Saddle The Pony

jig

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on June 28th 2008 by Mike Floorstand.

This tune has been added to 21 tunebooks.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Musical Trip To Coleman Country by Various Artists
• Celebration CD 2 by The Dubliners
• Celtic Ceili by Various Artists
• Classic Ceili Bands by Various Artists
• Classics Of Irish Piping Volume 2 by William Andrews And Liam Walsh
• Dawn In The Hills Of Ireland by Marty O'Keefe
• Farewell To Ireland CD 3 (Of A Box Set Of 4) by Various Artists
• Fiddlers Rock by Archie McAllister
• Flute For The Feis by John Doonan
• Foinn Seisiun 1 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
• Hidden Fermanagh Vol.2 by Various Artists
• Irish Accordion Masters by Joe Derrane And Jerry O'Brien
• Irish Piano Magic by J.J. Sheridan
• Irish Traditional Music Of County Clare by Bernard O'Sullivan And Tommy McMahon
• Learn To Play Irish Fiddle: Polkas, Jigs And Slides ~ DVD 1 by Kevin Burke
• Legacy by Tommy O Sullivan
• Live At Winkles by The Lahawns
• Music From French Newfoundland by Ron Felix, Ivan White, Ron And Gerry Formanger, Ed Doucette
• My Love Is In America by David Power
• New England Chestnuts Vol. 1 by Rodney Miller, Randy Miller And Friends
• New England Chestnuts Volumes 1 and 2: Classic New England Contra Music by Various Artists
• Set Dancing Downunder by The Coast Ceili Band
• Shame The Devil by Turlach Boylan
• Special Instrumental - Le Fiddle Irlandais Par Ted Furey by Ted Furey
• Streetlife by Patrick Street
• The Blue CD by Irish Session Tunes
• The Devils Of Dublin by Celtic Music Society (East Rochester HS)
• The Fuchsia Band by The Fuchsia Band
• The McDonaghs Of Ballinafad And Friends by Larry And Michael Joe McDonagh
• The Phantom Shadows Of A Connaught Fire (1 Of 3) by Seamus Tansey
• To Hell With The Begrudgers by Seamus Tansey And Jim McKillop
• Toss The Feathers by Ted Furey And Brendan Byrne
• Traditional Irish Music In America: The East Coast by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Saddle The Pony
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
|: d3/2e/f ddB | AFA AFA | def ddA | Be/e/e edB |
d3/2e/f ddB | AFA AFA | gg/f/e fdB | AFD DFA :|
|: BF/F/F AD/D/D | FEF AFD | BF/F/F ADA | AFD EFA |
BF/F/F AD/D/D | FEF AFD | gg/f/e fdB | AFD DFA :|

Saddle Another Pony

This is another tune called Saddle The Pony, I got it from Levey's Dance Music of Ireland, no.43. The abc I've uploaded shows where I play some triplets not in Levey's dots. I'll upload the guitar tab to my website shortly, watch this space.

Does anyone know if there are any recordings of this tune?

# Posted on June 28th 2008 by Mike Floorstand

This tune looks very like Humours of Glendart with the A and B parts reversed. Saddle the Pony is a different jig altogether which interestingly is often played in a set following the Humours of Glendart.

# Posted on June 29th 2008 by Bannerman

Humours of Glendart

I would agree Bannerman. This is just a version on Humours of Glendart and is not related to Saddle the Pony.

# Posted on June 30th 2008 by bogman

I assume that fact it is called Saddle The Pony in Levey's means at least one person in the 1850's when his book was put together knew the tune by that name? Either that or it is a misprint.

# Posted on July 2nd 2008 by Mike Floorstand