The Old Harvest Home

hornpipe

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on July 16th 2003 by PCL.

This tune has been added to 19 tunebooks.

Also known as The Cliff, The Cliffs, The Ruby.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Date With The Gallowglass Ceili Band by The Gallowglass Ceili Band
• A Tribute To Andy McGann by Joe Burke, Brian Conway And Felix Dolan
• Blackthorn Ceilidh Band by Blackthorn Ceilidh Band
• Buzzin' by Bumblebees
• Draw The Bow by Malachy Bourke
• Farewell To Ireland CD 3 (Of A Box Set Of 4) by Various Artists
• Fiddler's Fancy: The Music Of James Hill by Tom McConville
• Irish Traditional Music Of County Clare by Bernard O'Sullivan And Tommy McMahon
• Northumberland Rant by Various Artists
• The Celebrated Recordings by John Doherty
• The Ruby by Aly Bain And Phil Cunningham
• The Wansbeck Piper by Pauline Cato
• Wooden Flute Obsession: Volume 2, Disc 1 by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Old Harvest Home, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Dmaj
|:AF|DFAF DGBG|FAde fdAF|g2 ef gfgf|(3(efe) (3(dcB) (3(ABA) (3(GFE)|
DFAF DGBG|FAde fdAF|g2 ef gecd|eddc d2:|
|:cd|eA (3(cBA) eA (3(cBA)|g2 fg eA (3(cBA)|e2 ef gfgf|(3(efe) (3(dcB) (3(ABA) (3(GFE)|
DFAF DGBG|FAde fdAF|g2 ef gecd|eddc d2 :|

I learned this from Enda O Cathain (Kildare) who got it from a tape recording of an old fiddler, Frank Collins. Collins was an Englishman who played music with Irish fiddle players in the Goulburn district (NSW, Australia), in the 1920s, I think. The tape is in the National Library of Australia.

There is a tune in O'Niell's called Higgins which is a blend of this and the standard Harvest Home. This version has an older feel to it. It is certainly a very enjoyable tune to play. Take it at an easy pace.

# Posted on July 16th 2003 by PCL

"The Cliffs Hornpipe" / "Fred Wilson's Clog"

Submitted on December 4th 2001 by Mad Baloney.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/412

# Posted on June 9th 2006 by ceolachan

"The Harvest Home Hornpipe" ~ the grandaddy here anyway:

Submitted on May 25th 2001 by Jeremy.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/49

# Posted on June 9th 2006 by ceolachan

I'm surprised you missed this one 'c' http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/2441.

# Posted on June 9th 2006 by Dow

"Higgin's Hornpipe" ~ Me thinks he doth protest too much?

Submitted on January 27th 2004 by gian marco.

Yes, yes, I know, caught out. I was distracted. Actually, among the many distractions was me sneezing up a storm and spraying the monitor while playing Gian's odd notation of "Higgin's", which I'm still messing with. I also had chores to do ~ WORKING ON MY THESIS!!! Heh, heh, heh...

So, is your head itchy or have you just grown used to the stuff living under your hat?

# Posted on June 9th 2006 by ceolachan