Favorite hornpipes

FJohnSharp · Post by **FJohnSharp** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 7:18 am

It occurs to me I don't know a lot of hornpipes--most of them the standards: Off to California, Cronin's, Buck on the Mountain. My favorite of the ones I do know is Fairies Hornpipe. I also like Galway Hornpipe.

I want to learn some more--what are your favs?

colomon · Post by **colomon** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 7:43 am

I was going to say that I'm currently working on the "Fairy Hornpipe", but after a few minutes research, it appears it's actually the "Fairy Queen" hornpipe I'm working on. (This, incidentally, is why taking someone's musical skill as a marker of their overall ITM knowledge is dodgy -- the best fiddler in our group had no name for it, and the second best fiddler had the two tune names mixed up.)

Anyway, the "Fairy Queen" is definitely cool. I like the four-part version of the Galway, "McDermott's", and the four-part "Derry Hornpipe". Ed Reavy wrote some awesome hornpipes, as well -- "Lad O'Beirne's" is great, and I'm currently fascinated by "The Lone Bush".

Tekcirc · Post by **Tekcirc** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 8:12 am

I really enjoy The Smell of the Bog.

Nathan

narrowdog · Post by **narrowdog** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 11:09 am

For me its 'Bobby Casey's Hornpipe'

Don't know why I like it I just do

I play it with 'Terry'Cuz' Teehans' they just seem to go together.

Cheers

sbfluter · Post by **sbfluter** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 11:16 am

I like these:

Boneparte Crossing the Rhine
McGivney's Fancy
Tuamgrainey Castle

Bothrops · Post by **Bothrops** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 11:35 am

I play very few hornpipes too.

I like, of course, the set Boys Of Bluehill / Harvest Home, also The Wonder Hornpipe and The Sailor's (or "College") hornpipe.
"Belfast hornpipe" is very funny as well, but I haven't learnt it yet.

mahanpots · Post by **mahanpots** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 11:35 am

I'll chime in with McGivney's Fancy, too.

Also:

Narrowdog wrote:

I play it with 'Terry'Cuz' Teehans' they just seem to go together.

That's my set! Teehan's first, then Bobby Casey's. Right? It's a beautiful set.

Michael

dlovrien · Post by **dlovrien** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 12:25 pm

There is a Cooley's hornpipe that I learned off a Mary Bergin CD... lots of fun to play.

straycat82 · Post by **straycat82** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 12:37 pm

The Home Ruler

Aanvil · Post by **Aanvil** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 1:30 pm

This has been a favorite of mine for some time. Love his stuff.

Tom_Mcelvogue_Hornpipe_1

narrowdog · Post by **narrowdog** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:09 pm

Hi Michael

Yep, it is your set. I saw it on one of your flute posts and thought nothing of it, thinking it was a bit strange putting a slow reel with a hornpipe.
Then after learning 'Bobby Casey's' I went back and listened to your post.Nice playing

Putting them together really works.

cheers

pastorkeith · Post by **pastorkeith** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:37 pm

"Rights of Man" is listed as a hornpipe in McCullough's 101 Session Tunes - I like it a lot!
pastorkeith

irish69 · Post by **irish69** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 4:04 pm

My faves are:

The Humours of Tullycrine- Am
The Glengesh Hornpipe- D

Boody · Post by **Boody** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 9:25 pm

I really like An Comhra Donn.
I first heard it on the Chieftains 1, and now I can't stop playing it

Thomaston · Post by **Thomaston** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 10:28 pm

One of my faves is The Cuckoo's Nest, which I actually ran across by accident trying to track down a different tune with the same name.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/2395