Key signature: Amajor
Submitted on April 5th 2005 by Dow.
This tune has been added to 8 tunebooks.
X: 1
T: Pity Me
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Amaj
|:E|ABcA FAEC|DAFD EB~B2|ABcA FAEA|Fd~d2 ceBE|
ABcA FAEC|DAFD EB~B2|ABce fcef|(3=gfe fd BAA:|
|:d|ea~a2 gafa|ec (3Bcd Edcd|ea~a2 gece|fBBA B2cd|
ea~a2 gafa|ec (3Bcd Edcd|eAA=G EGDG|(3Bcd =gd BAA:|
Pity Me
One of my compositions which started life as a hornpipe in D and then changed over a few years into a reel in A. There are lots of places called "Pity Me" in the northeast of England; see these links for theories on the derivation of the name - http://www.thisisthenortheast.co.uk/the_north_east/history/echomemories/durham/304/240904.html
http://www.thenortheast.fsnet.co.uk/Place%20Name%20Meanings%20P%20to%20S.htm
It was als a local name for a place where I used to go fishing with friends when I was a kid. There were some fields and a coppice and a little stream and a bridge and lots of wildlife, and it was only a short bike ride away from my village. I don't remember ever catching any fish there though.
# Posted on April 5th 2005 by Dow
I`ve heard this before....
Souinds suspiciously like a James Hill Hornpipe....
# Posted on April 5th 2005 by cos
Thanks cos, I'm flattered, but no, I've checked through all the JH hornpipes and this bears no resemblance to any of them. Any similarity to any other tune you know was unintentional.
# Posted on April 6th 2005 by Dow
Only joking,Dow!
Its a nice tune.Do you attribute "The Pear Tree",hornpipe in F to James Hill?I got the dots from Josie Keegan once and its a great tune.I haven`t come across it on this site.Also what do you know about the "Low Level",Hornpipe?Sean McGuire recorded it once with the "High Level",and Its also Called The "Best Shot "Hornpipe-its a cracker-Perhaps one of Hill`s.
# Posted on April 7th 2005 by cos
As far as I know, the Pear Tree is by James Hill, but I haven't heard of the Low Level. I thought you might be talking about the Earl Grey Hornpipe before. The B-part goes aAgA fAeA|dBcA GBBg|aAgA fAeA... which is a bit similar to what I have here.
# Posted on April 8th 2005 by Dow