The Hunter's Purse
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
"The Hunter's Purse", in Gaelic "An Sceach", also known as "Bridie Morley's", "The Old Bush",<br> "The Five Leaved Clover", "Five Leaf Clover", "The Hawthorn", "The Haymaker Reel", "The Heel of<br> the Hunt", "The Indian on the Rock", "My Love is but a Lassie Yet" or "The Thornbush" is an<br> Irish reel in A Dorian. The parts are played AABB. Mixolydian versions also are played.<br> A version of this tune is in the music manuscript collection of the Gunn family (County Fermanagh,<br> 1865), under the title "Hetty's Wishes". County Sligo fiddler Paddy Killoran recorded the tune<br> on 78RPM, under the title "Hunter's Purse", the name by which it is usually now called,<br> although other titles seem to have predated it.<br> It was printed in Brody;s Fiddler's Fakebook (1983),<br> Cranford's Jerry Holland: The Second Collection (2000),<br> Harker's 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty (2005),<br> Mallinson's 100 Essential (1995),<br> Miller & Perron's Irish Traditional Fiddle Music (1977),<br> Miller & Perron's Irish Traditional Fiddle Music, 2nd Edition (2006) and<br> McNulty's Dance Music of Ireland (1965). <br> It was recorded by The Chieftains on Chieftains 3 (1971),<br> Jack Wade on Ceili Music From Ireland,<br> Kevin Burke on If the Cap Fits (1978) and<br> The Arm and Hammer String Band on New England Contra Dance Music (1978).<br>
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