2 dc BGGB|d<aag a2 ef|a2 ed cd<ef| g2 ae g2 d<e|g2 dc BGGB|ABcd efge|a2 ed cA A|| e|G<GdG BGdB|G<GdG BGGB|B<AeA cAec|A<AeA cAAc| G<GdG BGdB|G<GdG BGGB|ABcd efge|a2 ed cA A|| f/e/|d2 ad fdad|d2 ad fddf|e2 ae feae|e2 ae g2 ea| d2 ad fdad|d2 ad fddf|afge fd<ef|a2 ed cA A||


X:5 T:Caper Quinn T:Caber Feigh T:Rakish Paddy M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B:Stephen Grier music manuscript collection (Book 2, c. 1883, No. 216, p. 46) B: http://grier.itma.ie/book-two#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=45&z=48.1108%2C93.0703%2C3354.9848%2C1359.5518 N:Stephen Grier (c. 1824-1894) was a piper and fiddler from N:Newpark, Bohey, Gortletteragh, south Co. Leitrim. Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:C V:1 clef=treble name="5." [V:1] c2 dc/B/ c2 GA/B/|c2 GF EC C2|Dddc d2 AB/c/|d2 AG FD D2| c2c2c2 GA/B/|c2 GF EC C2|DEFG ABcA|d2 AG FD D2|| ecgc acgc|ecgc ec c2|fdad bdad|fdad fd d2| ecgc agc|GAcd ec c2|afge fdec|d2 AG FD D2||


X:6 T:Cabar F\351idh M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection (1884) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:C V:1 clef=treble name="6." [V:1] G|~c2ed ~c2GB|~c2GF ECCE|Ddd^c d2Ac|d2AG FDDB| ~c2ed ~c2GB|cGAF ECCE|DEFG ABcA|d2 AG FDD|| f|ecgc acgc|ecgc ecce|fdad bdad|fgag fddf| ecgc acgc|GAcd eccg|afge fdf^c|d2AG FDD||


X:7 T:Cabar Feigh T:Deer's Horns, The M:4/4 L:1/8 S:setting by John Kelly, San Francisco Z:Paul Kinder R:Reel K:G V:1 clef=treble name="7." [V:1] A/2B/2|:c2 dB cGAB|cBAG EC C2|d2 ec d2 (3ABc|dABG ^FGAB| c2 dB cGAB|cBAG ECCE|DE=FG ABce|dcAG FD D2:| |:ecgc acgc|egfg ecce|fdad bdad|faga fddf| ecgc acgc|egfg ecce|dcBc ABce|1dcAG FD D2:|2dcAG FGAB||