The Golden Eagle

hornpipe

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on September 19th 2002 by Paul-Kin.

This tune has been added to 102 tunebooks.

Also known as Golden Eagle.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• 20th Feakle Festival: Reeling Through The Years by Various Artists
• A Dance Visit To Ireland by McCusker Brothers Ceilidhe Band
• A Date With The Gallowglass Ceili Band by The Gallowglass Ceili Band
• A Roof For The Rain by Greenfire
• Best Of Finbarr Dwyer by Finbarr Dwyer
• Boomerang by Troy MacGillivray
• Come West Along The Road by Brian O'Connor
• Cork Folk Festival Archive: Celebrating 21 Years by Various Artists
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 8 by Matt Cunningham
• Far Off Fields by Taxi Mauve
• Forgotten Days by Davy Spillane And Kevin Glackin
• Give Us Another by Joe Derrane
• In The Middle Of The Night by Theresa Larkin And Noel McQuaid
• Jig It In Style by Sean Keane
• Loozin Air by Garry Shannon
• Memories Of Galway by Seamus Walshe
• Mind The Dresser: Music For The Sets Volume 2 by Various Artists
• Northern Lights by Kevin And Seamus Glackin
• Pipes, Rods 'n' Reels by Ray Sloan
• Plays The Irish Tenor Banjo by Kieran Hanrahan
• Sixty Years Of Sean Maguire by Sean Maguire
• Stranger At The Gate by Paddy O'Brien
• The Blackberry Blossom by Mary MacNamara
• The Boys From The Blue Hill by Vinnie Kilduff
• The Bucks Of Oranmore by Joe Burke
• The Gathering by Various Artists
• The Pure Box by Colin Nea
• The Slopes Of Benbulben by John Regan
• To Hell With The Begrudgers by Seamus Tansey And Jim McKillop
• Traditional Dance Music Of Ireland by Various Artists
• Traditional Irish Music In America: The East Coast by Various Artists
• Traditional Music Of Ireland And The Bucks Of Oranmore by Joe Burke And Charlie Lennon
• With Friends Like These by James Keane
• With Friends Like These by Various Artists
• Within A Mile Of Dublin by Paul O'Shaughnessy And Paul McGrattan
• Without Words by Lily Neill

X: 1
T: Golden Eagle, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Gmaj
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GB,DG BdGB|dGBd gbag|fed^c =cAFD|(3GGG GF G2:|
|:(3bbb|bB^df bagf|e^def gfg^g|aA^ce agfe|e=dd^c d2ab|
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Golden Eagle

I love this hornpipe because it stand out and sounds like no other. Keiran Hanrahan was the first person I heard playing this and fell in love with it striaght away.Not the easiest tune to play on the Banjo for people with small fingers.

# Posted on September 19th 2002 by Paul-Kin

Chords

i first heard this on the kevin/seamus glackin album and it's paired with the galway hornpipe.
it's a pleasant tune,i think.
worth playing just to see the look on the guitarist's face (those who claim to be able to back a tune that they've never heard before) but it usually ends in disaster.

# Posted on September 19th 2002 by biggus dave

The Golden Eagle

This hornpipe is one that many culture (ireland,scotland,shetland) claim.Some people ascribe it to James Hill of Gateshead though GrahamDixon does not include it in his authorative catelogue "The Lads like beer".
By its feel, its a late nineteenth century tune, so it should be possible to track down an original composer and nail down its origins.

# Posted on September 21st 2002 by noelbats

Recording of Golden Eagle

The Blackberry Blossom by Mary MacNamara

# Posted on September 22nd 2002 by jeanette