Miss Thorton's

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on June 8th 2002 by B Rad .

This tune has been added to 113 tunebooks.

Also known as The House On The Hill, Miss Thornton, Miss Thornton's, The Winding Stream, Woodford Fling, The Woodford Fling, The Woodford Highland Fling, The Woodford Highland.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Dance Visit To Ireland by McCusker Brothers Ceilidhe Band
• A Whistle On The Wind by Joanie Madden
• About Time by Stevie Dunne
• Archives #1 by Jean Carignan And Gilles Losier
• Archives #3 by Jean Carignan
• Are Here Again by Trad Lads
• Bad Turns And Horse-Shoe Bends by Harry Bradley
• Bridging The Gap by Kevin And Sean Moloney
• Farewell To Ireland CD 1 (of A Box Set Of 4) by Various Artists
• Feadoga Stain 2 by Mary Bergin
• From Galway To Dublin: Early Recordings Of Traditional Irish Music by Various Artists
• Happy To Meet And Sorry To Part by Joe Burke, Michael Cooney And Terry Corcoran
• Humdinger by Paul Brock And Enda Scahill
• Irish Traditional Music (on Uilleann Pipes, Hammered Dulcimer, Fiddle, Flute And Whistle) by Various Artists
• Irish Violin by Jackie Roche
• Last Night's Fun by John Carty
• Live At Mona's by Various Artists
• Magic Fiddle by Johnny Mooring
• Music From Co.Leitrim by Packie Duignan And Seamus Horan
• Noonday Feast by Joe Shannon And Johnny McGreevy
• Outside The Box by Billy McComiskey
• Pass It Down by Matt Pepin
• Riptide by Anam
• Rockall by The House Band
• Rogha Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy 2008 by Various Artists
• Seancheol Ar An Seannós by Peadar Ó Loughlainn And Aggie Whyte
• Seoda Ceoil 2 by Various Artists
• Sheridan's Guesthouse by Dave Sheridan
• Southerly Breeze by Various Artists
• Streetlife by Patrick Street
• The Cook In The Kitchen by John Brosnan
• The Fine Art Of Piping by Liam O'Flynn
• The Flax In Bloom by Brendan Mulvihill
• The Friendly Visit by Frank Brunel And Vincent Rosinach
• The Frost Is All Over by Paul McGrattan
• The Leitrim Cake by Joe 'Lacky' Gallagher
• The Moneymusk by Hammy Hamilton
• The New Harp by William Jackson
• The Professor by James Morrison
• The Silver Spire by Karen Tweed
• The Surprise by Pauline Cato And Tom McConville
• The Wheels Of The World, Early Irish American Music, Vol. 1 by Various Artists
• Touch Me If You Dare by Ronan Browne And Peter O'Loughlin
• Traditional Irish Music On Button Accordion by Patty Furlong
• Traditional Music From Clare And Beyond by Gearoid O HAllmhurain
• Turning Of The Tide by Fresh Fish
• Two Miles To Tulla by Larry Gavin, Micheál O'Rourke And Charlie Lennon
• With Friends Like These by James Keane

X: 1
T: Miss Thorton's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
|: G2 Bd gdBd | cBAB cedc | ~B3 A GBdg |
ecAF GFED | G2 Bd gdBd | cBAB cedc |
~B3 A GBdg |1 ecAF G2 (3DEF :|2 egfa g2 ga ||
|: bg ~g2 bged | egdg egdg | bg ~g2 bged |
(3efg fa g2 ga | bg ~g2 bged |egdg egdg |
bgaf gfed |1 (3efg fa g2 ga :|2 (3efg fa gedB ||

Miss Thorton's

My buddy Jay Gilbert (Guitar) put this into ABC's tonight, it shows up on a lot recordings that I can think of but somehow isn't a session staple. It is an excellent tune, have fun.

# Posted on June 8th 2002 by B Rad

Miss thorton ?

Miss Thornton ?

# Posted on June 11th 2002 by Kenny

HIGHLAND - FLING - HIGHLAND FLING

= 16 bars and with a 'skip', another masquerading as a reel, but hey, it ain't half bad either way...though I have my preferences...

# Posted on July 30th 2004 by ceolachan

What's wrong with it being a reel?

or do the very long list of highly respected musicians [ 14 recordings ]who have recorded it all have it wrong?

# Posted on July 30th 2004 by Kenny

As said - "But hey, it ain't half bad either way "- - -

It's a nice reel, and, as with so many highlands, with the seperation of need and the association of a dance form, hey, they make nice reels too... There's quite a smattering of Highlands doing that duty as single reels...and why not...

For the 'FORMAL APOLOGY', as some of my comments seem to have been taken other than I thought I'd meant - click on my name and read on...

# Posted on July 30th 2004 by ceolachan

Fed up with idiots and apologies for nothing, that has since been removed...

# Posted on February 18th 2006 by ceolachan

Harry Bradley recorded an excellent highland version of this tune.

# Posted on February 18th 2006 by slainte

Nothing to apologise for here, 'c'. If you like it as a fling good on you. Recordings by professional musicians aren't the be all and end all. Well, maybe nowadays it is, but it shouldn't be.

# Posted on February 18th 2006 by Dr. Dow

2nd Part

Another way to play it:

K: Gmaj
bg~g2 bgag|egdg egdg|bg~g2 bgag|egfa ~g3a|
bg~g2 bgag|egdg egde|~g3a gfed|1 egfa ~g3a:|2 egfa gedB||

This is almost how Hammy Hamilton plays it with Paul McGrattan on his solo recording "The Moneymusk", on which it's mistakenly listed as "The House on the Hill". Later Paul McGrattan recorded it under the wrong name on his own album.

# Posted on January 6th 2007 by slainte

The House on the Hill

This tune is recorded as "The House on the Hill" on Dave Sheridan's album, "Sheridan's Guesthouse."

X: 1
T: House On The Hill, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
|: G2B/c/d gdBd | cBA2 cedc | BGAF GBdg | ecAF GFED |
G2B/c/d gdBd | cBA2 cedc | BGAF GBdg |1 ecAF G4 :|2 egfa g4 ||
|: bggg bgag | egdg egdg | bggg bgag | eaag a4 |
bggg bgag | egdg egdg | bgaf gfed |1 e/f/gfa g4 :|2 ezf/e/f gedB ||

# Posted on February 12th 2010 by bdh

House on the Hill

Now I'd like to correct myself. According to Michael Clarkson, the title "House on the Hill" originally comes from a recording of Roscommon flute master Packie Duignan: http://irishflute.podbean.com/2007/03/23/the-house-on-the-hill-the-ashplant-reels/ So, it's not necessarily a "wrong" title of the tune among many Sligo-Leitrim-Roscommon musicians.

# Posted on June 28th 2011 by slainte