The Cliffs

hornpipe

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on December 4th 2001 by Brad Maloney.

This tune has been added to 57 tunebooks.

Also known as Brown's, The California Schottische, Cincinnati, The Cincinnati, Cliff's, The Cliff, Fisherman's Favorite, The Fisherman's Favorite, Fisherman's Favourite, The Fisherman's Favourite, Fred Wilson's, Fred Wilson's Clog, Higgen's, Higgens', Higgins', The Ruby Lip, The Ruby, Wilson's Clog.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Compilation by Natalie MacMaster
• 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
• Early Recordings Of Irish Traditional Dance Music by John Kimmel
• 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 (on Uilleann Pipes, Hammered Dulcimer, Fiddle, Flute And Whistle) by Various Artists
• Irish Traditional Music Of County Clare by Bernard O'Sullivan And Tommy McMahon
• Mike MacDougall's Tape For Father Hector by Mike MacDougall
• Music From The Heart by Pius MacIsaac
• Northumberland Rant by Various Artists
• Standing Wave by Wendy Stewart
• Telyn Y Celt - Trad Harps by Various Artists
• The Celebrated Recordings by John Doherty
• The Early Recordings Of Angus Chisholm by Angus Chisholm
• The Ruby by Aly Bain And Phil Cunningham
• The Wansbeck Piper by Pauline Cato
• Traditional Fiddle Music Of Cape Breton Volume 2: The Rovers Return by Various Artists
• Wooden Flute Obsession: Volume 2, Disc 1 by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Cliffs, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Dmaj
(3FED | DFAF DGBG | FAde fdAF | GBef gfgf | (3efe (3dcB (3ABA (3GFE |
DFAF DGBG | FAde fdAF | GBef gfgf | (3efe dc d2 :||
(3Bcd | eA (3AAA FA (3AAA | (3efg fg eA (3AAA | (3efg fa gfgf | (3efe (3dcB (3ABA (3GFE |
DFAF DGBG | FAde fdAF | GBef gfgf | (3efe dc d2 :||

The Cliffs/Harvest Home Variation

This tune is a twist on the "Harvest Home", if your tired of the old standard this tune might be a nice alternative. I originally picked it up from a Charlie Lennon fiddle tutor video where he called it the "Harvest Home" but Bill Black told me it goes by "The Cliffs".
I was going over this tune with John Harvey last night & I figured he might want the dots. Instead of just Emailing him the abc's I figured I'd just post it for all.

# Posted on December 4th 2001 by Brad Maloney

The Cliffs

Those should be high d's at the end of each part. My bad.

# Posted on August 20th 2002 by Brad Maloney

Harvest Home /The Cliffs as a set

John Doherty plays the two together on the 1974 recording 'The Celebrated Recordings'

# Posted on March 25th 2004 by Edgar Bolton

BTW this tune goes back to the 19th century, and glancing at the Fiddler's Companion, it looks like it is as well-documented back in time as "Harvest Home" is....

# Posted on June 9th 2006 by Sol Foster

"The Harvest Home Hornpipe"

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

& the confusion ~

"The Old Harvest Home Hornpipe" / "The Cliffs Hornpipe"
Submitted on July 16th 2003 by PCL.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1824

# Posted on June 9th 2006 by ceolachan

And a 3rd

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/2441

# Posted on June 9th 2006 by Dow

"Higgin's Hornpipe" ~ Dow's previous link...

Submitted on January 27th 2004 by gian marco.

Alright, so I'm slow. I know you've got it in for me. I didn't make your 'discussion' go "POOF!" Also, I take back any aspersions I may have cast with regards to your baseball cap and the bacteria and fungi you're cultivating there...

# Posted on June 9th 2006 by ceolachan

"The Cliffs Hornpipe" ~ more distractions...

K: D Major
|: (3AA/G/F |
D>FA>F E>GB>G | F>Ad>e f<dA>F | G>Be>g F>Ad>f | (3ee/f/e (3dcB (3AA/B/A (3GFE |
D>F (3AGF E2 (3BAG | F>Ad>e f<dA<F | G>Bd<g (3fed (3edc | d2 A2 D2 :||
|: c>d |
e>A (3A^GA f>A (3AGA | g>ef>d e>A (3A^GA | g>ef>d e>cd<f | (3efe d>B (3ABA G>E |
D2 A>F E>G (3GGG | F>d (3cde f<dA<F | G>Bd<g f>de<c | d2 (3edc d2 :||

# Posted on June 9th 2006 by ceolachan

1860 ~ "Fred Wilson's Clog Dances"

(two melodies, 4/4, swung rhythm)
Gilmore & Russell, Boston, 1860
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/sheetmusic/a/a73/a7334/

# Posted on June 9th 2006 by ceolachan

"Fred Wilson's Clog Dance #1"

K: D Major
|: F>E |
D>FA>F E>GB>G | F>Ad>A f>dA>F | G>Bd>c B>eg>f | (3efe (3dcB (3ABA (3GFE |
D>FA>F E>GB>G | F>Ad>e f>dA>F | G>Bd>c B>ge>c | d2 d2 d2 :|
|: cd |
e>A 3(B/A/^G/ A f>A (3B/A/^G/ A | g>Af>A e>A (3B/A/^G/ A | g>Af>A e>Ad>f | (3efe (3dcB (3ABA (3GFE |
D>FA>F E>GB>G | F>Ad>e f>dA>F | G>Bd>c B>ge>c | d2 d2 d2 :|

# Posted on June 9th 2006 by ceolachan

"The Cliff Hornpipe" ~ dropping thirds:

The following extracts are from the playing of Alistair Anderson, concertina, Northumbria, the first four measure of the A-part:

K: D Major
|: F>E |
D>FA>F D>GB>G | A>Fd>A f>dA>F |
G>Be>g F>Ad>f | (3efd (3cdB (3ABG (3FGE | ~

NOTE: this fourth bar of dropping thirds can also be the same for the fourth bar of the B-part. Here's his ending for both parts:

| d2 f2 d2 :|

He also featured this tune in his highly recommended ~
"Concertina Workshop: Tutor for the English Concertina"
Page 19

# Posted on June 10th 2006 by ceolachan

"The Fiddler's Tune-Book" ~ Peter Kennedy

ISBN: 1-899512-14-4
A Mally Production, 1994
http://www.mally.com/

Page 12, tune #36: "The Cliff / Ruby Hornpipe"

Peter's transcription gives it a very 'schottische' swing to start off the B-part, that "duh-tuh, duh-tuh, dumm, dumm", I love it:

K: D Major
|: c>d |
e>cA>c e2 e2 | f>dA>d f2 f2 | ~

# Posted on June 10th 2006 by ceolachan

The Cliff Hornpipe

Thank you for your contributions 'c'. I've never heard Alistair Anderson play this, but my setting's very similar with those falling 3rds, only I play it in F, which plays nicely on my concertina. I've transcribed it without the skip to make it easier to read:

X: 1
T: The Cliff Hornpipe
C: James Hill
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Fmaj
AG|FAcA GBdB|cAfc afcA|Bdgb Acfa|(3gaf (3efd (3cdB (3ABG|
FAcA GBdB|cAfc afcA|Bdgb (3agf (3gfe|f2a2 f2:|
|:ef|gc (3ccc gcac|gcc=B c2ga|_bgaf gefa|(3gaf (3efd (3cdB (3ABG|
FAcA GBdB|cAfc afcA|Bdgb (3agf (3gfe|f2a2 f2:|

Here are some more versions in F I found on the net, again edited a bit by me to make them easier to read:

X: 2
T: The Cliff Hornpipe
C: James Hill
M: C
L: 1/8
R: Hornpipe
S: Honeyman – Strathspey, Reel and Hornpipe Tutor (1898)
Z: AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K: Fmaj
cA|FAcA FBdB|Acfc afcA|Bdgb Acfa|(3gaf (3efd (3cdB (3ABG|
FAcA FBdB|Acfc AfcA|Bdgb agfe|g2f2 f2:|
|:ef|gc (3ccc c2 ac|gc (3ccc c2ga|bgaf gefa|(3gaf (3efd (3cdB (3ABG|
FAcA FBdB|Acfc afcA|Bdgb agfe|g2f2 f2:|

X: 3
T: Anderson's Hornpipe
C: James Hill
M: C
L: 1/8
R: Hornpipe
S: William & Robert Lister (compiled 1840-1860)
Z: Dow (abc)
K: Fmaj
AG|FAcA GBdB|cAfc afcA|Bdgb Acfa|(3gaf (3efd (3cdB (3ABG|
FAcA GBdB|cAfc afcA|Bdgb agfe|g2f2 f2:|
|:ef|gc~c2 gcac|gccc c2ga|bgaf gefd|ecdB cABG|
FAcA GBdB|cAfc afcA|Bdgb agfe|g2f2 f2:|

X: 4
T: The Cliff Hornpipe
C: James Hill
M: C
L: 1/8
R: Hornpipe
S: John Baty (compiled 1840-1860)
Z: Dow (abc)
K: Fmaj
AG|FAcA FBdB|cAfc afcA|Bdfb Acfa|(3gaf (3efd (3cdB (3ABG|
FAcA FBdB|cAfc afcA|Bdgb (3agf (3gfe|f2a2 f2:|
|:ef|gc=Bc acBc|bgaf gc=Bc|bgaf gefa|(3gaf (3efd (3cdB (3ABG|
FAcA FBdB|cAfc afcA|Bdgb (3agf (3gfe|f2a2 f2:|

# Posted on June 11th 2006 by Dow

Here's another one in F I found on JC's:

X: 1
T: Fred Wilson's Hornpipe
C: James Hill
M: C
L: 1/8
R: Hornpipe
S: Cole's 1000 Fiddle Tunes (c1880)
K: Fmaj
cA|FAcA GBdB|Acfg afcA|Bdgb Acfa|(3gag (3fed (3cdc (3BAG|
FAcA GBdB|Acfg afcA|Bdgf ecde|f2a2 f2:|
|:ef|gc (3ccc ac (3ccc|bcac gc (3ccc|bcac gfef|(3gag (3fed (3cdc (3BAG|
FAcA GBdB|Acfg afcA|Bdgf ecde|f2a2 f2:|

# Posted on June 11th 2006 by Dow

Heh, heh, heh ~ I guessed you picked up that gauntlet big time ~

But what about additional points of humour? I'm not following it with a flood of D's, as I was only after getting you to MEET YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES!?

# Posted on June 11th 2006 by ceolachan

I do know what you mean about 'F', Anderson resorted to and taught certain cross fingerings for playing it in D...

# Posted on June 11th 2006 by ceolachan

Higgen's

This is also called Higgen's Hornpipe on the Mountain Road CD (Ossian OSSCD 84)

# Posted on June 11th 2006 by Nfg