The Ewe Wi' The Crookit Horn

strathspey

Key signature: Gmixolydian

Submitted on March 17th 2006 by lowoanne.

This tune has been added to 67 tunebooks.

Also known as The Ewe With The Crooked Horn, The Ewie Wi The Crooked Horn, The Ewie Wi' The Crooked Horn , The Ewie Wi' The Crooked Horn, The Ewie Wi' The Crookit Horn , The Ewie Wi' The Crookit Horn, Ewie Wi'the Crooket Horn, The Ewie With The Crooked Horn.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Ancient Music Of Ireland - From The Petrie Collection by J.J. Sheridan
• Arnish Light by The Tannahill Weavers
• Blueprint by Natalie MacMaster
• Borders by Ossian
• Début by Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band
• Dr. Dan Reid Memorial Challenge Recital 2006 by Various Artists
• Drimalost And Beyond CD2 by Danny Meehan
• Earlywood by Calum Stewart
• In Safe Hands by Kieran Munnelly And Aidan O'Donnell
• Journey Begun by Laura Risk And Athena Tergis
• Magnificent Seven by Blazin' Fiddles
• My Roots Are Showing by Natalie MacMaster
• Return To Kintail by Alasdair Fraser With Tony McManus
• Rolling Harbour by Elandir
• Singing Sands by Tony McManus And Alain Genty
• Synergy by Deaf Shepherd
• The Call by Rebecca Lomnicky
• The Dusky Meadow by Donald MacLellan With Doug MacPhee
• The Ewe With The Crooked Horn by Colm Gannon, Jesse Smith And John Blake
• Traditional Fiddle Music From Donegal by Con Cassidy
• Tyro by Rua MacMillan Band

X: 1
T: Ewe Wi' The Crookit Horn, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: strathspey
K: Gmix
D<GG<A F>GA<F|D<G GA/B/ c>AB>G|A>Bc>B A>G F>C|D<G G>A F>AG2:|
K: Gdor
G<gg>a f>ga>f|d<g g>a f>ag2|d<gg>a b/a/g a/g/f|d<g b>g a>fg2|
f<ad<f c>BA<F|G/A/B/c/ d>B c>Ad>e|f<ad<f c<BA<F|G/A/B/c/ d>B c>A G2||

Irish Descendants

Bunch of Keys: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/344
Mills are Grinding: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/5779
Rainy Day: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1807

# Posted on May 18th 2007 by slainte

In Scotland too, there is a reel version of the tune. It's called "The Old Reel,"or "Cairngorm Brooch," and recorded by the band Ossian.

# Posted on May 18th 2007 by slainte

I thought this tune had 10 bars in the B part? I remembered it that way in Gow's

# Posted on January 31st 2011 by Mad Baloney

From http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/EV_EY.htm

X:4
T:Ewie wi’ the Crooked Horn, The [1]
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
B:Gow – Sixth Collection of Strathspey Reels (1822)
N:”As sung by Captain Skene R.N.”
N:”Slow”
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
G|(D<G) G>A F>GAF|(DG) ~GA/B/ (cA) (BG)|c>A d>B {B}A>G {G}F>E|DG ~GA/B/ cd G2|(D<G)G>A “tr”F>GAF|
(DG) ~GA/B/ (cA) (BG)|c>A d>B {B}A>G {G}F>E|(DG) ~GA/B/ cAd z/(B/|c>)(A d>)B {B}A>G {G}F>E|(DG) ~GA/B/ (cd) G||

# Posted on January 31st 2011 by Mad Baloney

Lyrics

Here are the lyrics from the site above:

verse:

Ilka ewe comes hame at even (x3)
Crookit hornie bides awa

chorus:

Ewie wi the crookit horn
May ye never see the morn
Ilka nicht you steal my corn
Ewie wi the crookit horn

Ilka ewie has a lambie (x3)
Crookit hornie she has twa

A the ewes gie milk eneuch (x3)
Crookit horn gies maist of a

# Posted on January 31st 2011 by muspc