The Ballyoran

hornpipe

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on October 18th 2005 by Ptarmigan.

This tune has been added to 14 tunebooks.

Also known as Ballyoran.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Hills Of Clare by Joe Fitzgerald
• Irish Piping Tradition by Gay McKeon
• Morning Star - Réalt Na Maidine by Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh
• Sligo Fiddle (Disk 2) by John Vesey
• Speed 78 by Mike Rafferty
• Temple House 2 by Temple House Ceili Band
• The Flags Of Dublin by Paddy Glackin, Mick O'Brien And Mick Gavin
• The Morning Mist by Joe Burke
• Traditional Dance Music From County Clare by Ennis Ceili Band
• Wooden Flute Obsession Disk 2 by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Ballyoran, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Gmaj
dBcA BGAF|DGGF GABC|dggg bgdB|cABG A2 Bc|
dBcA BGAF|DGGF GABc|dggg fgaf|gbaf G2 Bc:|
dggg bggg|dgbg edBG|FGAB cBce|agfe dcBc|
dggg bggg|dgbg edBG|FGAB cADF|1 AGGF G2 Bc:|2 AGGF G2 dc||
BDGB dgfg|eccc Gceg|fddd fgaf|gfga bgdc|
BDGB dgfg|eccc Gceg|fddd fgaf|1 g2 gf g2 dc:|2 g2 gf g4||

The Ballyoran Hornpipe

There is a Wonder Hornpipe posted here, which has the name 'Ballyoran Hornpipe' in brackets after it, but it sounds like a Reel to me.

Although, one may well have come from the other.

This 'Hornpipe version' I got from Gay McKeon's tape 'Irish Piping Tradition' where he says: "The Ballyoran Hornpipe was sourced from my brother's manuscript of Leo Rowsome tunes."

# Posted on October 18th 2005 by Ptarmigan

Ballyoran

This tune was composed by Sean Ryan.

# Posted on October 18th 2005 by Andrewp

"The Ballyoran Hornpipe" ~ Seán Ryan

"The Hidden Ireland:
The First Selection of Irish Traditional Compositions of Seán Ryan"
Compiled by Brian Ryan

Page 12: "The Ballyoran Hornpipe"
~ another take on the tune...

# Posted on February 23rd 2006 by ceolachan

I think this would make a better reel than hornpipe, with a couple of very minor changes. As a hornpipe, it leaves me cold, unlike most of Sean Ryan's other tunes.

# Posted on May 8th 2007 by Dow

Watch the Tribes Céilí Band play this hornpipe:
http://comhaltas.ie/music/detail/comhaltaslive_235_5_the_tribes_ceili_band_hornpipe_from_the_2007_all_irelan

# Posted on May 14th 2008 by slainte