Key signature: Gmajor
Submitted on September 10th 2008 by The Merry Highlander.
This tune has been added to 9 tunebooks.
Also known as Horney-o, The Horney-O, Hornie-o, The Horny Ewe.
X: 1
T: Horney Ewe, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: barndance
K: Gmaj
|: GB2A BdBG | A2F2 D2AB | c2Ac BdBG | A2G2 G4 :|
|: B2BA BAGA | B2d2 e4 | efeB dBAG | A2G2 G4 :|
Horney-O
Or sometimes Hornie-o something like that, because the old world speach is still alive in parts of the Allegheny Mountains...
This comes from WV fiddler Melvin WIne and I just did this from memory, but I think the basic tune is there OK. He did a lot of nice drones on the low G string and D on his fiddle.
nigelg's http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/8656 got me thinking about this tune.
I put in as a highland because I can't say its a reel, Melvin played it with a nice syncopated bounce and the 2nd part::
|: B3A B2A2 is played while holding the G note on the low G string. (From what I remember of the recording.
# Posted on September 10th 2008 by The Merry Highlander
Also...
Melvin was a fiddler... the high e is unisoned on this tune. Ill try to link a recording.
# Posted on September 10th 2008 by The Merry Highlander
Link
http://www.aca-dla.org/cgi-bin/showfile.exe?CISOROOT=/Berea&CISOPTR=745
from the Digital Library of Appalachia: http://www.aca-dla.org
# Posted on September 10th 2008 by The Merry Highlander
Recording
Now that I listen to the recording, I see where some ABC's could be changed... lota of droning and syncopation there that goes beyond my ABCing. Anyway, hope some of you like it.
# Posted on September 10th 2008 by The Merry Highlander