Sean Ryan's

hornpipe

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on October 12th 2002 by Kurt Franke.

This tune has been added to 36 tunebooks.

Also known as The Groves, Swan, The Swan.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• ...And They Danced All Night by North Cregg
• A Piper's Dream by Brian McNamara
• A Whistle On The Wind by Joanie Madden
• An Historic Recording Of Irish Traditional Music by Paddy Canny, P.J. Hayes, Peader O'Loughlin, Bridie Lafferty
• Another Time by Gavin Whelan
• Boxed by Anders Trabjerg
• Call Of The Wild by Wild Asparagus
• Cathal Hayden by Cathal Hayden
• Clare Concertinas by Bernard O'Sullivan And Tommy McMahon
• Clear The Dresser And Take The Floor by Emerald Ceili Band
• D Is For Dulcimer by Glenn Morgan
• Da Farder Ben Da Welcomer by Fiddlers' Bid
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Jigs And Reels by Various Artists
• Dancing To Jigs And Reels by Various Artists
• Echoes Of Erin by The Tulla Ceili Band
• Fiddle Tunes by Dougie MacDonald
• Grapevine by Elvie Miller And Naomi Morse
• Greenfire by Greenfire
• In The Footsteps Of Coleman by Various Artists
• Irish Dance Music by Various Artists
• John Bowe And Mary Conroy by John Bowe
• Kiss Me Kate by Liz Carroll And Tommy Maguire
• Last Orders by Liz Doherty
• Maeve Donnelly by Maeve Donnelly
• Maiden Voyage by Various Artists
• Marie And Martin Reilly by Marie And Martin Reilly
• Martin Hayes by Martin Hayes
• Matt Molloy by Matt Molloy
• Maybe Tonight by Four Men And A Dog
• McGreevy And Cooley by John McGreevy And Seamus Cooley
• Memories Of Galway by Seamus Walshe
• Memories Of Sligo by Roger Sherlock
• Mick Mulcahy And Friends by Mick Mulcahy
• Noonday Feast by Joe Shannon And Johnny McGreevy
• Out In The Night by Fisherstreet
• Past Masters Of Irish Fiddle Music by Various Artists
• Promenade by Kevin Burke And Mícheál O'Domhnaill
• Rattlin' Banjos (part 2) by David McNevin
• Sessions From..... by An Teach Beag
• The Back Door by Cherish The Ladies
• The Best Of Irish Piping by Seamus Ennis
• The Best Of Traditional Irish Music From Ireland's Number One Céilí Band by The Kilfenora Ceili Band
• The Fire Aflame by Keane, Molloy, O'Flynn
• The Groves by Laurel Martin
• The Heart Of Cape Breton by Various Artists
• The Jolly Tinker by Kane O'Rourke
• The Killaville Sessions by Ceoltoiri Coleman
• The Lark's March by Patricia Clark
• The Merry Love To Play by Peter Horan And Gerry Harrington
• The Mist Covered Mountain by De Danann
• The Mouse Behind The Dresser by Shaskeen
• The Steeplechase by Brendan Mulvihill And Donna Long
• The Tap Room Trio by Tap Room Trio
• The Three Sisters by Barry Kerr
• The Windy Gap by Laurence Nugent
• They Sailed Away From Dublin Bay by Liam Farrell And Joe Whelan
• Traditional Irish Dance Music by Various Artists
• Traditional Music Of Ireland by Kathleen Collins
• Traditional Music Of Ireland by Joe And Antoinette McKenna
• Traditional Music Of Ireland On Button Accordion by Seamus Walshe
• Traditional Music Of Ireland, Vol. 1 by Sean Ryan
• Traditional Music Of Ireland, Vol. 2 by Sean Ryan And Peter Carberry
• Tunes On Mandolin by Denis McAuliffe
• Uilleann Pipes And Whistles - Traditional Music From Co. Monaghan by Martin McCormack
• Unearthed by Paul McGlinchey
• When All Is Said And Done by Danu
• Wooden Flute Obsession: Volume 2, Disc 2 by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Sean Ryan's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Gmaj
|:(3DEF|G2 AG dGBd|~g2 fg (3efg dB|c2 ec (3Bcd GB|ADFA dB (3cBA|
G2 AG DGBd|g2 gf gdBG|c2 ec (3Bcd GB|ADFA G2:||
|:(3Bcd|gBdg fAce|ecAG ADFA|GBdB ceag|(3fga e^c d2 ef|
gBdg fAce|ecAG ADFA|GBdB ceag|(3fed (3cBA G2:||

Another setting

Here's the same tune with a third part - don't know if it's that widely played but I got it from Francie McPeake about 20 years ago:

X: 1
T: Sean Ryan's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Gmaj
|:"G"G2B/A/G"G"dGBd|"G"g2fg"Em"egdB|"Am"cAec"G"B/c/dGB|"D"ADFA"G"dBcA|
"G"G2B/A/G"G"dGBd|"G"g2fg"Em"egdB|"Am"cAec"G"B/c/dGB|"D"ADFA"G"G3z:|
|:"G"gGBg"Am"fAce|"Em"edB/A/G"D"ADF/E/D|"G"GBB/B/B"C"ceag|"Am"f/g/aea"A"^cdef|
"G"gGBg"Am"fAce|"Em"edB/A/G"D"ADF/E/D|"G"GBB/B/B"C"ceag|"D"f/e/dc/B/A"G"GABd:|
|"G"~gggb"G"gdBd|"C"cBAG"D"FAdc|"G"BGgf"A"e^cag|"Am"f/g/aea"A"^cdef|
"G"gGBg"Am"fAce|"Em"edB/A/G"D"ADF/E/D|"G"GBB/B/B"C"ceag|"D"f/e/dc/B/A"G"GABd|
|"G"~gggb"G"gdBd|"C"cBAG"D"FAdc|"G"BGgf"A"e^cag|"Am"f/g/aea"A"^cdef|
"G"gGBg"Am"fAce|"Em"edB/A/G"D"ADF/E/D|"G"GBB/B/B"C"ceag|"D"f/e/dc/B/A"G"G3z|

# Posted on January 5th 2003 by Conán McDonnell

My Sweet Lord

...but this sounds like Scotland The Brave at a number of points.

---Michael B.

# Posted on January 20th 2003 by MichaelBolton

Swan

This is a setting of The Swan, which is published in A in Sean Ryan's book "The Hidden Ireland".

# Posted on March 2nd 2004 by GaryAMartin

Yup! - "Scotland the Brave"

It was a 'joke' of sorts...or if you prefer, a 'challenge'... For future matters, a similar madness, check out 'An Madra Beag', when it arrives, another hornpipe...

# Posted on August 15th 2004 by ceolachan

"The Swan" ~ K: A Major

As in the Sean Ryan collection "The Hidden Ireland"

|: E |
(3AAA cA EAce | a2 ga (3fga ec | (3ddd fd c2 ec | BEGB edcB | ~

I first learned this in the key of G Major back in the 70s...

# Posted on July 22nd 2005 by ceolachan

This tune is listed as the last track on Da Farder Ben Da Welcomer CD in the "recordings" section. This is NOT that tune. The tune on the CD is actually titled "The Swan (LK243)", named after a fishing boat that was recovered and once common in the Shetland Islands. It was written by Catriona McKay and might be one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard.

# Posted on July 1st 2007 by nofrets