Spellan The Fiddler

hornpipe

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on September 20th 2009 by Kenny.

This tune has been added to 10 tunebooks.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

At The Feis by John Doonan
Come To Dance: A Celtic Tradition by John Whelan
Makin' The Rounds by Billy McComiskey
No Matter How Cold And Wet You Are by Craobh Rua
The Given Note by Liam O'Flynn
The Piper Calls The Tune by Joe Finn
The Silver Spire by Karen Tweed
Tiomnacht / Handed On by Eoin O Riabhaigh
Traditional Irish Music In America: The East Coast by Various Artists
Trip Over The Mountain by Watkin Lees
Wooden Flute Obsession: Volume 2, Disc 1 by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Spellan The Fiddler
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Gmaj
BA |: GDGB dBdg | bgdB cBAG | Fdcd Adcd | fedf ecAF |
GDGB dBdg | bgdB cBAg | (3fgf df ecAG |1 FA (3DEF G2 BA :|2 FA (3DEF G2 ga ||
bgdB GBdg | fdAG FAdf | a2 ab c'abg | afge dcBA |
GDGB dBdg | bgdB cBAg | (3fgf df ecAG |1 FA (3DEF G2 z a |2 FA (3DEF G4||

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

Anyone know it ?

Harry Bradley played this hornpipe to a class at Hammy Hamilton's Flute Gathering in Ballyvourney in 2005, and the mini-disc recorder was running. Only came back to it the other day. I've posted a basic version. Harry was throwing in triplets all over the place, because it's one of those tunes where they're almost obligatory. A more "extreme" version might be s follows :

# Posted on September 20th 2009 by Kenny

Spellan the Fiddler

Already here as The Fiddler Spellan / Spellan the Fiddler

# Posted on September 21st 2009 by blarneystar

Ah,, well.......

Thanks, "blarneystar" - at least now I have the name of it.

# Posted on September 22nd 2009 by Kenny