The Standing Abbey

hornpipe

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on March 12th 2008 by slainte.

This tune has been added to 20 tunebooks.

Also known as The Kingston.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Barr Na Cuille by Neil Mulligan
• Beal A' Mhurlaigh by P.J. And Marcus Hernon
• Happy To Meet Sorry To Part by Various Artists
• Irish Traditional Music (on Uilleann Pipes, Hammered Dulcimer, Fiddle, Flute And Whistle) by Various Artists
• My Love Is In America by David Power
• Strange But True... by Takuji Tamura And Yukio Kashiwagi
• The Best Of Irish Piping by Seamus Ennis
• The Family Album by The McCarthys
• The Far Set by Michael Clarkson And Gerry Jones
• The Gallowglass Ceili Band by The Gallowglass Ceili Band
• The Return From Fingal by Seamus Ennis
• The Sanctuary Sessions by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Standing Abbey, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Gmaj
|:GFGB dgfg|e2ce dBGB|c2Ac BAGB|ADFA dcBA|
GFGB dgfg|e2ce dBGB|cBAc BG~G2|1 ADFA G2BA:|2 ADFA G3z||
|:d^cdf afdf|a^gab a=gfe|defg abc'b|agfe dcBA|
GFGB dgfg|e2ce dBGB|cBAc BG~G2|1 ADFA G3z:|2 ADFA G2BA||

The Standing Abbey (hornpipe)

Learnt from James Cullinan and Kevin Crawford's duet playing on "The Sanctuary Sessions." It seems they got it from Marcus Hernon, who in turn cites Seamus Ennis as the source in the sleeve notes of his recording with this brother P. J.

The second part with the high C note is a bit challenging on the keyless flute. The first time around K. Crawford and M. Hernon play the part like this: ...|defg ~a3b|agfe dcBA|

# Posted on March 12th 2008 by slainte

Second measure of the A part...

and subsequent iterations of that phrase I like to play as:

|e2ce dBGD|

A one-not difference, but it makes for a pleasing (to me) seventh leap into the next measure.

# Posted on March 13th 2008 by muspc

Thanks for posting this one slainte. A really nice hornpipe. I've only ever heard Seamus Ennis' version, never heard anyone else playing it but it has been recorded a good bit I see. It appears in the book "The Dance Music of Seamus Ennis" which, for any Ennis fans or pipers, is worth the investment.

# Posted on March 14th 2008 by 52Paddy

A part, bar 2

I was running this through on the whistle and find if you play the second bar as:

|eAce dBGB|

it gives the phrase a nice bounce when the e notes are tongued.

# Posted on March 14th 2008 by 52Paddy

Easier in F (for fiddlers anway)

The version printed in the Roche collection in the 1920s is in F, which is a lot easier on the fiddle, as it avoids the need to shift up to hit the high 'C'.

# Posted on April 7th 2008 by blarneystar

Kingston Hornpipe

The 'F' setting was published in Allen's Irish Fiddler as "The Kingston Hornpipe," and that is the name most commonly attached to the tune in England. As with many hornpipes, it is likely English in origin.

# Posted on April 9th 2008 by blarneystar