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The High Level

hornpipe

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on August 28th 2005 by Yukinoroh.

This tune has been added to 33 tunebooks.

Also known as East Neuk O' Fife, The East Neuk O' Fife, East Neuk Of Fife, The East Neuk Of Fife, The East Nuke Of Fife, High Level, The Maid Behind The Bar.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

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X: 1
T: High Level, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Gmaj
D2 |: G2 G2 G2 Bc | dBGB dBGB | A2 A2 A2 gf | edef g2 fe |
dcBA GABc | dBGB d2 cB | ABcd BcAc |[1 G2 E2 E2 D2 :|[2 G2 E2 E2 dc ||
|: B2 G2 G2 dc | B2 G2 G2 ed | c2 A2 A2 fg | a2 A2 A2 Bc | d2 G2 B2 G2 |
g2 G2 d2 cB | ABcd BcAB |[1 G2 E2 E2 dc :|[2 G2 E2 E2 zD ||
K: Dmaj
|: FAAB AFED | FAAB A2 de | fBBA Bcde | fdef edBA | FAAB AFED|
FAAB A2 de | fdBc dedB |[1 AFEF D2 z2 :|[2 AFEF D2 zg ||
|: faag fdde | fdag fddf | gbba geef | (3gfe ba geeg | faag fdde |
fdag fdde | fdBc dedB |[1 AFEF D2 zg :|[2 AFEF D2 (3GAB ||
K: Cmaj
|: ceGc EGce | gc'eg ceGc | dfBd GBDG | BGBd fdBG | ceGc EGce |
gc'eg ceGc | ABcd ef^fg |[1 bafd cfed :|[2 bafd c2 dc ||
K: Gmaj
|: Bgdg Bgdg | BGBd gdBG | egcg egcg | eceg c'bag |
fada fada | fdfg c'afa | gfgb ac'fa | gfga g=fed :|
K: Cmaj
|: ceGc EGce | gc'eg ceGc | dfBd GBDG | BGBd fdBG | ceGc EGce |
gc'eg ceGc | ABcd ef^fg |[1 bafd cfed :|[2 bafd c2 z2 |]

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The High Level sheetmusic
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I found this reel as a midi and I liked it so I decied to write it down to ABC. I know it's related to "The New High Level" reel, but it was different enough (and longer) from it and from its variations in the comments section, so I decided to post it anyway. If anyone know about this reel, please share :¬)

# Posted on August 28th 2005 by Yukinoroh

Though I notice it was changed to a hornpipe after I submited it (°-°;) Oh, well...

# Posted on August 28th 2005 by Yukinoroh

The High Level Hornpipe

I know the first part as The East Neuk O' Fife, and the second part as The Maid Behind the Bar.

# Posted on August 28th 2005 by dmarie

You beat me to it dmarie.Here is the real High Level Hornpipe.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/2261

# Posted on August 28th 2005 by dafydd

3 tunes

What you have here is a medley of 3 tunes one after the other. The 2 identified by dmarie, followed by the "High Level" . I would think all 3 are in the tune lists already.

# Posted on August 28th 2005 by Kenny

Jeremy, I know you're very busy, but...

# Posted on September 1st 2005 by Dow

Highlevel

The last tune is Highlevel In Canada it is usually played in Bb

# Posted on September 1st 2005 by McMandolin

Aggggh

The High Level and new High level HOrnpipes (which other have pointed out are not the tunes originally posted) are Nortumbrian. They refer to the High Level bridge which is still a feature of the Newcastle & gateshead Skyline. it was built by Stephenson the younger and was an engineering miracle in its day. it has two levels and trains run over the top and road traffic goes through the middle. Its still in use though currently closed for refurbishment.

I am pretty sure that the new High level is James Hill's but I'm not so sure about the original. i keep thinking Whinham but i may be misguided here.

One thing is sure, they are great tunes.

Noel
Angels of the North

# Posted on September 5th 2005 by noelbats

The high level is James Hill's and the new is Whinham I think.

# Posted on September 6th 2005 by Dow

I'm sorry about this m(_ _)m
If the admin could delete this entry, it would be nice, methinks (°-°)

# Posted on October 17th 2005 by Yukinoroh

I don't know how many people here would understand that emotion icon.

# Posted on October 17th 2005 by slainte

The East Neuk o' Fife

The East Neuk o' Fife was comosed by James Oswald (1711 - 1769) as "She gripped the Greatness o't". We play it as a nice rolling tune, not too fast, and we play a sharpened C in the third bar of the second part.

Played faster - as it generally is in sessions - it loses the rolling feel and it is usually called "Green Grow the Rashes", a title which seems to be accorded to several different reels.

# Posted on September 12th 2007 by LowProfile

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