Langstrom's Pony

jig

Key signature: Amixolydian

Submitted on May 25th 2001 by Jeremy.

This tune has been added to 205 tunebooks.

Also known as Langstern Pony, The Langstern Pony, Langstern's Pony, The Langstrom Pony, Langstroms Pony, Langstron's Pony.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

Aly Bain And Young Champions by Aly Bain And Young Champions
An Fhidil, Sraith 2 by Sean Keane, Kevin Burke, Paddy Glackin And Seamus Creagh
Archetype by Archetype
Barr Na Cuille by Neil Mulligan
Bonaparte's Retreat by The Chieftains
Celtic Celebration by Dirk Freymuth
Enchanted Lady by London Lasses And Pete Quinn
Feadoga Stain by Mary Bergin
Finnegan's AWake by Finnegan's AWake
Foinn Seisiun 1 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
Handed Down by Cathal Hayden
Haven't Yet Lost My Ears by Finvarra's Wren
How The West Was Won by De Danann
Just For Gordon by Gordon Duncan
Last Night's Fun by Last Night's Fun
Master Irish Fiddle Player by Tommy Peoples
North Amerikay by Dale Russ And Finn Macginty
Snug In The Blanket by Paddy O'Brien
Stark Ravin' by Roy Johnstone
The Minstrel From Clare by Willie Clancy
The Mist Covered Mountain by De Danann
The Piper And The Maker by Various Artists
The Rare Stuff by The Rare Stuff
The Stone In The Field by Tommy Reck
The Storm by Moving Hearts
The Tempest by Robbie Hannan
The Uneven Bridge by Glen Ayre
The World Turned Upside Down by Patti O'Doors
Traditional Irish Fiddling From County Limerick by Martin Mulvihill With Mick Moloney
Traditional Irish Tunes Played On The Tin Whistle (1/2) by Geraldine Cotter
True...Never Been Known To Lie by Knot Fibb'n
Tuned In by Johnny Murphy
Up In The Air by Danu
Waiting For A Call by Tommy Peoples

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

This tune isn't as complicated as it might first appear. The last phrase of every part is pretty much the same each time.

Watch out for that C natural in the last part. I love the way it adds a slightly sinister tone to the tune.

Try playing this tune before "Banish misfortune" for an interesting change.

# Posted on June 2nd 2001 by Jeremy

Key Signature

I think that this tune is actually in the key of A Mixolydian. I'm almost positive of this. Playing this tune with an accompanying D chord sequence sounds totally off. Does anybody agree with me on this?

# Posted on November 6th 2001 by stutty

Yes, this is definitely an A mixolydian tune switching to G and then back during each part. For fun, play the lowest E an octave higher.

DOes anybody know if this is of Scottish or Irish provenance? It's commonly played on GHB; not that that means anything.

# Posted on June 22nd 2005 by wormdiet

6/8 => 9/8

one might easily turn this tune into a slipjig (in fact it has a 'long' stride, a bit lik a a galloping horse: I hear a kind of 12/8 here)
playing: fed cAA eAA / fed cAA bgb / fed cAA eAA, etc a shorter stride that leads you sooner to the finish line! (for those early departing session musicians with a 'last train' to catch!)

# Posted on October 4th 2006 by birlibirdie

definitely Amix - with the Gs played as naturals almost everywhere (Comhaltas have it transcribed in A with the G naturals marked as accidentals, but Amix seems a better solution).

There are variations, and Willie Clancy (e.g. on Minstrel from Clare) plays only the first two parts.

I've mostly heard minor differences from the transcription here. e.g. in the first part, EAA CBA in bars 2 and 6; holding the G (or breathing) in bar 7 (faf g2e). In the second part, I'm not sure about the G and E in bar 3. Wouldn't that be d,f or a (for the chord)? You can sneak a G# into the first bar of the the third part for effect. A couple of other minor varations which fit a bit more naturally to my ear. For what its worth, I'm playing it roughly like this...

# Posted on July 11th 2008 by WhistlinLeeds