Alexander's

hornpipe

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on April 30th 2002 by Mad Baloney.

This tune has been added to 183 tunebooks.

Also known as Alexander's Favorite, Alexander's Favourite, Alexanders, Ballymanus Fair, Byth Ar Y Sul, Never On Sunday, Prunoble's, The Sandlark.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Alan Pipes - The Warm Up by Alan Roberts
• Autumn Apples by Pat McNulty
• Barr Na Cuille by Neil Mulligan
• Celtic Road by Sláinte
• Classic Recordings Of The Irish Fiddle Legend by Paddy Reynolds
• From Galway To Dublin: Early Recordings Of Traditional Irish Music by Various Artists
• Irish Jigs, Reels And Hornpipes by Willie Clancy And Michael Gorman
• Irish Traditional Music (on Uilleann Pipes, Hammered Dulcimer, Fiddle, Flute And Whistle) by Various Artists
• Learning Irish Fiddle by Paul McNevin
• Live In Alaska by Surreel
• One At A Time by John Skelton
• Phoenix: Traditional Music From Cork And Beyond by Any Old Time
• The Fair Essex by Mawkin
• The Flute Players Of Roscommon Vol 2 by Various Artists
• The Professor by James Morrison
• The Return From Fingal by Seamus Ennis
• The Sligo Indians by Tony DeMarco
• To Welcome Paddy Home by Boys Of The Lough
• Traditions by Maggie Sansone
• Trip Over The Mountain by Watkin Lees
• Turning The Tune by Charlie Lennon
• Uilleann Piping, Another Generation by A New Dawn
• Untitled by Liam O'Flynn
• Whirlwind by Brian Hughes
• Wind by Hanz Araki
• With Eugene O'Donnell by Mick Moloney

X: 1
T: Alexander's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Dmaj
(3gfe|dAFA DFAd|fdcd FAdf|(3ggg ge (3fff fd|(3efe (3dcB A2 (3ABc|
dAFA DFAd|fdcd FAdf|gfge fefd|(3efe dcd2:|
AG|FAdA FAdA|GBdB GBdB|Acec Acec|dfaf (3gfe cA|
FAdA FAdA|GBdB GBdB|Aceg fefd|(3efe dcd2:|

A nice common one that sounds nice.

# Posted on April 30th 2002 by Mad Baloney

Different A part

I learned it(3 ABc) insted of (3gfe).
Also,I ornament it in the B part by making the FAdA FAdA into triplets 3FGA dA 3FGA dA.I hope I wrote that right.I haven't done much(any) of this ABC writing.

# Posted on November 13th 2003 by seisflutes

Alexander's Hornpipe

Does anyone know if this is the same tune as is on John Skelton's album, One at a Time? The tune certainly starts different but I am not sure if it might be the same later on.

# Posted on October 7th 2004 by No Cause For Alarm

Oh God! Did I actually ask that?!

# Posted on November 17th 2009 by No Cause For Alarm

haha. future alert!

# Posted on October 6th 2010 by dee.

Liam o'Flynn's version

(3ABc|"D"dAFA "D"DFAd|"D"fdcd "A"Acef|"Em"~g3e "D"fdcd|"A"(3efe (3dcB "D"A2 (3ABc|
"D"dAFA "D"DFAd|"D"fdcd "A"Acef|"Em"~g3e "D"fdcd|"A"(3efe dc "D"d2:|
|:AG|"D"FAdA "D"FAdA|"G"GBdB "G"GBdB|"A"Acec "A"Acec|"D"dfaf "D"(3gfe dA|
"D"FAdA "D"FAdA|"G"GBdB "G"GBdB|"A"Acef "G"gecd|"A"(3efe dc "D"d2:|

# Posted on December 20th 2010 by swisspiper