Hangman’s Reel

Advanced Tune Tuesday - Hangman’s Reel This week’s #2022advancedplayerschallenge over on the Fiddle Tune Video Library page is extra fun because it’s one of those cross cultural hits. In Canada it’s known as Reel du Pendu but down in these parts we call it Hangman’s Reel. I believe the legend is the same in both countries, however. You might have heard it - the condemned man asks to have his sentence commuted if he can sufficiently impress the executioner with his fancy fiddling. Tales of the results differ… I play a mostly West Virginia type version (kinda based on the playing of Albert Hash and introduced to me by the great @clawhammerist ) but as usual, it’s not exactly accurate to that style because I’m not an expert on that region’s playing. But I certainly lean more that direction than the Canadian way of playing it. If you want to check out the differences, I highly recommend the playing of Jean Carignan. Good stuff. And hey, @baysdf I told you this was not an easy tune! 😉 #fiddle #fiddlestar #hangmansreel #reeldupendu #pardonedbyfiddling #oldtime #canadianfiddle