The Newcastle

hornpipe

Key signature: Gminor

Submitted on May 17th 2002 by Mad Baloney.

This tune has been added to 49 tunebooks.

Also known as McCormack's, Newcastle, Prince Albert's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Compilation by Natalie MacMaster
• Brothers Together by Sean And Jim McGuire
• Champion Of Champions by Sean Maguire
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 1 by Matt Cunningham
• First Through The Gate by Brian Conway
• Flame On The Banks by Maeve Donnelly
• Hidden Fermanagh Vol.2 by Various Artists
• Irish Dance Party by Michael Coleman And The McNulty Family
• Jerry Holland by Jerry Holland
• Jigs To The Moon by Dordan
• Leaving Lerwick Harbour by Willie Hunter And Violet Tulloch
• Memories Of Hughie Gillespie by Frank Kelly
• Milestone At The Garden by Irish Fiddle Masters From The 78 RPM Era
• Navvy On The Shore by Danny Meehan
• Portraid by Sean Maguire
• Swarbrick 2 by Dave Swarbrick
• The Best Of Seamus Tansey by Seamus Tansey
• The Donegal Fiddle by Various Artists
• The Early Recordings Of Angus Chisholm by Angus Chisholm
• The The Early Recordings Of Angus Chisholm by Angus Chisholm
• With Silver And All by Jenna Reid
• Wooden Flute Obsession: Volume 3, Disc 1 by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Newcastle, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Gmin
dc | B2 B,2 (3dcB (3AGF | E2 g2{a}g2 fe | (3ded Bd cBAB | Bbag (3fgf (3edc |
B2 B,2 (3dcB (3AGF | E2 g2{a}g2 fe | (3ded Bd cBAB | (3cdc BA B2 ||
(3CB,A, | B,DFB dgba | (3gag ^fa g2 CB, | A,CFA cfag | (3fgf =eg f2 (3CB,A, |
B,DFB dgba | (3gag ^fa ga (3bag| fbag (3fgf (3edc | (3BcB Ac B2 ||

Finger Buster

It's in Bb not - Gminor but both keys have two flats & Bb wasn't an option on the input screen. A while back there was a thread called tune based drills & this tune is the ultimate fiddle drill. It's very dificult & the acidentals in the B part to throw more fuel on the fire. I think this was a Scott Skinner Composition & it is often played after the "Banks Hornpipe". Often times the first phrase is played spizzacato, as well as the arpeggios in the B part. all this italian music lingo is making me wish there was a spell check!! This isn't a session tune but more of a show-piece, it's also super silly. Sometimes I wonder if it's worth the effort. It's a good thing Ed Reavy & Scott Skinner weren't friends or we'd need super human powers to play the tunes they would have created.

Love, Peace & Hairgrease,
Brad

# Posted on May 17th 2002 by Mad Baloney

Point of pedantry

Just a small technical point - the bar lines have gone a beat out of step, starting at the 3rd-to-last bar.

# Posted on May 20th 2002 by CreadurMawnOrganig

It's a James Hill tune and I think it's worth the effort.
K: Bb
|:BA|B2B,2 (3dcB (3AGF|E2g2 g2fe|dfBd ceAc|Bbag fedc|
B2B,2 (3dcB (3AGF|E2g2 g2fe|dfBd ceAc|BABc B2:|
|:DC|B,DFB dfba|g^fga g2CB,|A,CFA cfag|f=efg f2DC|
B,DFB dfba|g^fga gde=e|fefg fecA|BABc B2:|
The first E in the penultimate bar sounds better as =e to me.

# Posted on March 30th 2004 by Dr. Dow

Sorry, I meant to say that was straight off a manuscript copy.

# Posted on March 31st 2004 by Dr. Dow

Another great 'German' or 'Schottische'

Rock it at around 160 - 165 beats a minute, it's a fine tune for a Schottische.

# Posted on August 15th 2004 by ceolachan

It is very schottischey isn't it? I think it's the start of the 2nd bar that does it. The B-part is basically stage hornpipe style. It's an interesting tune because it mixes the fancy triplet runs and massive range and complexity of 19th century clog dance hornpipes with the laid-back quarter-note phrases of schottisches. That's why this is one of my favourite tunes. It sounds gorgeous in Bb, and on my concertina it actually lies under the fingers more easily in that key than any other.

# Posted on September 3rd 2004 by Dr. Dow