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The Hot Ashpelt

hornpipe

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on August 9th 2004 by obneb.

This tune has been added to 12 tunebooks.

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X: 1
T: Hot Ashpelt, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Gmaj
cB |: AcBc AGEG | cd (3edc d2 (3efg |1 aged cABA |
GDGA BG cB :|2 aged cABG | A2AG A2 (3efg ||
|: aged cdef | gfga g2 (3efg | aged cABA | GDGA BGcB |
AcBc AGEG | cd (3edc d2 (3efg | aged cABG | A2 AG A2 z2:|

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The Hot Ashpelt sheetmusic
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Maybe someone will be able to identify this tune as I heard it as the theme tune on an Irish TV programme called 'Hands' from several years back.

# Posted on August 9th 2004 by obneb

"Hot Ashpelt"

I don't think I know the actual name of the hornpipe, but it's the tune that's used for the song "The Hot Ashpelt" about Irish navvies.In 4/4 time, and in A mixolydian [?]mode, Scottish pipers call it "The Battle Of Waterloo". No idea which came first.

# Posted on August 9th 2004 by Kenny

Bonaparte?

It sounds like it could be related to the Bonaparte tunes:

Bonaparte Crossing The Rhine
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/7

Bonaparte Crossing The Alps
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3056

I think they are related to The Battle Of Waterloo.

# Posted on August 9th 2004 by Jeremy

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