I've yet to fully embrace hornpipes in my tune learning, but I'm getting more into them lately. Can anyone suggest a good pairing with The Rights of Man? Hornpipes tend to be very jolly and I've found that the contrast is just a bit too big for my mind. Nothing I hear sounds like it would roll into or out of such a serious sounding hornpipe. Any suggestions I should seek out for a listen?
Traditional pairing would leading into it with The Plains of Boyne. I have it that way in my copy of the Paddy O'brien sets. It is also that way in the Comhaltas tune books. The O'brien books also hae Little Beggarman following Rights of Man
Depends on your tempo. If you play it faster, you could "de-syncopate" the last couple of bars and lead it into a reel. Or if you are going a bit slower on the hornpipe, a slower tempo march or polka sounds good with Rights of Man. I like the "darker" minor keys paired with hornpipes to take some of the skippiness outta them. Some of the Cape Breton tunes work well. I've even played Rights of Man with Highland Classic.
Have you looked at the comments section for the tune? there are a lot of suggestions there.
Mind you, it's one of those tunes that has endless different versions - the version on this site is a fairly ordinary hornpipe that would go with a lot of things. The version I play in D minor is very different, and it would be hard to think of anything to play with it.
Disclaimer: I tend to play hornpipes more up tempo with not as much swing…more like a reel, but not quite (I think that’s due to the Scottish/Cape Breton influence…). I often play hornpipe/reel sets and I haven’t gotten any dirty looks as of yet, so I’m assuming that what I am doing is kosher… at least in our neck of the woods
Rights of Man is definitely one of those hornpipes that I tend to play with more speed, especially when playing solo, so it’s easy to go into a blast of reels from it. I like to follow it with Hull’s Reel (E Major), a great little tune written by John Morris Rankin. The minor-major transition gives it a nice lift. From there, you could play another reel in E Major (ie MacArthur Road) or change keys again (D Major, or B Major, if you are feeling adventurous).
However, if you actually want your session mates to play along, I suggest to follow it with Off to California
Jimmy - look it up here, and look at the list of recordings it's on. I would think that list would be quite long. Click on the recording to find out out what other musicians have played it with. That should give you plenty of options.
De Dannan played Pride of Petravore after it, other E minor hornpipes are Galway Bay, First Sign of Light, King of the Fairies, I think it goes well with those.
@ Miss Mulligan - I like it played slower, too - like a clog, but the first time I heard Rights of Man, it was played at a reel tempo and I absoutly fell in love with it. Since then, nothing else seems to sound "right" to my ears. To each their own, eh?
The Rights of Man
The Rights of Man
I've yet to fully embrace hornpipes in my tune learning, but I'm getting more into them lately. Can anyone suggest a good pairing with The Rights of Man? Hornpipes tend to be very jolly and I've found that the contrast is just a bit too big for my mind. Nothing I hear sounds like it would roll into or out of such a serious sounding hornpipe. Any suggestions I should seek out for a listen?
# Posted on June 2nd 2010 by Jimmy B
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Traditional pairing would leading into it with The Plains of Boyne. I have it that way in my copy of the Paddy O'brien sets. It is also that way in the Comhaltas tune books. The O'brien books also hae Little Beggarman following Rights of Man
# Posted on June 2nd 2010 by zippydw
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I like to play McGivvney's Fancy after. I got a recording of Paddy O'Brien playing those two tunes in a set, so that's where I got it
but Rights of Man is one of my favorites, so anywhere I can fit it in is fine by me.
# Posted on June 2nd 2010 by Nate Ryan
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what a cross post with zippy!
# Posted on June 2nd 2010 by Nate Ryan
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'Off to California' was a pairing often heard round these parts.
# Posted on June 2nd 2010 by biggus dave
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most other hornpipes in d.
liverpool, delahunters,kildare fancy.
# Posted on June 2nd 2010 by Dick Miles
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Depends on your tempo. If you play it faster, you could "de-syncopate" the last couple of bars and lead it into a reel. Or if you are going a bit slower on the hornpipe, a slower tempo march or polka sounds good with Rights of Man. I like the "darker" minor keys paired with hornpipes to take some of the skippiness outta them. Some of the Cape Breton tunes work well. I've even played Rights of Man with Highland Classic.
# Posted on June 2nd 2010 by Fiddlechick7
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Have you looked at the comments section for the tune? there are a lot of suggestions there.
Mind you, it's one of those tunes that has endless different versions - the version on this site is a fairly ordinary hornpipe that would go with a lot of things. The version I play in D minor is very different, and it would be hard to think of anything to play with it.
# Posted on June 2nd 2010 by skreech
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Disclaimer: I tend to play hornpipes more up tempo with not as much swing…more like a reel, but not quite (I think that’s due to the Scottish/Cape Breton influence…). I often play hornpipe/reel sets and I haven’t gotten any dirty looks as of yet, so I’m assuming that what I am doing is kosher… at least in our neck of the woods
Rights of Man is definitely one of those hornpipes that I tend to play with more speed, especially when playing solo, so it’s easy to go into a blast of reels from it. I like to follow it with Hull’s Reel (E Major), a great little tune written by John Morris Rankin. The minor-major transition gives it a nice lift. From there, you could play another reel in E Major (ie MacArthur Road) or change keys again (D Major, or B Major, if you are feeling adventurous).
However, if you actually want your session mates to play along, I suggest to follow it with Off to California
# Posted on June 2nd 2010 by jsmith
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Actually, Off to California is a fine suggestion. Just gave it a listen and I can see it. Thanks.
# Posted on June 2nd 2010 by Jimmy B
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We play it into Boys of Bluehill from time to time, nice transition.
# Posted on June 2nd 2010 by FiferFiddler
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One more vote for Boys of Bluehill.
# Posted on June 2nd 2010 by Henk Bos
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Jimmy - look it up here, and look at the list of recordings it's on. I would think that list would be quite long. Click on the recording to find out out what other musicians have played it with. That should give you plenty of options.
# Posted on June 2nd 2010 by Kenny
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How about The Home Ruler or the Galway?
# Posted on June 2nd 2010 by CDNMoose
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Callaghan's Hornpipe/Rights of Man?
# Posted on June 2nd 2010 by Ben Steen
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It seems to me that Wonder hornpipe can be played after any hornpipe - try it
# Posted on June 2nd 2010 by See You Wins
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De Dannan played Pride of Petravore after it, other E minor hornpipes are Galway Bay, First Sign of Light, King of the Fairies, I think it goes well with those.
# Posted on June 2nd 2010 by Earl Cameron
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Pride of Petravore aka Eileen Oge works well.
# Posted on June 2nd 2010 by kuec
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Cronins into RoM
# Posted on June 3rd 2010 by TomB-R
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My wife does not care for this tune. Instead, she suggested I learn Woman of the House.
# Posted on June 3rd 2010 by AlBrown
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I follow Chief O'Neill's Favourite with the Rights of Man.
# Posted on June 3rd 2010 by Geoff Pollitt
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"Rights of Man is definitely one of those hornpipes that I tend to play with more speed, especially when playing solo, "
@js smith .. a beautiful mournful hornpipe, one of the few, and you turn it into Darby O Gills return to Finglass
# Posted on June 3rd 2010 by Miss Mulligan
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Sounds like The Home Ruler is required AlBrown
# Posted on June 3rd 2010 by Bren
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One of the flute players at our local sessions likes to follow The Rights Of Man with The Greencastle Hornpipe.
# Posted on June 3rd 2010 by fauxcelt
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I'm with Earl Cameron and would try Galway Bay (but I'm at work and can't).
# Posted on June 3rd 2010 by primrose lass
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@ Miss Mulligan - I like it played slower, too - like a clog, but the first time I heard Rights of Man, it was played at a reel tempo and I absoutly fell in love with it. Since then, nothing else seems to sound "right" to my ears. To each their own, eh?
# Posted on June 3rd 2010 by jsmith
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Billy Moran also played it with McGivneys (although he didn't call it that). Nice combination.
# Posted on June 4th 2010 by harry
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@js smith.. refer to Darby O Gill's return to Finglas
# Posted on June 4th 2010 by Miss Mulligan