The Taylor's Twist

hornpipe

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on September 27th 2002 by gian marco.

This tune has been added to 144 tunebooks.

Also known as The Jolly Butchers, Tailor's Twist, The Tailor's Twist, Tailor’s Twist.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• 30 Years A-Greying - Disc 2 by The Dubliners
• A Dance Visit To Ireland by McCusker Brothers Ceilidhe Band
• A Piper's Dream by Brian McNamara
• An Buachaill Dreoite by Joe Ryan
• Between The Showers by Grainne Hambly
• Ceol Inne Ceol Inniu - Old Time New Time by Carl Hession
• Classic Ceili Bands by Various Artists
• Consider The Source by Brian Conway
• Double Strung by Anne-Marie O'Farrell And Cormac De Barra
• Farewell To Ireland CD 2 (Of A Box Set Of 4) by Various Artists
• Fiddle Duets by Andy McGann And Paddy Reynolds
• Fiddler's Fancy by Tommy Peoples
• Happy Hour by Donal Murphy
• Harping Bach To Carolan by Anne-Marie O'Farrell
• I'm Leaving Tipperary by Various Artists
• In The Tradition by Boys Of The Lough
• Ireland's Harvest : A Tribute To The Golden Years Of Music In Irish America by Joe Derrane, Frankie Gavin And Brian McGrath
• Irish Dances by Various Artists
• Irish Fiddles And Pipes by Liam Rowsome
• Irish Piping Tradition by Gay McKeon
• Irish Traditional Music by Kevin Taylor
• Kitty From Ballinamore by Ash Plant
• Master Irish Fiddle Player by Tommy Peoples
• On TSean - Am Anall by Danny O'Donnell
• Plays The Irish Tenor Banjo by Kieran Hanrahan
• Pure Piping by Leo Rickard
• Rendezvous by Celtic Fiddle Festival
• Return To Inis Mor by Joe Derrane
• Rince: Complete Irish Dancing Set - First Steps And Beyond by Various Artists
• Sean Reid's Favourite by Jimmy O'Brien-Moran
• Standing Room Only by Eliot Grasso
• The Boy In The Gap by Paddy Taylor
• The Bucks Of Oranmore by Joe Burke
• The Frost Is All Over by Paul McGrattan
• The Man Behind The Box by Joe Derrane
• The Piper Calls The Tune by Joe Finn
• The Piper's Rest by Jimmy Morrison
• The Professor by James Morrison
• The Return From Fingal by Seamus Ennis
• The Stone In The Field by Tommy Reck
• Traditional Irish Music by Setanta
• Traditional Irish Music From County Clare by Martin Vaughan
• Traditional Music From Clare And Beyond by Gearoid O HAllmhurain
• Traditional Music Of Ireland And The Bucks Of Oranmore by Joe Burke And Charlie Lennon
• Whistle Stop by Brian Hughes

X: 1
T: Taylor's Twist, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Dmaj
|:FE|DA, FD AF dA|Bg ed cb ag|fe dc Bg ed|(3cdc (3BcB (3ABA (3GFE|
DA, FD AF dA|Bg ed cb ag|fe dc Bg ec|d/c/d dc d2:|
|:fg|~a3f df af|ba gf eA ce|{f}~g3e cd ef|(3gag (3fgf eg fe|
df ec dD FA|B/A/B ed cb ag|fe dc Bg ec|d/c/d dc d2:|

The taylor's twist

Source: Tommy Peoples_ "Master Irish Fiddle Player". Transcription: Gian Marco Pietrasanta

# Posted on September 27th 2002 by gian marco

I had a Tommy People's instructional book once upon a time. I learned this hornpipe from there. Since then - I lost the tune. Thanks for the refresher!

This is a great hornpipe especially when those trio's are single bowed.

# Posted on September 30th 2002 by Mark Cordova

The Tailor's Twist

This tune is also played by Liam O'Flynn on Planxty's "The Woman I Loved so Well".

# Posted on September 15th 2007 by Jigfoot