Young Nedd Of The Hill

polka

Key signature: Aminor

Submitted on August 17th 2005 by darinkelly.

This tune has been added to 30 tunebooks.

Also known as March For Young Ned Of The Hill, Ned Of The Hill, Young Ned, Young Ned Of The Hill.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Cathie Ryan by Cathie Ryan
• Celtic Celebration by Dirk Freymuth
• Champion Of Champions by Sean Maguire
• Fair Play by Patrick Ball
• Home Fire by Ron Kavana
• New Day Dawning by Cherish The Ladies
• The Best Of Irish Piping by Seamus Ennis
• The Music Makers: Celebrating 35 Years Of Comhaltas In Leeds by Leeds CCE
• Traditional Fiddle Music From The Glens Of Antrim by Dominic McNabb
• Tuned In by Johnny Murphy
• Twenty by Boys Of The Lough

X: 1
T: Young Nedd Of The Hill
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: Amin
EG | A>B cd | BG EG | A>B AG | ED EG |
A>B cd | Bc dc/d/ | ea ag | e3 d |
ea ag | eA A>B | c>d c/B/A | BG EG |
A>B cd | BG EG | Ae d/B/G | A2 ||

Maybe a March?

... but since there is no "March" heading when submitting tunes, this is close enough. This is in response to a question in the discussion section about the tune at the beginning of the Pogues' "Young Ned of the Hill"... this is the tune to the best of my memory. Love to see if anyone recognizes it... LongNote, perhaps? Himself always seems to pick 'em out-- hell, he probably wrote this one in Gary Hastings' privvy.

# Posted on August 17th 2005 by darinkelly

As I said in the discussion, this one sounds like an old clan mach - or a ripoff of one - to me.

Anyone have a good B-part to make it into a proper tune?

# Posted on August 17th 2005 by wormdiet

Young Nedd

The version of our fiddler. We play it with the song "High on the mountain" Ollabelle Reed, learnt from Cathie Ryan.

X:1
T:Young Ned
T: High on the mountain
R:
N:1/4
M:4/4
L:1/8
Q:1/4=80
K:bminor
aA B>c decA| FA B>c BA F2|
FA B>c decd| e2 f>b bA f2|
de f>b ba f2 |c/b/c df f/e/d c2|
FA B>c decA|FA B2 f/e/d/c B2|

No idea why wormdiet needs another B-part ....

# Posted on August 22nd 2005 by swisspiper

"Young Ned of the Hill" / "Ned of the Hill" ~ the Shane McGowan take

"Young Ned of the Hill" ~ this melody
By Terry Woods / Ron Kavana, 1989

Have you ever walked the lonesome hills
And heard the curlews cry
Or seen the raven black as night
Upon a windswept sky
To walk the purple heather
And hear the westwind cry
To know that's where the rapparee must die

Since Cromwell pushed us westward
To live our lowly lives
There's some of us have deemed to fight
From Tipperary mountains high
Noble men with wills of iron
Who are not afraid to die
Who'll fight with gaelic honour held on high

A curse upon you Oliver Cromwell
You who raped our Motherland
I hope you're rotting down in hell
For the horrors that you sent
To our misfortunate forefathers
Whom you robbed of their birthright
"To hell or Connaught" may you burn in hell tonight

Of one such man I'd like to speak
A rapparee by name and deed
His family dispossessed and slaughtered
They put a price upon his head
His name is know in song and story
His deeds are legends still
And murdered for blood money
Was young Ned of the hill

You have robbed our homes and fortunes
Even drove us from our land
You tried to break our spirit
But you'll never understand
The love of dear old Ireland
That will forge and iron will
As long as there are gallant men
Like young Ned of the hill

# Posted on March 21st 2007 by ceolachan

WAVs & TAB
http://www.pogues.com/
http://www.pogues.com/Releases/Lyrics/LPs/PeaceAndLove/YoungNed.html

TAB
http://www.guitaretab.com/
http://www.guitaretab.com/p/pogues/14875.html

# Posted on March 21st 2007 by ceolachan

"March for Young Ned of the Hill

M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: march
K: b minor
|: FA |
B>c de | cA F/G/A | B>c BA | FA/F/ EF/A/ |
B>c de | cd ed/e/ | fb ba | fg/f/ ed/e/ |
fb- ba | fB- Bc | df f/e/d | cF- FA |
B>c de | c2 FA | Bf f/e/d/c | B2 :|

# Posted on March 21st 2007 by ceolachan