Fisherman's

hornpipe

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on February 25th 2007 by dfay.

This tune has been added to 17 tunebooks.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Before Dawn by Harmony Glen
• Further Down The Old Plank Road by The Chieftains
• Heathery Breeze by Matt Molloy
• Just As The Sun Was Setting by John Drury
• Track Across The Deep by London Lasses And Pete Quinn

X: 1
T: Fisherman's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Dmaj
(3ABc |dAFD GBAG |FGEF GBAG |AFDA BGEB |AFDA BABc|
dA (3FED GBAG |(3FGF EF GBAG|FA (3cBA dBcd|ed{e}dc d2 (3ABc|
dAFD GBAG |FAFD GBAG|FDDF GEEG|FDDF EDB,c|
dAFD GBAG |(3FED {G}FD GBBG| ABcA ecAc |ed{e}dc d2 cd|
ecAc efge|f ~d3 fagf|ecAc efge|(3efe (3dcB A2Ac|
BGDG BcdB|AFDF ABcA|(3Bcd ef gecd|edce d2 cd|
ecAc efge|f ~d3 adfd|ecAc efge|(3efe (3dcB A~c3|
B ~G3 dGBG|AFDF ABcA|(3Bcd cB AGFE|(3DED CE D2 (3ABc|
dAFD GBAG|FGEF GBAG |AFDF BGEG |AFDF GECE|
dAFD GBAG|(3FED (3FED GBAG|ABcA {a}gecd|ed{e}dc d2 (3ABc|
dAFD GBAG |FAFD GBAG|FDDF GEEG|FDDF EDB,c|
dAFD GBAG|FAFD GBAG|FA (3cBA dBcd|ed{e}dc d2

Transcribed from playing of Padraig O'Keeffe

This is clearly a version of Fisher's Hornpipe, a tune commonly played as a reel in American fiddle music. I transcribed this from Kerry Fiddles (Ossian CD 10), recorded in Castleisland, Co. Kerry in 1952. I didn't transcribe the 2nd B part b/c it's virtually identical to the first one.

# Posted on February 25th 2007 by dfay

dfay - I think you would do better to post this in the comments here:
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/872

As you say yourself, it is a version of Fisher's Hornpipe - which has already been posted at the above URL. Duplicate postings usually get deleted.

# Posted on February 25th 2007 by granama

Also, as a general rule for tune postings, I would suggest (I think others here will agree) posting a simple version first and then add alternate settings and variations in the comments.

A nice setting, BTW.

# Posted on February 26th 2007 by granama