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"The Sport of the Chase", in Gaelic "Ceol na seilge", also known as
"Joys of the Chase" or "New Claret" is an Irish slip jig in 9/8 time and G Major.
The parts are played AABB (Phillips) or AAB (Kennedy, Roche).
"Sport of the Chase" is an Irish variant of mid-18th century Scottish fiddler, composer and dancing master David Young's tune "New Claret". It was printed in Bulmer & Sharpley's Music from Ireland, vol. 1 (1974), Kennedy's Fiddler’s Tune-Book: Slip Jigs and Waltzes (1999), Phillips' Fiddlecase Tune Book (1989), Roche's Collection of Traditional Irish Music, vol. 3 (1927). It was recorded by Seán Ryan on Cliaraí Ceoil - Minstrel’s Fancy (1994), Ceoltoiri on Silver Apples of The Moon (1992), Irish Ceili Band on 50 Irish & Celtic Favorites (2017), Fairport Convention on Full House (1970) and others. |