The Democratic

hornpipe

Key signature: Eminor

Submitted on December 27th 2009 by ethical blend.

This tune has been added to 12 tunebooks.

Also known as Galway Bay, The Humours Of The Public Option.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Treasury Of Irish Song by Various Artists
• An Exciting Session With One Of Ireland's Leading Traditional Fiddlers by Tommy Peoples
• Are You Willing? by Tabache
• Boxed by Anders Trabjerg
• Bridging The Gap by Mick Mulvey
• Celtic Dream by Oisin
• Chapter 8 by The Kilfenora Ceili Band
• Consider The Source by Brian Conway
• Conversation At The Crosses by Pat O'Connor And Eoghan O'Sullivan
• Flight 2 by Wild Geese
• Irish Fiddle Solos by Pete Cooper
• It's A Hard Road To Travel by Andy McGann And Paul Brady
• Joe Can't's Reel by Gwendal
• Mo Chairdin by Paul Brock
• Morga by Morga
• One More... by Caa A Dram
• P.J. Hernon by P.J. And Marcus Hernon
• Providence by Providence
• Sail Óg Rua by Dolores Keane And John Faulkner
• Selection Box by Conor McCarthy And Alph Duggan
• Taking Note by Meitheal Cheoil
• The House by Dennis Botzer
• The Irish Girl by Robin Bullock And Michel Sikiotakis
• The More That's Said The Less The Better by Craobh Rua
• The Rare Stuff by The Rare Stuff
• The Rough Guide To Irish Music by Various Artists
• The Well Tempered Bow by Liz And Yvonne Kane
• Traditional Irish Music From Co. Longford by Peter Carberry
• Traditional Irish Music From County Clare by Eamon Cotter
• Traditional Music Of Ireland by Joe Burke
• Traditional Music Of Ireland by Paddy Carty And Conor Tully
• Traditional Music Of Ireland And The Bucks Of Oranmore by Joe Burke And Charlie Lennon
• Under The Moon by Martin Hayes
• Winds Of Change by Geraldine MacGowan And Anne Conroy

X: 1
T: Democratic, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Emin
EF | GFGA ~B3d | edef dfge | dBge dBAB | GFED EDB,D |
~E3F GFGE | D2DE FEDB, | EFGA BAGF | G2E2 E2:|
~e2- | edBd efg~e- | edBd EDB,D | ~G3A BABc | dABG FEDB, |
GDBG FDcA | GDBG FDcA | Bdef gfed | B2e2 e2 :|

The Democratic

Someone asked in a discussion thread what people played with The Rights of Man. I remember someone playing this with it (not what I use myself - that's Kemp's, to be submitted soon).

I've known this tune ever so long. But now I discover that it's from Kerr's Merry Melodies Vol II. There, it is in G minor, but since I've always thought of it (and, as far as I know heard it played this way) in Eminor, that's what I've used here.

# Posted on December 27th 2009 by ethical blend

In a set with the "Rights of Man"

My preference is to go into "The Blackbird". Nice change of key I feel.

# Posted on December 28th 2009 by hetty

Which one?

Which Blackbird, hetty?

# Posted on December 28th 2009 by ethical blend

"The Blackbird"

This one!
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1104

It's the only one I've ever known but thank you for the prompt, I hadn't realised there were so many.
I've never had the need to research it. Just shows there is always something new to learn.

# Posted on December 29th 2009 by hetty

Paddy Carty, Conor Tully etc. played this tune a lot - in the key of Gm and basically as a slowish reel rather than a hornpipe (no dotted notes)

# Posted on December 29th 2009 by The Archivist

Duplicated

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/3453

# Posted on February 10th 2010 by Nico