The Western

hornpipe

Key signature: Cmajor

Submitted on September 15th 2004 by m_gavin.

This tune has been added to 53 tunebooks.

Also known as The Athlone, Bobby Gardiner's, Cornphíopa Phádraig Uí Bhriain, Mountain Stream, The Mountain Stream, Paddy O'Brien's, The Tara Brooch Highland Fling, The Tara Brooch, The Tarra Broach.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

1891-1945 Disc 2 by Michael Coleman
20th Feakle Festival: Reeling Through The Years by Various Artists
A Compilation by Natalie MacMaster
A Musical Trip To Coleman Country by Various Artists
A Small Island (Traditional Music From Cork) by Brid Cranitch, Vince Milne And Pat Sullivan
A Tribute To John McKenna by Mick Woods
Ace And Deuce by Ace And Deuce
Across The Waters - Irish Traditional Music From England by Various Artists
All Ireland Champion by Darren Breslin
An Buachaill Dreoite by Joe Ryan
An Fhidil by Various Artists
An Ph�b by Dicky Deegan
Around St. James' Well by Carmel Gunning
Beal A' Mhurlaigh by P.J. And Marcus Hernon
Casey In The Cowhouse by Bobby Casey
Ceann Eile Le D'Thoil by Larre Reeves And John Coyne
Celtic Ceili by Various Artists
Ceol Conamara by Various Artists
Classic Recordings Of Irish Traditional Fiddle Music by Hugh Gillespie
Dance Music Of Ireland: Jigs And Reels by Various Artists
Dancing To Jigs And Reels by Various Artists
Deireadh An Fh�mhair - End Of The Harvest by Declan Masterson
Devenish by Mick Heffernan, Niall O'Callanain, Brid Donnelly And Cillian O'Briann
Drops Of Brandy by Sean McAloon And John Rea
First Flight by Gerald Trimble
Flying On Home by Airdance
Fresh Takes by John Whelan And Eileen Ivers
Hand-Me-Downs by Mary Rafferty
Humours Of Highgate by John Blake, Lamond Gillespie And Mick Leahy
In Safe Hands by Various Artists
Instrumental by Kathryn Tickell Band
Irish Traditional Music by Kevin Taylor
Irish Traditional Music (on Uilleann Pipes, Hammered Dulcimer, Fiddle, Flute And Whistle) by Various Artists
Jigs, Reels And Airs by Seamus Tansey
Jumping Ahead by Harriet Earis
Kelly/O'Brien/Sproule by Kelly, O'Brien and Sproule
Liz Carroll by Liz Carroll
Long Distance by Nancy Conescu And Friends
Macalla Na H�ige by Hugh Healy And Colm Healy
Maiden Voyage by Various Artists
Millvalley by DeReelium
Musical Delights From Ireland by Comhaltas Tour Group 1998
Na Draiodoiri by Na Draiodoiri
Northern Tradition by Mary Mulholland
One More Time by McComiskey, Mulvihill And McLeod
Pride Of Erin by Under-18 All-Ireland Champions
Ring The Bell ... Run Like Hell by Midnight Court
Sceal Eile by Gerry Harrington And Eoghan O'Sullivan
So Far by Eileen Ivers
Spreefix by Fullsceilidh Spelemannslag
Steel Skies by Alistair Anderson
Temple House 2 by Temple House Ceili Band
The Back Door by Cherish The Ladies
The Best Of Kathryn Tickell by Kathryn Tickell
The Branch Line by Jack And Charlie Coen
The Bucks Of Oranmore by Joe Burke
The Cat That Ate The Candle by John Carty And Brian McGrath
The Mad Skeleton by Fianna
The Magpies's Nest by John G. Walsh
The Michael Sexton Ceili Band by The Michael Sexton Ceili Band
The More That's Said The Less The Better by Craobh Rua
The Piper's Broken Finger by Boys Of The Lough
The Sanctuary Sessions by Various Artists
The Silver Spire by Karen Tweed
The Slopes Of Benbulben by John Regan
The Times We've Had by The Irish Tradition
They Sailed Away From Dublin Bay by Liam Farrell And Joe Whelan
Traditional Dance Music Of Ireland by Various Artists
Traditional Music From Cape Breton Island by Natalie And Buddy MacMaster
Traditional Music Of Ireland by Paddy O'Brien
Traditional Music Of Ireland And The Bucks Of Oranmore by Joe Burke And Charlie Lennon
Trian by Trian
Turning Of The Tide by Fresh Fish
Up She Flew by Dana Lyn
Weeds In The Garden by Muintir Lewis
Wintering Out by Simon Bradley And Luke Plumb
With Eugene O'Donnell by Mick Moloney

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

I was surprized this one wasn't on here already. I think Michael Coleman recorded it.

# Posted on September 15th 2004 by m_gavin

the low c in the last bar is a mistake. it's supposed to be an octave higher.

# Posted on September 16th 2004 by m_gavin

2nd to last bar

# Posted on September 16th 2004 by m_gavin

"The Western" / "The Tara Brooch" / "The Mountain Stream" / "The Athlone ~ Hornpipe

# Posted on November 2nd 2006 by ceolachan

"The Western Hornpipe" ~ another key and a few other ways

# Posted on November 2nd 2006 by ceolachan

That said, I should have added, I prefer it as a 16 measure tune and played as a 'highland fling'...but you probably guessed that anyway... ;-)

# Posted on May 2nd 2007 by ceolachan

The link for the Western that directs you here from the Recordings data base from the seminal Liz Carroll Album of the same name is actually a different tune. It should read the western reel and lovely as this hornpipe is, it's not the tune from Liz Carroll's album.

I had just typed up my first abc from a transcription and was intending posting it after checking the tunes data base when I came across it, posted by protz in January 2010:

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/10198

X: 1
T: Western, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Amix
|:ABcd eA A/A/A|ABcd eagc|d2 fd gBdB|BAeA fAe^g|
aA A/A/A ABcA|ABcd eagc|d2 fd gBdB|[1 BAeA A3 E:|[2 BAeA A2 cd||
|:ea ~a2 eA B/c/d|BGdB gBcd|ea ~a2 efga|ecdB ABcd|
ea ~a2 eA B/c/d|BGdB gBdB|BAeA fAed|[1 cAeA A2 cd:|[2 cAeA A3 E||

Almost identical to the version I have, but protz has made a better job of the ornamentation, thanx protz.

# Posted on March 10th 2011 by Solidmahog

Western Hornpipe

I have a question for the group. On John Whelan's "Pride of Wesford" album, he plays a set of hornpipes titled"Paddy O'briens Hornpipes". The second tune in the set is the Western Hornpipe. Can anyone identify the first one. I would be most grateful.

# Posted on June 27th 2011 by streetcleaner0