Jessie Smith

hornpipe

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on January 16th 2012 by nigelg.

This tune has been added to 6 tunebooks.

Also known as Arthur Seat.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Driven Bow by Alasdair Fraser And Jody Stecher
• Fire Dance by Richard Wood
• It's About Time by Allie Bennett
• Jimmy's Fancy by Jimmy Shand
• Over The Sea To Skye: The Celtic Connection by James Galway And The Chieftains
• Ronan Martin by Ronan Martin
• The Surprise by Pauline Cato And Tom McConville

X: 1
T: Jessie Smith
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Gmaj
(3def | gdBG FGDC | B,DGd Bd g2 | (3ded cd Bd Ad | GdFd EdDd |
gdBG FGDC | B,DGd Bd g2 | (3ded fd cAEF | G2 B2 G2 :|
(3def | gdBG ecAF | GBdB gdBd | B,DGB CEAc | (3ABA B^c d2
(3def | gdBG ecAF | GBdB gdBd | B,DGc BAGF | G2 B2 G2 :|

Jessie Smith Hornpipe

This was transcribed from a 78rpm record in my collection from Scots melodeon player Peter Leatham. The A part of the tune is extremely similar to the hornpipe "Fly By Night":
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/3122
but the B part is quite different, which is why I thought it merited a separate entry.

# Posted on January 16th 2012 by nigelg

Also a strathspey of the same name

Nigel, you'll probably be aware that there is a strathspey of the same name.

There's a "sort of" version here

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7470

although it's not quite as I know it.

I'm just mentioning this as the list of recordings which "magically appear" on the front page will probably refer to the strathspey rather than the hornpipe.

# Posted on January 17th 2012 by Johnny Jay

Jessie Smith Hornpipe

I know, John, but what can you do? I can't distinguish by calling it "Jessie Smith Hornpipe" because the "Hornpipe" is automatically docked. Now, though, anyone looking for the strathspey and ending up here will see your link and spend the rest of the week happy.

# Posted on January 17th 2012 by nigelg

"Arthur Seat" by James Galway and the Chieftains

I prefer to associate nearer
Jessie Smith hornpipe = Arthur Seat
rather than
Fly by night = Arthur Seat
This is my transcription of "Arthur Seat" from "Over the sea to skye" by James Galway & the Chieftains, track 2, tune 3

X:1
T:Arthur Seat
M:C
L:1/8
C:Traditional
R:hornpipe
K:Bb
bfdc (AB)FE|D2 FB dfbf|=ef_ef|BfAf Gf F2|
!bfdc (AB)FE|D2 FB dfbf|=efgf _ecAc|Bbfd B2 z2:|
!|:_agad edec|f=ef^c dcdB|eded cdcB|Acf=e f^fga|
!bfdc (AB)FE|D2 FB dfbf|=efgf _ecAc|Bbfd B2 z2:|

# Posted on April 10th 2012 by OsvaldoLaviosa