Key signature: Gmajor
Submitted on October 13th 2002 by SPeak.
This tune has been added to 130 tunebooks.
Also known as The Independent, The Northumbrian, Vendome.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Independence, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Gmaj
Bc|:dgfa (3gab gd|(3efg dc (3Bcd BG|FGAB cBce|(3agf (3gfe d2Bc|
!dgfa (3gab gd|(3efg dc (3Bcd bg|fedB cAFG|1(3ABA GF G2:|2(3ABA GF G2AB||
|:(3cdc (3BAG (3FAc (3edc|(3Bcd (3Bdg (3bag (3fed|
(3cdc (3BAG (3FAc (3edc|(3Bcd (3Bdg (3bag (3fed|
~e2 (3ceg (3c'ba (3gfe|~d2 (3Bdg (3bag (3fed|
(3ced (3cBA (3fed (3cBA|(3GBd (3gdB G4:|
This was recorded back in the 30's or 40's (a long time ago, anyway) by piper Leo Rowsome.
# Posted on October 14th 2002 by CreadurMawnOrganig
Independence
Also recorded more recently by "Danu" - flute solo by Tom Doorley on their 1st CD, and by "Craobh Rua" from Belfast.
Named after a steamship, I believe.
# Posted on October 16th 2002 by Kenny
Grada recording
alan doherty of grada and lords of the rings soundtrack fame does a rather grand rendition of this tune on gradas first album they made before endeavour which i dont think is in circulation anywhere
theres a good selection of tunes and songs and i would post it only i dont have the case with me
so itll have to wait
# Posted on June 30th 2003 by timo
Still waiting....
i would post it only i dont have the case with me
so itll have to wait [sic]
Posted on June 30th 2003 by timo
# Posted on May 15th 2008 by David Levine
When I play this tune at a faster pace, I love doing some variations in the second half of the B part like this:
"(3e^de (3ceg (3c'ba (3gfe|(3d^cd (3Bdg (3bag (3fed"
Or the way Flook play it with holding out the " c' " and " b " notes, and then the last time through will do something like this:
"~e2 (3ceg e'2z2|~d2 (3Bdg d'2z2"
No matter how it's played, or what speed it's played at, this is a seriously awesome tune, I must say. First heard it on a recording from TV of Matt Molloy, and was just hooked.
# Posted on April 18th 2009 by JosephC
This tune may well have started of as "The Vendome" (from the Scottish collection, "Kerr's Merry Melodies" Book 2)
# Posted on September 19th 2009 by niall_kenny
Is that a flute tune? How they play the high C on the flute at last part?
# Posted on February 11th 2010 by Tony O gealbhain
High "c"
No problem for me with a "c" natural key, but it's still a fairly tricky tune. The only option if you don't have a key is to half-cover the top-hole by sliding or rolling your top finger. It is quite popular with flute players. I think there may be a video on "YouTube" somewhere of Matt Molloy playing it as a duet with Cormac Breathnach from a concert programme with the Donal Lunny Band from the 80s, I would think. Molloy also recorded it with James Galway and the Chieftains. As I said above, I recommend Tom Doorley's solo version on the 1st "Danu" recording, if you can still get hold of it. Good luck !
# Posted on February 11th 2010 by Kenny
Thank you Kenny. I've listen the Matt Molloy version on youtube and it's great! I still not have keys on my flute, i'm going to try that sliding trick. Thanks!
# Posted on February 11th 2010 by Tony O gealbhain