The Fairies

hornpipe

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on December 28th 2002 by Caoimhin.

This tune has been added to 118 tunebooks.

Also known as An Leanbh Sidhe (The Fairy Boy), The Faeries', The Fairies' , The Fairies', The Fairy's, The Other Fairy , The Other Fairy.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Bandalised by Vin Garbutt
• Coppers And Brass by Dick Gaughan
• Dublin Banjos by Sully And John Keenan
• House Sessions by Brenda Stubbert
• Masters Of Irish Music by Seamus Ennis
• Nos Na Gaoithe by Brian Owens And Tom Dunlop
• Pure Piping by Leo Rickard
• The Bonny Bunch Of Roses by Seamus Ennis
• The Chieftains 8 by The Chieftains
• They Sailed Away From Dublin Bay by Liam Farrell And Joe Whelan
• Traditional Irish Tunes Played On The Tin Whistle (2/2) by Geraldine Cotter
• Uilleann Pipes And Whistles - Traditional Music From Co. Monaghan by Martin McCormack
• With Eugene O'Donnell by Mick Moloney

X: 1
T: Fairies, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Gmaj
BAF|GFGA BdcB|AGAB G2Bc|dgfg edcB|cedB A2Bc|
dggf g2fe|dedc B2AG|ABcA dcAF|G2GF G2:|
|:Bc|dggf g2fe|dedc B2AG|ABcd edcB|Add^c d2B=c|
dggf g2fe|dedc B2AG|ABcA dcAF|G2GF G2:|

This tune is similar to McNamara's Hornpipe (also in G)

Bc|dBGB cAFA|~G3F GABc|dg~g2 eg~g2|dBGB A2Bc|
dBGB cAFA|~G3F GABc|dg~g2 ecAF|G2GF G2:|
|:Bc|dg~g2 eg~g2|dg~g2 edBc|dg~g2 eg~g2|dBGB A2Bc|
dBGB cAFA|~G3F GABc|dg~g2 ecAF|G2GF G2:|
"variations"
z2|dBGD cAFD|~G3D GABc|dg~g2 effe|dGGB A2Bc|
dB~B2 cBBA|G2GD GABc|d2g2 ecAF|GBAF G2:|
|:z2|dg~g2 effe|dg~g2 effe|dg~g2 effe|d^c=cB A2Bc|
dB~B2 cBBA|~G3D GABc|d2~g2 ecAF|GBAF G2:|

# Posted on February 18th 2003 by lazyhound

The tune you speak of is here http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3564.

# Posted on May 9th 2007 by Dow

This is a really infectious tune. That last turnaround sticks in my head for weeks after hearing it in a session.

# Posted on May 9th 2007 by Dow

The triplet at the start is best played as (3DEF.

# Posted on May 9th 2007 by Dow