Hundred Pipers

jig

Key signature: Amajor

Submitted on December 19th 2002 by lazyhound.

This tune has been added to 70 tunebooks.

Also known as 100 Pipers, A Hundred Pipers, The Hair Fell Off My Coconut, The Hair Of The Coconut, The Hundred Pipers, Single, Wi' A Hundred Pipers, With A Hundred Pipers.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• 20th Feakle Festival: Reeling Through The Years by Various Artists
• 40th Anniversary 1946 - 1986 by The Tulla Ceili Band
• Celtic Reels And Jigs - The Blackberry Blossom by Various Artists
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 2 by Matt Cunningham
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 3 CD Version by Matt Cunningham
• Dawn In The Hills Of Ireland by Marty O'Keefe
• From Foot Cape by Ian Mac Dougall
• Harmonic Motion by Slide
• In Season by Wild Asparagus
• Irish Accordion Masters by Joe Derrane And Jerry O'Brien
• Johnny O'Leary Of Sliabh Luachra by Johnny O'Leary
• Laments And Merry Melodies From Cape Breton Island by Theresa Morrison
• Phantom Power by Phantom Power
• The Blackberry Blossom by Mary MacNamara
• The Bluebell Polka by Jimmy Shand
• Traditional Music From Newfoundland by Graham Wells
• Traditions by Maggie Sansone

X: 1
T: Hundred Pipers
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Amaj
|:c2E EFE|F2A A2f|e2c cBA|BcB BAB|
c2E EFE|F2A A2f|e2c BcB|1 A3 A2B:|2 A3 c2d||
|:e2e ece|f2a agf|e2c cBA|BcB Bcd|
e2e ece|f2a agf|e2c BcB|A3 A2B:||

From the New England Fiddler's Repertoire. A well-known tune.

# Posted on December 19th 2002 by lazyhound

Hundred pipers

"Wi' a hundred pipers, an a , an a,....." what a concept!
There seems to be a lot of this New England Fiddler's repertoire coming from Scotland!
A version of this tune is played in Kerry as a slide, according to Johnny Leary's book of tunes . It has the unlikely title of "The Hair Fell off Of Me Coconut" - try singing it to the tune:

"The Hair Fell off Of Me Coconut",
The Hair Fell off Of Me Coconut" ,
The Hair Fell off Of Me Coconut",
Now wouldn't you like it baldy ?"

Would I make this up ?

# Posted on December 20th 2002 by Kenny

A lot of Scots must have ended up in New England! Any confirmation from our friends in the USA?

trevor

# Posted on December 20th 2002 by lazyhound

Jigs as slides

I think that Scottish jigs in rhythms like this one, and tunes like "Cock Yer Pistol Charlie" sound better as slides. Maybe the Irish thought so too.

# Posted on December 20th 2002 by Dow

Kenny, I was just browsing through the Johnny O'Leary collection the other day, and I'll back you up on that.

# Posted on December 21st 2002 by granama

Hundred Pipers

Any rockers from the 50s still around will be familiar with the Lord Rockingham's 11 version of this tune known as "Hoots Mon there's a Moose Loose aboot this Hoose" - a great tune for saxaphones but not a version the purists would approve of !!

# Posted on December 22nd 2002 by Bannerman

~ a colleciton compiled by Randy Miller and Jack Perron:

http://www.randymillerprints.com/
http://www.randymillerprints.com/fiddletunebooks.htm

# Posted on November 20th 2005 by ceolachan

100 Pipers

This tune is the Regimental March of the Royal West Kents (dispanded) It is also known in Ireland as 'I'll eat no more of your Barley Bread'

# Posted on July 10th 2007 by Free Reed