Daily Archives: February 2, 2015
The Wonder (G)
This hornpipe is on De Dannan’s CD Hibernian Rhapsody (1996), the second of two tunes on track 10 “New Century” and “The Wonder,” collectively called “George Ross’ Horn Pipes.” This tune was recorded by the Wexford accordionist George Ross in the 1950s (which is apparently where members of De Dannan picked it up), but it […]
Girl Who Broke My Heart (Gmix)
The reel “Girl Who Broke My Heart” is in Gmix, but in some settings there are the occasional B flats à la Kevin Burke’s If the Cap Fits (1978). As a result it is sometimes thought to be in other keys/modes. This tune, though not a girl, inspires discussions that can break your heart if […]
Atholl Highlanders (Amix)
The four-part jig “Atholl Highlanders” is originally a Shetland tune, and originally called “The Three Sisters.” I don’t think anyone has called it by the original name for a very long time, however. It is a characteristic Scots pipe march, though there are some odd things about it. As a pipe march it is known […]
Home Ruler (D)
The hornpipe “Home Ruler” was composed in the 1960’s by the co. Antrim fiddler Frank McCollam. In sessions it is sometimes called “Home Rule” or “Daniel O’Connell, the Home Ruler” and thought to commend the belief in Irish Home Rule championed by, for example, Daniel O’Connell (1775-1847) and James Brown Armour (1841–1928). You will also find […]